New Zealand retained the IRB Junior World Championship trophy for the third year in succession after producing a dominant display to beat Australia 62-17 at the Estadio El Coloso del Parque in Rosario on Monday and complete a thrilling IRB Junior World Championship.
New Zealand have now won all 15 matches since the Junior World Championship was introduced in 2008, and got off to a flying start as hooker Liam Coltman touched down after just 33 seconds of the final.
Captain Tyler Bleyendaal was the architect of the try, gliding through the Australian defence and led by example with an impressive display, helping to set up two tries for teammates and scoring one of his own in a 28 point haul before limping off just past the hour mark.
"It was important to put Australia on the back foot because they're a great attacking team and you know momentum wins games and we've been guilty of letting teams off. Today we definitely focused on keeping our foot on the throat and we did that and we just kept scoring points, it was just a great performance," said Bleyendaal.
South Africa matched their achievements in the two previous IRB Junior World Championships by finishing in third place with a 27-22 defeat of England also in Rosario.
A five-try haul helped France overcome a spirited Argentina 37-23 on the final day at the Estadio CA Colon in Santa Fe to finish fifth.
Morgan Allen's brace in the second half ensured that Wales finished on a positive note with a 39-15 victory over Fiji in their seventh place play-off at the same venue.
A hat trick by Andrew Conway ensured Ireland finished ninth by overwhelming Scotland 53-23 at the Club Atletico Estudiantes in Paraná.
Tonga safeguarded their place in next year's IRB Junior World Championship by overcoming an enthusiastic Samoan side 23-3 in the 11th place play-off.
With both sides desperate to secure their first win of the tournament, all the signs were there for an entertaining match that would see players pushed to their physical brink in the effort to avoid relegation to the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy in 2011.
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