The England Under 20 rugby team are the newest representative

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team from

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. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. They compete in the annual

Six Nations Under 20s Championship The Six Nations Under 20s Championship is an international rugby union tournament. It is the under-20s equivalent of the Six Nations Championship. Originally the tournament was in an under-21 format but changed to under-20s in 2008. England ...

and

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. The head coach of the team is,

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World Rugby Under 20 Championship

Their first tournament was the

2008 IRB Junior World Championship The 2008 IRB Junior World Championship was the first annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. All players who were twenty years of age or under on 1 January 2008 were eligible for selection. This competition repla ...

, in which they took second place, being defeated by

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3–38 in the final. The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the

2009 IRB Junior World Championship The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now def ...

. At the

2010 IRB Junior World Championship The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's ...

, they reached the Semi-finals after winning all of their pool stage games against

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and

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. They lost the semi-final to

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16–28 and then lost against

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22–27 to finish in 4th place. England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the

2011 IRB Junior World Championship The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby' ...

. At the

2013 IRB Junior World Championship The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board, IRB. A total of twelve nation ...

, England defeated

33-21 in the semi final. In the final against

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, tries from

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and Sam Hill saw England recover from a dozen point half-time deficit to become World Champions at junior level for the first time. England retained their title at the

2014 IRB Junior World Championship The 2014 IRB Junior World Championship was the seventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in Auckland, New Zealand by rugby's governing body, World Rugby, then known as the Internation ...

, defeating

in the final. The following year saw England lose in the final of the

2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised for the second time in Italy by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played ...

. England hosted the

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in England by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations took part in the tourname ...

. They regained the title after defeating

in the final. England were runners up to both

at the 2017 tournament and hosts

at the

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournamen ...

Championship record

Overall

All results, up to and including the

2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship The 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 13th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ireland were the defending champions, having won the 2019 Championship with a Gra ...

and the

2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship The 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the twelfth edition of the premier age-grade competition for rugby. The tournament was held in Argentina for the second time, having been hosted there in 2010. Defending champions France won the und ...

Current squad

England Under-20s elite squad for the

Management

Coaching Team: * Steve Bates (head coach) *

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(forwards coach) * James Scaysbrook (defence coach) *Richard Whiffin (attack coach)

Honours

* Under-20 Rugby World Cup :Winners (3):

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:Runners-up (6):

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* Under-20 Six Nations :Winners (7): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021 :Grand Slam (4): 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021 :Triple Crown (6): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021

References

External links

* {{U-20 Six Nations European national under-20 rugby union teams

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