U19 semi-finalists decided

New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Wales will contest the semi-finals of the International Rugby Board’s Under-19 World Championship.

All four of those countries had big wins in the final pool round.

Fiji won their first ever match in Division A when they beat Scotland who could have won the match but missed a penalty in the last minute.

New Zealand racked up a high score in beating England while Samoa beat Japan and Wales had a good win over Argentina.

Results of Round 3

Fiji vs Scotland, 25-23
New Zealand vs England, 34-13
Samoa vs Japan, 28-12
Wales vs Argentina, 29-0
Australia vs France, 30-11
South Africa vs Ireland, 31-5

Results of Round 1

South Africa vs Fiji, 36-5
New Zealand vs Wales, 37-14
Argentina vs Japan, 41-8
England vs Samoa, 20-12
Australia vs Ireland, 15-10
France vs Scotland, 11-6

Results of Round 2

France vs South Africa, 17-8
New Zealand vs Japan, 107-6
Wales vs Samoa, 33-20
England vs Argentina, 17-15
Ireland vs Scotland, 13-12
Australia vs Fiji, 23-12

NB * = replacements who played

Fiji vs Scotland, 25-23

Scorers

For Scotland:
Tries: Lee Jones, Ross Samson,Harry Duthie
Con: Stephen McColl
Pens: Stephen McColl 2

For Fiji:
Tries: Seremaia Tagicakibau, Samuela Vunisa, Ratu Natubavivi Kasami
Cons: Seremaia Tagicakibau, Ratu Natubavivi Kasami
Pens: Seremaia Tagicakibau 2

Teams:

Scotland: 15 Murray Allan, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Chris Kinloch, 12 Stephen McColl, 11 Tom Bury, 10 Ruairidh Jackson, 9 Ross Samson, 8 Craig Simmonds, 7 Kevin Bryce, 6 Fraser McKenzie (captain), 5 Josh Brown, 4 Neale Patrick, 3 Joe Stafford, 2 Adrian Duncan, 1 Gary Strain
Replacements (from): 16 Ralph McInally, 17 Angus Dixon, 18 Lewis Niven, 19 Craig Charters, 20 Steven Burton*, 21 Mathew Heeks*, 22 James Murray*, 23 Ruairidh Bonner*, 24 Harry Duthie*, 25 Redha Guedroudj, 26 Alexandre Wukovits

Fiji: 15 Seremaia Tagicakibau, 14 Henry Speight, 13 Isikeli Vuruna, 12 Seru Baleinatauba, 11 William Saukuru, 10 Tevita Taga, 9 Vuga Tagicakibau, 8 Samuela Vunisa, 7 Uraia Vecenadavui, 6 Jese Cirikisuva, 5 Tevita Tuiloa, 4 John Vugakoto (captain), 3 Jack Lalai, 2 Peni Kilibau , 1 Mesake Sotiakivanuayawa
Replacements (from): 16 Saula Qalomai*, 17 Serpepeli Qaranivalu, 18 Waqabaca Kotobalavu, 19 Temo Vakaloloma*, 20 Manoa Driu*, 21 Peni Rokodiva*, 22 Ratu Natubavivi Kasami*, 23 Setoki Butukoro, 24 Rakuita Vakalalabure*, 25 Kini Murimurivalu*, 26 Josese Bolabasaga Niutini

New Zealand vs England, 34-13

Scorers:

For New Zealand:
Tries: Ryan Crotty, Kade Poki 2, Wayne Ngaluafe, Zach Guildford
Cons: Daniel Kirkpatrick 2, Israel Dagg
Pen: Daniel Kirkpatrick

For England:
Try: Joe Simpson
Con: Alex Goode
Pens: Alex Goode 2

Teams:

New Zealand: 15 Israel Dagg, 14 Zach Guildford, 13 Robert Fruean, 12 Ryan Crotty, 11 Kade Poki, 10 Daniel Kirkpatrick, 9 Wayne Ngaluafe, 8 Liukanasi Manu, 7 Luke Braid, 6 Peter Saili, 5 Samuel Whitelock, 4 Chris Smith (captain), 3 Ben Afeaki, 2 Quentin MacDonald, 1 Rodney Ah You
Replacements (from): 16 Ash Dixon*, 17 Paea Fa’anunu*, 18 Nicholas Barrett, 19 Thomas Crowley, 20 Josh Townsend*, 21 John Hardie*, 22 Matthew Cameron*, 23 Trent Renata*, 24 Winston Stanley, 25 Jackson Willison*, 26 Sean Maitland

