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{{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox rugby team
| country = New Zealand
| image = New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team logo.svg
| imagesize = 150
| union = New Zealand Rugby
| nickname = ''Baby Blacks''
| captain =
| coach = [[Jono Gibbes]]
| from =
| caps =
| top scorer = [[Trent Renata]] (59)
| most tries = [[Zac Guildford]] and [[Tevita Li]] (8)
| pattern_la1 = _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt
| pattern_b1 =
| pattern_ra1 = _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt
| pattern_sh1 = _white stripes
| pattern_so1 = _color_3_stripes_white
| leftarm1 = ffffff
| body1 = 000000
| rightarm1 = ffffff
| shorts1 = 000000
| socks1 = 000000
| first = {{flagdeco|NZL}} New Zealand 48–9 [[Tonga national under-20 rugby union team|Tonga]] {{flagdeco|TON}}<br/>(6 June 2008; [[Cardiff Arms Park]], [[Cardiff]])
| bigwin = {{flagdeco|NZL}} New Zealand 92–0 [[Wales national under-20 rugby union team|Wales]] {{flagdeco|WAL}}<br/>(14 June 2011; [[Rugby Rovigo Delta]], [[Rovigo]])
| bigloss = {{flagdeco|AUS}} [[Australia national under-20 rugby union team|Australia]] 24–0 New Zealand {{flagdeco|NZL}} <br/>(5 May 2019; [[Bond Sports Park]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]])
| World cup apps = 14 (First in [[2008 IRB Junior World Championship|2008]])
| year =
| best = '''Champions''' ([[2008 IRB Junior World Championship|2008]], [[2009 IRB Junior World Championship|2009]], [[2010 IRB Junior World Championship|2010]], [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship|2011]], [[2015 IRB Junior World Championship|2015]], [[2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2017]])
}}
The '''New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team''', nicknamed the '''Baby Blacks''', is the representative [[rugby union]] team from [[New Zealand]]. It replaced the two former age grade teams, the [[New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team|under-19s]] and the [[New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team|under-21s]]. Their first tournament was the [[2008 IRB Junior World Championship]], which they won after defeating England (38–3) in the final.<ref name="08WC">{{Cite news |url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2025684.html |title=Final: New Zealand 38–3 England |publisher=irb.com |access-date=22 July 2008 |last=Clutton |first=Graham |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424162038/http://www.irb.com/jwc/news/newsid=2025684.html |archive-date=24 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> They have gone on to also win the [[World Rugby Under 20 Championship]] in [[2009 IRB Junior World Championship|2009]], [[2010 IRB Junior World Championship|2010]], [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship|2011]], [[2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2015]] and [[2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2017]]. The New Zealand under-20s have been nicknamed the "Baby Blacks" after the youthful All Blacks side which played in 1986.

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==Overall==
Summary of all matches played by the New Zealand Under-20s as of '''19 July 2024'''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Opposition
! Played
! Won
! Drawn
! Lost
! % Won
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Argentina}}           ||  6 ||  6 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 6/6 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Australia}}           || 17 || 13 || 0 ||  4 || {{#expr:13/17* 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|England}}             ||  6 ||  5 || 0 ||  1 || {{#expr: 5/6 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Fiji}}                ||  7 ||  7 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 7/7 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|France}}              ||  6 ||  3 || 0 ||  3 || {{#expr: 3/6 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Georgia}}             ||  3 ||  3 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 3/3 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Ireland|rugby union}} ||  9 ||  8 || 0 ||  1 || {{#expr: 8/9 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Italy}}               ||  2 ||  2 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Japan}}               ||  4 ||  4 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 4/4 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Samoa}}               ||  5 ||  5 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 5/5 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Scotland}}            ||  4 ||  4 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 4/4 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|South Africa}}        ||  8 ||  1 || 1 ||  6 || {{#expr: 1/8 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Spain}}        ||  1 ||  1 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Tonga}}               ||  2 ||  2 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 2/2 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Uruguay}}             ||  1 ||  1 || 0 ||  0 || {{#expr: 1/1 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
|align="left"| {{ruu|20|Wales}}               || 11 ||  9 || 0 ||  2 || {{#expr: 9/11 * 100 round 0}}%
|-
! Total                                       !! 92 !! 74 !! 1 !! 17 !! {{#expr: 74/92 * 100 round 0}}%
|} <!--
;Notes:
<nowiki>*</nowiki> <small>To be updated at the end of the 2019 World Championship.</small>-->

