France national under-20 rugby union team


The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from France. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins and two losses. They also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship and all subsequent competitions. They won the Six Nations Under 20s Championship in 2009, 2014, and 2018, when they also won World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

U20 Six Nations Championship

The France Under 20s won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match12–6
Second Match24–13
Third Match6–24
Fourth Match26–14
Fifth Match16–20

The France Under 20s won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match6–9
Second Match30–3
Third Match40–20
Fourth Match31–11
Fifth Match43–10

The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match8–8
Second Match20–15
Third Match8–43
Fourth Match25–6
Fifth Match31–47

The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match49–5
Second Match38–13
Third Match8–19
Fourth Match25–3
Fifth Match29–22

The France Under 20s won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match19–5
Second Match12–13
Third Match30–21
Fourth Match12–8
Fifth Match36–16

The France Under 20s won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2013 Six Nations Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
First Match13–6
Second Match13–27
Third Match10–40
Fourth Match5–22
Fifth Match13–10

Junior World Championship

YearRoundPosition
20085th-8th place6th5302155102
20095th-8th place5th5401202100
20105th-8th place5th540114694
2011Semi-final4th5302117114
20125th-8th place6th530210289
20135th-8th place5th5302116101
20145th-8th place6th530210583
2015Semi-final4th5302121111
20169th-12th place9th5302160129
2017Semi-final4th5212144124
2018Champions1st550014597
2019Champions1st5401138110
Total12/122 Title604011916511254

The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2008 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match53–17
Pool Match32–14
Pool Match19–23
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final30–6
5th place Playoff Final21–42

The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2009 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match43–13
Pool Match48–25
Pool Match27–43
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final16–6
5th place Playoff Final68–13

The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2010 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match25–22
Pool Match31–23
Pool Match9–17
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final44–9
5th place Playoff Final37–23

The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2011 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match24–12
Pool Match27–14
Pool Match31–25
Semi-Final18–33
3rd place Playoff Final17–30

The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2012 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match15–18
Pool Match30–29
Pool Match31–7
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final19–17
5th place Playoff Final7–18

The France Under 20s ended up 5th in the 2013 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match6–30
Pool Match45–3
Pool Match19–26
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final9-8
5th place Playoff Final37–24

The France Under 20s ended up 6th in the 2014 Junior World Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match19–14
Pool Match37–5
Pool Match3–13
5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final19–18
5th place Playoff Final27–34

The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2015 Under 20 Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match19–10
Pool Match47–7
Pool Match30–18
Semi-Final7–45
3rd place Final18–31

The France Under 20s ended up 9th in the 2016 Under 20 Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match15–24
Pool Match46–14
Pool Match31–40
9th–12th places Playoff Semi-Final41–27
9th place Final27–24

The France Under 20s ended up 4th in the 2017 Under 20 Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match23–23
Pool Match26–25
Pool Match54–0
Semi-Final26–39
3rd place Final15–37

The France Under 20s ended up Champions of the 2018 Under 20 Championship.
MatchScoreOpposition
Pool Match26–24
Pool Match24–12
Pool Match46–29
Semi-Final16–7
Final33–25

Current squad

Squad for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship: