England national under-20 rugby union team


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.
They are coached by the RFU's International performance coach, Steve Bates.

World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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. The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.
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. They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28 and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place. England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.
At the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in the semi final. 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.
England retained their title at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, defeating South Africa in the final. The following year saw England lose in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to New Zealand. England hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. They regained the title after defeating Ireland in the final.
England were runners up to both New Zealand at the 2017 tournament and hosts France at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

Championship record

YearRoundPosition
2008Runners-up2nd5401148104
2009Runners-up2nd540119379
2010Semi-final4th5302139107
2011Runners-up2nd5401153114
2012Pool Stage7th530212888
2013Champions1st540121973
2014Champions1st550018178
2015Runners-up2nd530215194
2016Champions1st550019361
2017Runners-up2nd5401169144
2018Runners-up2nd540117497
2019Pool Stage5th5401181147
Total12/123 Titles60470132,0291,186

Overall

All results, up to and including the 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
OpponentPlayedWonLostDrawn% Won
Argentina3300
100%
Australia7610
85.71%
Canada1100
100%
Fiji1100
100%
France171160
64.71%
201370
65.00%
Italy171700
100%
Japan2200
100%
New Zealand6150
16.66%
Samoa2200
100%
Scotland161420
87.50%
South Africa11830
72.72%
United States1100
100%
Wales161330
81.25%
Total12093270
77.50%

Current squad

England Under-20s elite squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.
PlayerPositionClub
Alfie BarbearyHooker Wasps
Theodore DanHooker Saracens
Harvey BeatonProp Saracens
Sam CreanProp Saracens
Luke GreenProp London Irish
James WhitcombeProp Leicester Tigers
Ben DonnellLock London Irish
George MartinLock Leicester Tigers
Hugh TizardLock Harlequins
Richard CapstickBack Row Exeter Chiefs
Jack ClementBack Row Gloucester
Rob FarrarBack Row Newcastle Falcons
Josh GrayBack Row Gloucester
Nahum MeriganBack Row Bath
JJ TonksBack Row Northampton Saints
Rusiate TuimaBack Row Exeter Chiefs
Sam MaunderScrum-half Exeter Chiefs
Raphael QuirkeScrum-half Sale Sharks
Jack van PoortvlietScrum-half Leicester Tigers
George BartonFly-half Gloucester
Tom CurtisFly-half Sale Sharks
Will Haydon-WoodFly-half Newcastle Falcons
Manu VunipolaFly-half Saracens
Connor DohertyCentre Sale Sharks
Max OjomohCentre Bath
Gabriel Hamer-WebbWing Bath
Tom RoebuckWing Sale Sharks
Ollie SleightholmeWing Northampton Saints
Joe CarpenterFull-back Sale Sharks
Noah HewardFull-back Worcester Warriors
Josh HodgeFull-back Newcastle Falcons
Freddie StewardFull-back Leicester Tigers

Management

Coaching Team: