England national under-20 rugby union team
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| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
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| Emblem | Red Rose | ||
| Ground | Twickenham | ||
| Coach | Mark Mapletoft | ||
| Captain | Finn Carnduff | ||
| Top scorer | Tom Homer | ||
| Most tries | Jonny May | ||
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| First international | |||
 England 28–15 Wales  (1 Feb 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
England 109–0 United States  (13 June 2013) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 New Zealand 64–17 England (18 June 2017) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016, 2024) | ||
The England Under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from England. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. They compete in the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship and World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
The head coach of the team is Alan Dickens.[1]
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
[edit]Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final.[2] The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.[3]
At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, they reached the semi-finals after winning all of their pool stage games against Argentina, Ireland and France.[4] They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28[5] and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.[6] England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[7]
At the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in the semi-final.[8] In the final against Wales, tries from Jack Nowell and Sam Hill saw England recover from a dozen point half-time deficit to become World Champions at junior level for the first time.[9]
England retained their title at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, defeating South Africa in the final.[10] The following year saw England lose in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to New Zealand.[11] England hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[12] They regained the title after defeating Ireland in the final.[13]
England were runners up to both New Zealand at the 2017 tournament[14] and hosts France at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[15] England won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship, defeating France 21-13 in the final.[16][17]
Championship record
[edit]| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 104 |
 2009 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 79 |
 2010 |
Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 107 |
 2011 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 114 |
 2012 |
Pool stage | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 88 |
 2013 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 73 |
| 2014 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 78 |
| 2015 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 94 |
| 2016 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 61 |
 2017 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 144 |
| 2018 |
Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 97 |
| 2019 |
Pool stage | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 147 |
| 2020–2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2023 |
Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 137 |
| 2024 |
Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 77 |
| 2025 |
Pool stage | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 168 |
| Total | 15/15 | 4 Titles | 75 | 56 | 2 | 17 | 2,546 | 1,568 |
Overall
[edit]All results, up to and including the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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 Australia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71%
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 Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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 Fiji |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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| France |
18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67%
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 Ireland |
20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 65.00%
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| Italy |
18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 94.45%
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| Japan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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| New Zealand |
6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.66%
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 Samoa |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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 Scotland |
17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 88.23%
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| South Africa |
11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.72%
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| United States |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100%
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| Wales |
16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 81.25%
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| Total | 123 | 95 | 28 | 0 | 77.87%
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Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]This is the England U20 Men’s Elite Player Squad for the 2025/26 season.[18]
| Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden Ainsworth-Cave | Northampton Saints
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| Olly Allport | Gloucester
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| Diamond Ayiehfor | Leicester Tigers
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| Jonno Balding | Gloucester
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| Charlie Barker | Saracens
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| Sam Bland | Harlequins
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| Kealan Freeman-Price | Gloucester
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| Jerold Gorleku | Harlequins
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| Kieran Hill | Bristol Bears
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| Patrick Hogg | Sale Sharks
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| Seb Kelly | Sale Sharks
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| George Knowles | Gloucester
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| Jack Lightbown | Sale Sharks
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| George Marsh | Leicester Tigers
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| Jack Murphy | Saracens
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| Alan Poku | Saracens
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| Oli Scola | Northampton Saints
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| Oliver Spencer | Sale Sharks
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| Jimmy Staples | Harlequins
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| Ollie Streeter | Harlequins
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| Ethan Surrey | Bristol Bears
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| Sonny Tonga’uiha | Northampton Saints
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| Connor Treacey | Bath
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| Elliot Williams | Harlequins
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| Tate Williams | Harlequins
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| Ollie Batson | Exeter Chiefs
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| Noah Caluori | Saracens
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| Finlay Cunnison | Harlequins
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| Jack Cotgreave | Gloucester
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| Luke Davidson | Saracens
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| Ollie Davies | Sale Sharks
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| Zac Finch | Saracens
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| Lucas Friday | Harlequins
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| Kesena Izu | Leicester Tigers
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| Seva Kava | Saracens
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| Will Knight | Gloucester
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| Nick Lilley | Exeter Chiefs
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| James Linegar | Bath
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| Henry Lumley | Northampton Saints
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| George Newman | Exeter Chiefs
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| Tyler Offiah | Bath
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| James Pater | Northampton Saints
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| George Pearson | Leicester Tigers
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| Asa Stewart-Harris | Saracens
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| Freddie St John | Northampton Saints
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| Tom Threlfall | Leicester Tigers
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| Jonny Weimann | Northampton Saints
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| Toby Wilson | Sale Sharks
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| Sam Winters | Bath
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| Victor Worsnip | Bristol Bears
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Award winners
[edit]The following England U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[19]
| Year | Nominees | Winners |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Joe Simpson | — |
| 2009 | Carl Fearns | |
| 2011 | George Ford | George Ford |
| 2013 | Jack Clifford | — |
| 2014 | Nathan Earle | |
| 2015 | James Chisholm | James Chisholm |
| 2016 | Harry Mallinder | — |
| 2017 | Gabriel Ibitoye | |
| Zach Mercer | ||
| 2018 | Gabriel Ibitoye (2) | |
| Jordan Olowofela |
Management
[edit]- Mark Mapletoft (head coach)
- Andy Titterrell (forwards coach)
Honours
[edit]- Winners (8): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024
- Grand Slam (4): 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021
- Triple Crown (6): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021
See also
[edit]- England national rugby union team
- England women's national rugby union team
- England national rugby sevens team
- England Saxons
References
[edit]- ^ "Steve Bates to lead the RFU's England U20s programme". Sky Sports. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England U20 3-38 NZ U20". BBC Sport. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England U20s suffer loss in Japan". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England book semi-final date with Australia". ESPN Scrum. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand and Australia set up showdown". ESPN Scrum. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England settle for fourth as Baby Blacks triumph". Six Nations Rugby. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand U20 33-22 England U20". BBC Sport. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England Under-20s beat New Zealand to reach world final". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15-23 England U20". BBC Sport. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Junior World Championship: England 21-20 South Africa". BBC Sport. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: New Zealand 21-16 England". BBC Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: Manchester to host 2016 event". BBC Sport. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England beat Ireland in final". BBC Sport. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "England overpower France to win Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "England v France: Five takeaways from World Rugby U20 Championship final as 'outstanding' props send a message". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "England U20 Men's Elite Player Squad announced for 2025/26". England Rugby. 17 September 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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