===World Rugby U20 Championship record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}}
!{{Tooltip|PA|Points against}}
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|WAL}} [[2008 IRB Junior World Championship|2008]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||242||28
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|JPN}} [[2009 IRB Junior World Championship|2009]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||215||54
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|ARG}} [[2010 IRB Junior World Championship|2010]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||262||52
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} [[2011 IRB Junior World Championship|2011]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||274||51
|- bgcolor=Silver
|{{flagdeco|RSA}} [[2012 IRB Junior World Championship|2012]]||Runners-up||2nd||5||3||0||2||148||49
|- bgcolor=#9acdff
|{{flagdeco|FRA}} [[2013 IRB Junior World Championship|2013]]||Semi-finals||4th||5||3||0||2||159||116
|- bgcolor=#c96
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagdeco|NZL}} [[2014 IRB Junior World Championship|2014]]||Semi-finals||3rd||5||3||0||2||196||107
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|ITA}} [[2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2015]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||191||63
|-
|{{flagdeco|ENG}} [[2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2016]]||5th place||5th||5||4||0||1||223||86
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|GEO}} [[2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2017]]||'''Champions'''||1st||5||5||0||0||282||92
|- bgcolor=#9acdff
|{{flagdeco|FRA|1976}} [[2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2018]]||Semi-finals||4th||5||3||0||2||173||84
|-
|{{flagdeco|ARG}} [[2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship|2019]]||7th place||7th||5||3||0||2||161||96
|-
|{{flagdeco|RSA}} [[2023 World Rugby U20 Championship|2023]]||7th place||7th||5||3||0||2||188||150
|- bgcolor=#c96
|{{flagdeco|RSA}} [[2024 World Rugby U20 Championship|2024]]||Semi-finals||3rd||5||4||0||1||182||152
|-  
! Total !! 14/14 !! 6 titles !! 70 !! 56 !! 0 !! 14 !! 2,896 !! 1,180
|}

===Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}}
!{{Tooltip|PA|Points against}}
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2015]]||'''Champions'''||1st||3||3||0||0||157||43
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2016]]||'''Champions'''||1st||2||1||0||1||54||35
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2017]]||'''Champions'''||1st||3||3||0||0||186||32
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2018]]||'''Champions'''||1st||3||3||0||0||195||43
|- bgcolor=Silver
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2019]]||Runners-up||2nd||3||2||0||1||140||43
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2022]]||'''Champions'''||1st||3||3||0||0||175||26
|- 
! Total !! 6/6 !! 5 titles !! 17 !! 15 !! 0 !! 2 !! 907 !! 222
|}

===U20 Rugby Championship record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!{{Tooltip|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|PF|Points for}}
!{{Tooltip|PA|Points against}}
|- bgcolor=Gold
|{{flagdeco|AUS}} [[2024 U20 Rugby Championship|2024]]||'''Champions'''||1st||3||2||1||0||92||58
|- 
! Total !! 1/1 !! 1 titles !! 3 !! 2 !! 1 !! 0 !! 92 !! 58
|}

