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Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship

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Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted2007
Number of teams6 (2019)
CountryEurope (Rugby Europe)
Holders Portugal (2019)

The European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-20 national teams, held since 2007. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the Rugby Europe.

The tournament serves as Europe's qualification to the next year's World Rugby Under 20 Trophy organised by the World Rugby.

Georgia are the past champions of 2014, tournament which was held in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

On March 12 2020, following the recent evolution of COVID-19, Rugby Europe has announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments, from Friday, March 13th 2020 until April 15th, 2020.[2] On March 26 Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time.[3] On April 8 Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to cancel 2020 European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship.[4]

Results

Year Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
2010  Georgia  Russia  Romania  Belgium
2011  Georgia  Russia  Romania  Netherlands
2012  Portugal  Georgia  Belgium  Spain
2013  Georgia  Belgium  Spain  Portugal
2014  Georgia  Portugal  Spain  Russia
2015  Spain  Romania  Portugal  Russia
2017  Portugal  Spain  Russia  Romania
2018  Portugal  Spain  Russia  Netherlands
2019  Portugal  Spain  Netherlands France - Nlle Aquitaine
2020 Cancelled

See also

References