The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...

team from

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. 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 and all subsequent competitions. They won the

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 ...

in 2009, 2014, and 2018, when they also won World Rugby Under 20 Championship (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 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Championship and the 116th international championship, an annual rugby union competition b ...

. 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 Pierre-Henry Azagoh (born 25 July 1998) is a French rugby union player, who plays for Stade Français. Biography Pierre-Henry Azagoh was called by Fabien Galthié Fabien Galthié (; born 20 March 1969) is a French rugby union coach and for ...

(

RC Massy Rugby Club Massy Essonne is a French rugby union club from Massy, Essonne that play in Pro D2, the second tier of the French league system. They are based in Massy, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris and were founded in 1971. They were ...

) * Demba Bamba (

CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin, also referred to as CA Brive, Brive () or CAB, is a French professional rugby union club based in Brive-la-Gaillarde, in the Corrèze department. They compete in the first-tier Top 14 competition. Briv ...

) *

Pierre-Louis Barassi Pierre-Louis Barassi (born 22 April 1998) is a French rugby union player who plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 and the French national team. His position is centre. International career He was not initially named in France's squad for the 201 ...

( Lyon OU) * Giorgi Beria (

ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two times French ...

) * Antonin Berruyer ( FC Grenoble) *

Ugo Boniface Ugo is the Italian form of Hugh, a widely used name of Germanic origin. Its diminutive form is Ugolino. It is also a Nigerian Igbo first name. It may refer to: People * Vgo (stonemason), medieval stonemason * Ugo Bassi, a Roman Catholic pri ...

( Aviron Bayonnais) * Daniel Brennan (

Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain () ( oc, Estadi Tolosenc), also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup. Tou ...

) *

Louis Carbonel Louis Carbonel (born 4 February 1999) is a French rugby union player. His position is fly-half and he currently plays for Montpellier in the Top 14. International honours France (U20) * Six Nations Under 20s Championship winners: 2018 *World ...

( RC Toulonnais) *

Arthur Coville Arthur Coville (born 4 February 1997) is a French rugby union player. His position is scrum-half and he currently plays for Provence Rugby in the Rugby Pro D2. Honours International France (U20) * Six Nations Under 20s Championship winne ...

(

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

) ''(Captain)'' * Ibrahim Diallo (

Racing 92 Racing 92 () is a French rugby union club based in suburban Paris that was formed in 2001 with the collaboration of the Racing Club de France and US Métro. They were called Racing Métro 92 between 2001 and 2015, when they changed the name ...

) *

Iban Etcheverry Iban Etcheverry (born 23 October 1998) is a French rugby union player. His position is Wing (rugby union), wing and he currently plays for Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente, Soyaux Angoulême in the Rugby Pro D2. International honours France (U20) ...

(

Union Bordeaux Bègles Union Bordeaux Bègles (; oc, Union Bordèu Begla) is a French rugby union team playing in the Top 14, the first level of the country's professional league system. They earned their Top 14 place by winning the promotion playoffs that followed ...

) *

Charlie Francoz Charlie may refer to: Characters * "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise * Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority * ...

(

) *

Killian Geraci Kilian Geraci (born 25 March 1999 in Grenoble) is a French professional rugby union player. He currently plays at lock for Lyon in the Top 14. Honours International France (U20) *World Rugby Under 20 Championship winners (2): 2018, 2019 ...

( FC Grenoble) * Jules Gimbert (

) * Jean-Baptiste Gros ( RC Toulonnais) *

Jordan Joseph Jordan Joseph (born 31 July 2000) is a French rugby union player. His position is in the back row and he currently plays for Pau on loan from Racing 92 in the Top 14. Honours International France (U20) *World Rugby Under 20 Championship ...

(

) * Hassane Kolingar (

) * Maxime Lamothe (

) * Clément Laporte (

SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, ...

) *

Thomas Lavault Thomas Lavault (born 3 May 1999) is a French rugby union player. His position is Lock and he currently plays for Stade Rochelais in the Top 14. Honours Club La Rochelle *European Rugby Champions Cup The European Rugby Champions Cup (known ...

(

Stade Rochelais Stade Rochelais (), commonly called La Rochelle, is a French rugby union club who compete in the Top 14. They were founded in 1898 and play at Stade Marcel-Deflandre (capacity 16,000). They wear yellow and black. They are based in La Rochell ...

) * Matthis Lebel (

) * Guillaume Marchand (

) *

Maxime Marty Maxime is a French given name that may refer to: As a name *Maxime Bernier (born 1963), former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs * Maxime Bôcher, American mathematician * Maxime Boyer, Canadian professional wrestler * Maxime Du Camp, French wri ...

(

) * Romain Ntamack (

) * Alban Roussel (

USA Perpignan Union Sportive Arlequins Perpignanais, also referred to as USA Perpignan or Perpignan, is a French professional rugby union club founded in 1933 and based in Perpignan, in the Pyrénées-Orientales department. They compete in the Top 14, Franc ...

) * Adrien Seguret ( Lyon OU) * Lucas Tauzin (

) * Arthur Vincent ( Montpellier Hérault Rugby) * Cameron Woki (

) * 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