England: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Noah Cato, 13 Greg King, 12 Alex Tait, 11 Miles Benjamin, 10 Gareth Griffiths, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Hugo Ellis (captain), 7 Andrew Saull, 6 Matthew Cox, 5 Scott Hobson, 4 Benjamin Thomas, 3 Alex Corbisiero, 2 Scott Freer, 1 Nathan Catt
Replacements (from): 16 Joe Williams, 17 Billy Moss*, 18 Jack Steadman*, 19 Gregor Gillanders*, 20 Daniel Pointon, 21 Richard Bolt, 22 David Smith*, 23 Tom Bedford*, 24 Adam Greendale, 25 Garth Dew, 26 Jonathan Fisher*

Samoa vs Japan, 28-12

Scorers:

For Samoa:
Tries: David Masoe, Fualaga Pemita, Thretton Palamo, Salevi Leota
Cons: Titi Jnr Esau 4

For Japan:
Tries: Choong Woo Han, Mizuki Yanagihara
Con: Mizuki Yanagihara

Teams:

Samoa: 15 Titi Jnr Esau, 14 David Masoe, 13 Fualaga Pemita, 12 Thretton Palamo, 11 Jonathan Faletoese, 10 Salevi Leota, 9 Alatasi Tupou (captain), 8 Ikoke Solomona, 7 Afa Aiono, 6 Faalemiga Selesele, 5 Maselino Paulino, 4 Rowley Tofa, 3 Davidson Tavita, 2 Siologa Leota, 1 Siaosi Iona
Replacements (from): 16 Anetelea Lalotoa*, 17 Kalem Chan Boon*, 18 Richard Muagutitia*, 19 Seti Tafua, 20 Misioka Timoteo, 21 Tenina Sauileoge, 22 Peniamina Malaga*, 23 Faialaga Afamasaga*, 24 Seti Talalelei, 25 Tuavae Pati

Japan: 15 Ryo Morita, 14 Naoki Chono, 13 Yasutaka Sasakura, 12 Keisuke Masuda, 11 Naoki Katchi, 10 Takaya Iida, 9 Tappei Higashide (captain), 8 Hiraoki Sugimoto, 7 Choong Woo Han, 6 Jumpei Ohira, 5 Norimasa Kuribayashi, 4 Keisuke Matsuda, 3 Koichi Nitta, 2 Ryosuke Inoue, 1 Masataka Mikami
Replacements (from): 16 Futoshi Mori*, 17 Masaru Furutate, 18 Masahiko Nakagawa, 19 Eiri Nakada*, 20 Mizuki Yanagihara*, 21 Yuichiro Ogihara, 22 Katsuyuki Sakai*, 23 Takamasa Okubo*, 24 Shohei Maekawa*

Wales vs Argentina, 29-0

Scorers:

For Wales
Tries: Gareth Owen, Nic Cudd, Leigh Halfpenny, Jimmy Norris
Cons: Leigh Halfpenny 3
Pen: Leigh Halfpenny

Teams:

Argentina: 15 Belisario Agulla (captain), 14 Ignacio Poet Belmonte, 13 Juan Pablo Socino, 12 Juan Mangione, 11 Diego Palma, 10 Matias Thomas, 9 Martin Landajo, 8 Lisandro Ahaulli de Chazal, 7 Guido Lofiego, 6 Marcos Insua, 5 Guillermo Roan, 4 Anibal Panzeira Garrido, 3 Facundo Corimayo, 2 Roberto Tejerizo, 1 Juan Figallo
Replacements (from): 16 Ignacio di Santi*, 17 Jeronimo Negroto, 18 Javier Perez*, 19 Cristian Etchart*, 20 Juan Pablo Estelles*, 21 Federico Durba*, 22 Francisco Panessi, 23 Nicolas Andres, 24 Manuel Trebucq*, 25 Nicolas Sanchez*, 26 Jorge Hill Basilio

