England national under-20 rugby union team
Tom Homer | |||
Most tries | Jonny May | ||
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First international | |||
England 28–15 Wales (1 Feb 2008) | |||
Largest win | |||
England 109–0 United States (13 June 2013) | |||
Largest defeat | |||
New Zealand 64–17 England (18 June 2017) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 13 (First in 2008) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) |
The England Under 20 rugby team are the newest representative
The head coach of the team is Alan Dickens.[1]
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final.[2] The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, they reached the semi-finals after winning all of their pool stage games against Argentina, Ireland and France.[4] They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28[5] and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.[6] England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[7]
At the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in the semi-final.[8] In the final against Wales, tries from Jack Nowell and Sam Hill saw England recover from a dozen point half-time deficit to become World Champions at junior level for the first time.[9]
England retained their title at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, defeating South Africa in the final.[10] The following year saw England lose in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to New Zealand.[11] England hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[12] They regained the title after defeating Ireland in the final.[13]
England were runners up to both New Zealand at the 2017 tournament[14] and hosts France at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[15]
Championship record
Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
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2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 104 |
2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 79 |
2010 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 107 |
2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 114 |
2012 | Pool stage | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 88 |
2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 73 |
2014 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 78 |
2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 94 |
2016 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 61 |
2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 144 |
2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 97 |
2019 | Pool stage | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 147 |
2020–2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
2023 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 137 |
Total | 13/13 | 3 Titles | 65 | 48 | 2 | 15 | 2,184 | 1,323 |
Overall
All results, up to and including the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
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Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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Australia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71%
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Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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France | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67%
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Ireland | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00%
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Italy | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94.45%
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Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.66%
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Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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Scotland | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 88.23%
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South Africa | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.72%
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United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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Wales | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25%
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Total | 123 | 95 | 28 | 0 | 77.87%
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Players
Current squad
This is the England Under-20s squad for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[16]
Award winners
The following England U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[17]
Year | Nominees | Winners |
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2008 | Joe Simpson | — |
2009 | Carl Fearns | |
2011 | George Ford | George Ford |
2013 | Jack Clifford | — |
2014 | Nathan Earle | |
2015 | James Chisholm | James Chisholm |
2016 | Harry Mallinder | — |
2017 | Gabriel Ibitoye | |
Zach Mercer | ||
2018 | Gabriel Ibitoye (2) | |
Jordan Olowofela |
Management
- Mark Mapletoft (head coach)
- Andy Titterrell (forwards coach)
Honours
- Under-20 Rugby World Cup
- Winners (8): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024
- Grand Slam (4): 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021
- Triple Crown (6): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021
See also
- England national rugby union team
- England women's national rugby union team
- England national rugby sevens team
- England Saxons
References
- ^ "Steve Bates to lead the RFU's England U20s programme". Sky Sports. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England U20 3-38 NZ U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England U20s suffer loss in Japan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England book semi-final date with Australia". ESPN Scrum. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand and Australia set up showdown". ESPN Scrum. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England settle for fourth as Baby Blacks triumph". Six Nations Rugby. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand U20 33-22 England U20". BBC Sport. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England Under-20s beat New Zealand to reach world final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15-23 England U20". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior World Championship: England 21-20 South Africa". BBC Sport. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: New Zealand 21-16 England". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Manchester to host 2016 event". BBC Sport. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England beat Ireland in final". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "ENGLAND U20 MEN SQUAD NAMED FOR WORLD RUGBY U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". England Rugby. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.