The inaugural IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy was hosted by Chile in April 2008. The eight-team competition for national men under-20 sides is the second tier of the IRB Junior World Championship, which replaced the U19 & U21 World Championships.
Pool Stage
Pool A
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts !width="200"|Status
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||9||67||19||+48||1||13||Into final
|align=left| |3||2||0||1||12||77||47||+30||2||10||Into play-off for 3rd place
|align=left| |3||1||0||2||7||57||62||−5||2||6||Into play-off for 5th place |- |align=left| |3||0||0||3||3||31||104||−73||0||0||Into play-off for 7th place
Pool B
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !width="200"|Team !width="20"|Pld !width="20"|W !width="20"|D !width="20"|L !width="20"|TF !width="20"|PF !width="20"|PA !width="25"|+/- !width="20"|BP !width="20"|Pts !width="200"|Status
|align=left| |3||3||0||0||24||169||24||+145||2||14||Into final
|align=left| |3||2||0||1||23||156||54||+102||3||11||Into play-off for 3rd place
|align=left| |3||1||0||2||15||94||134||−40||2||6||Into play-off for 5th place |- |align=left| |3||0||0||3||2||20||227||−207||0||0||Into play-off for 7th place
Play-offs
7th-place play-off
5th-place play-off
3rd-place play-off
Final
References
See also 2008 IRB Junior World Championship