==Players==
===Recent squads===

====2024====

On 10 April 2024, Head Coach [[Jono Gibbes]] announced the squad for the inaugural [[U20 Rugby Championship]] in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/rising-stars-named-in-new-zealand-under-20-rugby-championship-squad/|title=Rising stars named in New Zealand Under 20 Rugby Championship squad|website=allblacks.com|date=10 April 2024|access-date=4 May 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Player
!Position
!Region/Province
|-
|[[Vernon Bason]]||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Manumaua Letiu]]||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[A-One Lolofie]] ||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Highlanders}}, {{rut|Otago}}
|-
|[[Kurene Luamanuvae]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Will Martin (rugby union)|Will Martin]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Konradd Newland]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Hawke's Bay}}
|-
|[[Sika Pole]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Joshua Smith (rugby union)|Joshua Smith]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Hawke's Bay}}
|-
|[[Tom Allen (rugby union))|Tom Allen]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Hawke's Bay}}
|-
|[[Cam Christie (rugby union)|Cam Christie]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|North Harbour}}
|-
|[[Liam Jack]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Jeremiah Avei-Collins]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Tristyn Cook]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|North Harbour}}
|-
|[[Matt Lowe (rugby union)|Matt Lowe]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Tasman}}
|-
|[[Andrew Smith (rugby union, born 2004)|Andrew Smith]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Mosese Bason]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Jonathan Lee (rugby union)|Jonathan Lee]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Malachi Wrampling-Alec]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Ben O’Donovan]]||[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Halfback]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Dylan Pledger]]||[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Halfback]]||{{rut|Highlanders}}, {{rut|Otago}}
|-
|[[Cooper Grant]]||[[Fly-half (rugby union)|First five-eighth]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Tasman}}
|-
|[[Rico Simpson]]||[[Fly-half (rugby union)|First five-eighth]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Toby Bell]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Tofuka Paongo]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Xavi Taele]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Giancarlo Tuivailala]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Josh Whaanga]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Highlanders}}, {{rut|Otago}}
|-
|[[King Maxwell]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Stanley Solomon]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Frank Vaenuku]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Bay of Plenty}}
|-
|[[Sam Coles]]||[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Isaac Hutchinson (rugby union0|Isaac Hutchinson]]||[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|}

Non-travelling reserves named were:
* Logan Wallace (Hurricanes, Manawatū)
* Nathaniel Pole (Blues, Auckland)
* Riley Williams (Blues, Auckland)
* Tai Cribb (Chiefs, Waikato)
* Tofuka Paongo was initially named as a non-travelling reserve but was subsequently selected to play in the match against [[Argentina national under-20 rugby union team|Argentina U20]].<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.allblacks.com/news/new-zealand-u20-team-named-to-play-argentina|title=New Zealand U20 team named to play Argentina|website=allblacks.com|date=6 May 2024|access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>

After winning the inaugural [[U20 Rugby Championship]] title, Jono Gibbes named the squad for the [[2024 World Rugby U20 Championship]] on 31 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://www.nzrugby.co.nz/news-and-events/latest-news/new-zealand-under-20-squad-named-for-world-rugby-u20-championship|title=New Zealand Under 20 squad named for World Rugby U20 Championship|work=New Zealand Rugby|date=31 May 2024|access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Player
!Position
!Region/Province
|-
|[[Vernon Bason]]||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Manumaua Letiu]]||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[A-One Lolofie]] ||[[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]]||{{rut|Highlanders}}, {{rut|Otago}}
|-
|[[Kurene Luamanuvae]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Will Martin (rugby union)|Will Martin]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Sika Pole]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Senio Sanele]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Joshua Smith (rugby union)|Joshua Smith]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Hawke's Bay}}
|-
|[[Logan Wallace]]||[[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Tom Allen (rugby union))|Tom Allen]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Hawke's Bay}}
|-
|[[Cam Christie (rugby union)|Cam Christie]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|North Harbour}}
|-
|[[Liam Jack]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Tai Cribb]]||[[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]]/[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Jeremiah Avei-Collins]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Matt Lowe (rugby union)|Matt Lowe]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Tasman}}
|-
|[[Andrew Smith (rugby union, born 2004)|Andrew Smith]]||[[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Mosese Bason]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Jonathan Lee (rugby union)|Jonathan Lee]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Malachi Wrampling-Alec]]||[[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[Ben O’Donovan]]||[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Halfback]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|-
|[[Dylan Pledger]]||[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Halfback]]||{{rut|Highlanders}}, {{rut|Otago}}
|-
|[[Riley Williams]]||[[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Halfback]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Cooper Grant]]||[[Fly-half (rugby union)|First five-eighth]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Tasman}}
|-
|[[Rico Simpson]]||[[Fly-half (rugby union)|First five-eighth]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Xavi Taele]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Giancarlo Tuivailala]]||[[Centre (rugby union)|Midfield back]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Waikato}}
|-
|[[King Maxwell]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Stanley Solomon]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Wellington}}
|-
|[[Frank Vaenuku]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]||{{rut|Chiefs}}, {{rut|Bay of Plenty}}
|-
|[[Xavier Tito-Harris]]||[[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]/[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]||{{rut|Blues}}, {{rut|Auckland}}
|-
|[[Sam Coles]]||[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]||{{rut|Hurricanes}}, {{rut|Manawatu}}
|-
|[[Isaac Hutchinson (rugby union0|Isaac Hutchinson]]||[[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]||{{rut|Crusaders}}, {{rut|Canterbury}}
|}

Non-travelling reserves:
* Nathaniel Pole (Blues, Auckland)
* Josh Whaanga (Highlanders, Otago)
* Toby Bell (Crusaders, Canterbury)
* Tofuka Paongo (Hurricanes, Wellington)
* Tristyn Cook (Blues, North Harbour)
* Mosese Bason was initially considered unavailable due to injury and Senio Sanele was named as a non-travelling reserve, but they were subsequently added to the squad as injury replacements for Kurene Luamanuvae and Malachi Wrampling-Alec.<ref name="Mosese Bason and Senio Sanele">{{Cite instagram |user=nzrugbyofficial |postid=C8Q-8ZGOgsF |date=16 June 2024 |title=Mosese Bason and Senio Sanele come into the New Zealand U20 squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship in Cape Town   |access-date=30 June 2024}}</ref>

===Award winners===
The following New Zealand U20s players have been recognised at the [[World Rugby Awards]] since 2008:<ref name="World Rugby Award winners">{{cite news | url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/awards/past-winners | title=Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby | website=www.world.rugby | access-date=16 March 2024 | language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[World Rugby Junior Player of the Year]]
|- 
!width=40| Year
!width=160| Nominees
!width=160| Winners
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2008
| [[Luke Braid]]
|align=center rowspan=2| '''[[Luke Braid]]'''
|- 
| Chris Smith
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2009
| [[Aaron Cruden]]
|align=center rowspan=2| '''[[Aaron Cruden]]'''
|- 
| [[Winston Stanley (rugby union, born 1989)|Winston Stanley]]
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2010
| [[Tyler Bleyendaal]]
|align=center rowspan=2| '''[[Julian Savea]]'''
|- 
| [[Julian Savea]]
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2011
| [[Sam Cane]]
|align=center rowspan=9| —
|- 
| [[Luke Whitelock]]
|- 
|align=center| 2013
| [[Ardie Savea]]
|- 
|align=center| 2014
| [[Tevita Li]]
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2015
| [[Akira Ioane]]
|- 
| [[Tevita Li]] (2)
|- 
|align=center| 2016
| [[Shaun Stevenson]]
|- 
|align=center rowspan=2| 2017
| [[Tiaan Falcon]]
|- 
| [[Will Jordan (rugby union)|Will Jordan]]
|- 
|}

==Coaches==
Due to the U20 category only existing since the combining of the U19 and U21 age groups in 2007, the following table only includes coaches appointed since. In the inaugural tournament in 2008, Dave Rennie and Russell Hilton-Jones served as co-coaches in charge of the team. Craig Philpott is the longest serving coach. As of 2024, the current Head Coach is [[Jono Gibbes]].

Updated to: '''19 July 2024'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Coach
! Tenure
! width=55px| {{tooltip|P|Played}}
! width=55px|  {{tooltip|W|Won}}
! width=55px|  {{tooltip|D|Drawn}}
! width=55px|  {{tooltip|L|Lost}}
! width=55px|  {{tooltip|W%|Win percentage}}
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Dave Rennie]]
| 2008
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 100%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} Russell Hilton-Jones
| 2008
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 100%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Dave Rennie]]
| 2009–2010
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 100%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Mark Anscombe]]
| 2011
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 100%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Rob Penney]]
| 2012
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 60%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Chris Boyd (rugby union)|Chris Boyd]]
| 2013–2014
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 4
| 60%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Scott Robertson (rugby union)|Scott Robertson]]
| 2015–2016
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 93%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Craig Philpott
| 2017–2019
| 24
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 79%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Tom Donnelly]]
| 2022
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 100%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|SCO}} [[Clark Laidlaw]]
| 2023
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 57%
|-
|align="left"| {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Jono Gibbes]]
| 2024–
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 81%
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team]]
* [[New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team]]
* [[New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team]]
* [[Junior All Blacks]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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{{National sports teams of New Zealand}}
{{Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship}}
{{Rugby union in New Zealand}}

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