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2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date1 February 2008 – 14 March 2008
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (1st title)
Grand Slam England (1st title)
Triple Crown England
Matches played15
Top try scorer(s)England Noah Cato (6)
(Next) 2009

The 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2008. This is the first competition of the tournament of less than 20 years , born from the merger of tournament U19 tournament and U21. The England team won this first edition of the tournament by making a Grand Slam.

England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam and Triple Crown.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1  England 5 5 0 0 158 63 +95 21 10
2  Wales 5 4 0 1 106 73 +33 12 8
3  France 5 3 0 2 84 77 +7 10 6
4  Ireland 5 2 0 3 56 90 −24 3 4
5  Italy 5 1 0 4 54 99 −45 5 2
6  Scotland 5 0 0 5 56 111 −55 3 0

Results

Round One

1 February 2008
19:30
Scotland 6-12 France
Falkirk Stadium
1 February 2008
19:35
Ireland 6-0 Italy
Dubarry Park
1 February 2008
19:45
England 28-15 Wales
Kingsholm Stadium

Round Two

8 February 2008
19:00
France 24-13 Ireland
Auch
8 February 2008
19:10
Wales 27-10 Scotland
Rodney Parade
9 February 2008
15:00
Italy 13-22 England
Stadio La Sciorba, Genoa

Round Three

22 February 2008
19:10
Wales 33-13 Italy
Rodney Parade
22 February 2008
19:30
Ireland 17-12 Scotland
Dubarry Park
22 February 2008
20:00
France 6-24 England
Stade des Alpes

Round Four

7 March 2008
19:30
Scotland 15-41 England
Falkirk Stadium
7 March 2008
19:35
Ireland 6-11 Wales
Dubarry Park
8 March 2008
15:00
France 26-14 Italy
Porto-Vecchio

Round Five

14 March
19:10
Wales 20-16 France
Rodney Parade
14 March
19:35
England 43-14 Ireland
Kingsholm Stadium

Top try-scorers

Noah Cato (ENG) - 6

Leigh Halfpenny (WAL) - 3

Zagar, Bastareaud (both FRA), Strain (SCO), Stegmann, Ellis, Cox, Eves (all ENG) - 2