The Junior Wallabies is the national under-20 team that represents Australia playing

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. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015. Australia's highest finish at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship was as runner-up in

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and

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. The team finished third in

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by beating

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in the third place playoff, and fourth in

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after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff.

Team name

The Junior Wallabies name was incorporated into the Australian under-20 crest prior to the 2018 season, but the name was also previously applied to several other teams in the history of Australian rugby. In the era of amateur rugby from the 1950s onwards, the Junior Wallabies team was selected from uncapped players (with no age restriction) to play against touring Test sides or to represent Australia on goodwill tours to Asia and the Pacific. Media publications sometimes also used the name Junior Wallabies to refer to age-graded national teams such as the Australian under 19 side,

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, and later the Australian under 20 team.

Overall record

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2022 Oceania Championship:

Results

2022

2022 World Championship

No tournament in 2022.

2022 Oceania Championship – 3rd place

2020 to 2021

No competition due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

2019 World Championship – 2nd place

2019 Oceania Championship – 1st place

2018

2018 World Championship – 5th place

2018 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2017

2017 World Championship – 6th place

2017 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2016

2016 World Championship – 6th place

2016 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2015

2015 World Championship – 5th place

2015 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2014 and earlier

2014 World Championship – 5th place

2013 World Championship – 7th place

2012 World Championship – 8th place

2011 World Championship – 3rd place

2010 World Championship – 2nd place

2009 World Championship – 4th place

2008 World Championship – 5th place

Squads

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship is:

Previous squads

Props * Cameron Orr * Matthew Sandell *

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Hookers *

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* Connal McInerney Locks *

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* Lukhan Lealaiauloto-Tui * Riley Winter Back row * Olly Kamp * Sam Croke *

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* Michael Gunn *

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Scrum-halves * James Tuttle *

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Fly-halves *

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* James Dalgleish Centres * Campbell Magnay * Sione Tuipulotu * Duncan Paia'aua Wingers *

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* Tyson Davis * Conrad Quick * Andrew Kellaway (c) Fullbacks * Jonah Placid Management * Adrian Thompson - Head Coach * Michael Grice - Team Manager * Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach * Cam Blades - Assistant Coach * Alan Gaffney - Selector Props *

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* Rory O'Connor * Cameron Orr * Joel Penders * Tom Robertson Hookers * Harry Scoble * Tevita Vea Locks * Jack Payne *

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* Tom Staniforth (vc) Back row *

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* Sean McMahon (c) * Rowan Perry * Patrick Sio Scrum-halves * Joe Powell * Angus Pulver Fly-halves *

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* Jake McIntyre Centres * Luke Burton *

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(vc) * Andrew Robinson * Jim Stewart Wingers * Andrew Kellaway *

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Fullbacks *

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* Jonah Placid * Jonny Vaux Management * Adrian Thompson - Head Coach * Michael Grice - Team Manager * Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach * Cam Blades - Assistant Coach * Campbell Hanson - Physiotherapist * Steve Freeman - Team Doctor * Carl Marshall - Video Analyst * Simon Harries - Strength & Conditioning * Alan Gaffney - Selector

Head coaches

* 2020-Current: Nathan Grey * 2018–2019:

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* 2017: Simon Cron * 2013–2016: Adrian Thompson * 2009–2012: David Nucifora * 2008:

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Honours

; World Junior Championship :*Runners-up (2):

; Oceania Junior Championship :* Winners (1): 2019 :* Runners-up (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

References

External links

Australia U-20
{{National sports teams of Australia Rugby Australia Under 20 Oceanian national under-20 rugby union teams