Wales: 15 Daniel Evans, 14 Jimmy Norris, 13 Luke Ford, 12 Rhys Williams, 11 Leigh Halfpenny, 10 Gareth Owen, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Sam Warburton (captain), 7 Nic Cudd, 6 Jevon Groves, 5 Josh Turnbull, 4 Haydn Pugh, 3 Patrick Palmer, 2 Huw Dowden, 1 Ryan Bevington
Replacements (from): 16 Ben Roberts*, 17 Lloyd Elliott*, 18 Phil Price*, 19 Nathan White, 20 Lloyd Phillips*, 21 Jonathan Griffiths, 22 Gareth Williams*, 23 David Langdon, 24 Tom Williams, 25 Nick Harwood, 26 James Egan

Australia vs France, 30-11

Scorers:

For Austyralia:
Tries: Blair Connor 2, Alfi Mafi, Peter Betham
Cons: Rowan Kellam 2
Pens: Rowan Kellam 2

For France:
Try: Raphael Olive
Pen: Morgan Parra
Drop: Morgan Parra

Teams:

Australia: 15 Andrew Barrett, 14 Alfi Mafi, 13 Rowan Kellam, 12 Mitchell Inman, 11 Blair Connor, 10 Brett Gillespie (captain) 9 Jeremy Su’a, 8 Michael Uoka, 7 Rodney Maa, 6 Ben McCalman, 5 Sam Wykes, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Daniel Palmer, 2 James Hanson, 1 Tetera Faulkner
Replacements (from): 16 Daniel Penca, 17 Ben Daley*, 18 Albert Anae*, 19 Adam Campbell*, 20 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, 21 Chris Harkins, 22 Dan Robinson*, 23 Jason Ryan, 24 Patrick McCabe*, 25 Peter Betham*, 26 John Grant*

France: 15 Mathieu Belie, 14 Erwan Berot, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Yann David, 11 Djibril Camara, 10 Morgan Parra (captain), 9 Adrien Tomas, 8 Raphael Lakafia, 7 Arthur Chollon, 6 Laurent Thuery, 5 Jean Roidot, 4 Yoann Maestri, 3 Arthur Joly, 2 Antonin Raffault , 1 Nicolas Agnesi
Replacements (from): 16 Jordan Merle* , 17 Raphael Olive*, 18 Clement Ric, 19 Antoine Loubiere*, 20 Vincent Mehn*, 21 Charles Gimenez*, 22 Maxime Machenaud, 23 Cedric Coll*, 24 Bastien Fitte, 25 Yohan Vivalda*, 26 Adam Jaulhac

South Africa vs Ireland, 31-5

Scorers:

For South Africa:
Tries: Frikkie Kirsten, Vainon Willis 2, Stefan Watermeyer, Stephan Dippenaar
Cons: Stefan Watermeyer 3

For Ireland:
Try Paddy Brophy

Teams:

South Africa: 15 Wilton Pietersen, 14 Vainon Willis, 13 Stephan Dippenaar, 12 Stefan Watermeyer, 11 Bernado Botha, 10 Francois Brummer, 9 Francois Hougaard, 8 Gerrit van Velze (captain), 7 Johan van Deventer, 6 Thiliphaut Marole, 5 Martin Muller, 4 Cornell Hess, 3 Frik Kirsten, 2 Henri Bantjes, 1 Jean-Jacques Rossouw
Replacements (from): 16 Pieter Janse van Vuuren*, 17 Corne Fourie*, 18 Wiehahn Herbst*, 19 Sobelo Nhlapo*, 20 Marlin Ruiters, 21 Earl-Jivan Snyman*, 22 Mlindazwe Nqoro, 23 Tshepo Masuga, 24 Aubrey McDonald*, 25 Yaasir Hartzenberg*, 26 Berend Botha*

Ireland: 15 Jamie Smith, 14 Alan Gaughan, 13 Eoin O’Malley, 12 Murray Kinsella, 11 Paddy Brophy, 10 Scott Deasy, 9 Harry McAleese, 8 Paul Ryan (captain), 7 Rajan Reilly, 6 Kieran Essex, 5 Ian Nagle, 4 David Foley, 3 Patrick McCabe, 2 Stephen Douglas, 1 Paul Karayiannis
Replacements (from): 16 Michael Sherry*, 17 Ian Leonard*, 19 Brian Cawley, 20 Patrick Mallon*, 21 Kris Greene, 22 Niall Morris*, 23 Tommy Seymour, 24 Adam Craig*, 26 Jason Harris-Wright