2005 Under 21 Rugby World Championship

The 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship took place in Argentina between 9 June and 25 June 2005. The 2005 championship was the fourth contested. This championship saw South Africa win the final over Australia 24–20.

Participants
The following 12 teams participated in the 2005 Under-21 Rugby World Championship.

Pool stages
The 12 teams were split into four groups of three teams. After all pool matches teams are ranked by total match points. Four group winners qualify for the semi-finals and bottom eight enter play-offs for positions 5–8 and 9–12.

Pool A–D

 * 9 June,	New Zealand	60–15	Wales	       Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 9 June,	Scotland	22–28	Australia	Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 9 June,	Argentina	65–7	Canada	       Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	New Zealand	92–7	Canada	       Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	Scotland	8–24	Wales	       Maristas RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	Argentina	20–25	Australia	Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	New Zealand	43–46	Australia	Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	Scotland	52–20	Canada	       Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	Argentina	36–31	Wales	       Chacras RC, Mendoza

Pool B–C

 * 9 June, England  52–22  Samoa  Maristas RC, Mendoza
 * 9 June, Italy  3–83  South Africa  Maristas RC, Mendoza
 * 9 June,	Ireland	       23–31	France	        Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	England	       16–34	South Africa	Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	Ireland	       29–21	Samoa	        Maristas RC, Mendoza
 * 13 June,	Italy	       40–43	France	        Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	England	       27–37	France	        Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	Italy	       20–23	Samoa	        Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 17 June,	Ireland	       25–42	South Africa	Liceo RC, Mendoza

Semi-finals

 * 21 June, Argentina	20–6	England	Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 21 June, Ireland	77–3	Canada	Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 21 June, South Africa	16–12	New Zealand	Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 21 June, Wales	25–43	Scotland	Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 21 June, Samoa	38–25	Italy	Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 21 June, France	16–28	Australia	Liceo RC, Mendoza

Play-Offs

 * 11th Place Play-Off
 * 25 June, 	Italy 30–33	Canada	Chacras RC, Mendoza
 * 9th Place Play-Off
 * 25 June, 	Ireland	34–17	Samoa	Maristas RC, Mendoza
 * 7th Place Play-Off
 * 25 June, 	Wales	32–57	England	Liceo RC, Mendoza
 * 5th Place Play-Off
 * 25 June, 	Argentina	39–7	Scotland	Mendoza RC, Mendoza
 * 3rd Place Play-Off
 * 25 June, 	France	21–47	New Zealand	Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza

Championship final
25 June, South Africa	24–20	Australia	Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza