The France 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. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales). They also have participated in the inaugural

IRB Junior World Championship The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men's junior nat ...

and all subsequent competitions. They won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2009, 2014, and 2018, when they also won

World Rugby Under 20 Championship The World Rugby Under 20 Championship (known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men's junior nat ...

(2018, 2019).

U20 Six Nations Championship

The France Under 20s won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2012 Six Nations Championship. The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2013 Six Nations Championship.

Junior World Championship

The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2008 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2009 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2010 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2011 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2012 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2013 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2014 Junior World Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2015 Under 20 Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 9th in the 2016 Under 20 Championship. The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2017 Under 20 Championship. The France Under 20s ended up Champions of the 2018 Under 20 Championship. The France Under 20s ended up Champions of the 2019 Under 20 Championship.

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship: * Pierre-Henri Azagoh (

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) *

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( CA Brive) * Pierre-Louis Barassi (

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) * Giorgi Beria ( ASM Clermont Auvergne) * Antonin Berruyer (

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) * Ugo Boniface (

Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais ( eu, Baionako Arrauna), commonly called Bayonne, is a French rugby union club from Bayonne (''Baiona'', in Basque) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques which, for the 2016-17 season, competed in the top tier of the French league system, ...

) * Daniel Brennan ( Stade Toulousain) * Louis Carbonel (

RC Toulonnais Rugby Club Toulonnais (), also known as RCT but usually Toulon; oc, Rugbi Club Tolonenc) is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. A current participant in the first-tier Top 14 competition, they ...

) * Arthur Coville ( Stade Français) ''(Captain)'' * Ibrahim Diallo (

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) * Iban Etcheverry (

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) * Charlie Francoz ( Stade Français) * Killian Geraci (

) * Jules Gimbert (

) * Jean-Baptiste Gros (

) *

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) * Hassane Kolingar (

) * Maxime Lamothe (

) * Clément Laporte ( SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne) * Thomas Lavault ( Stade Rochelais) * Matthis Lebel ( Stade Toulousain) *

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( Stade Toulousain) * Maxime Marty ( Stade Toulousain) *

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( Stade Toulousain) * Alban Roussel (

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) * Adrien Seguret (

) * Lucas Tauzin ( Stade Toulousain) * Arthur Vincent (

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) *

Cameron Woki Cameron Woki (born 7 November 1998) is a French rugby union player. His position is either lock or as a flanker. He currently plays for Racing 92 in the Top 14 and the France national team. International career International tries Honours Fr ...

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) * Sacha Zegueur ( US Oyonnax)

Management and staff

* Patrick Fort - Head of delegation * Jean-Marc Béderède - Head coach * Sébastien Bruno - Forwards coach * Sylvain Bouthier - Backs coach * Philippe Boher - Defense coach * Gaëtan Boissard - Fitness coach * Bertrand Mathieu - Fitness coach * Yannick Castanet - Doctor * Jean-François Surrault - Doctor * Florian Mirande - Physiotherapist * Joanna Sainlo - Physiotherapist * Mathieu Vidalin - Physiotherapist * James Kent - Video Analyst * Élise Macarie - Operational manager * Jean-Claude Muesser - Kit manager

References

{{U-20 Six Nations Under20 European national under-20 rugby union teams