England national under-20 rugby union team
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| Union | Rugby Football Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Red Rose | ||
| Ground(s) | Twickenham | ||
| Coach(es) | Jon Callard | ||
| 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 38–3 England (22 June 2008) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | Champions, 2013, 2014, 2016 | ||
The England under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from England. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19's and Under 21's. They are coached by the RFU's National Academy Coach, Mark Mapletoft. 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.[1] At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, they reached the Semi-finals after winning all of their preliminary round games against France, Argentina and Ireland. In the Semis they lost to Australia 16–28 and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.
In the 2013 competition England started strong with a 30–6 win over hosts France, and then lost to South Africa by 31–24 in their second game. England then went out and destroyed the USA by 109–0 in their final pool game. England qualified their pool and meet New Zealand in the semi final, England won 33–21 setting up a final against Wales which England won 23–15 with tries coming from Jack Nowell and Sam Hill.[2]
Overall
All results, up to and including the Six Nations Under 20s Championship (2015), and the World Rugby Under 20 Championship (2015).
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
 Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 France | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
 Ireland | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
 Italy | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
 Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
 Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
 Scotland | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | |
 South Africa | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wales | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 81 | 64 | 17 | 0 | |
Current squad
England under-20's elite squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[3]
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Management
- Jon Callard - Head Coach
- Katie Daniel - Team Manager
- Rory Teague - Backs Coach
- Peter Walton - Forwards Coach
- Simon Hardy - Specialist Coach
- Richard Hill - Specialist Coach
- Lesley McBride - Physiotherapist
- Phil Riley - Team Doctor
- Gary Edwards - Massage Therapist
- Gary Lester - Baggage Master
- Aus Fuller - Video Analyst
- Stuart Townsend - Video Analyst
- Neil Taylor - Strength & Conditioning
- Stefan Curtis - Media Manager
Honours
- Winners (5): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Grand Slam (2): 2008, 2011
- Triple Crown (4): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014
See also
- England national rugby union team
- England women's national rugby union team
- England national rugby sevens team
- England Saxons
References
- ↑ Clutton, Graham. "Final: New Zealand 38–3 England". irb.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ↑ "International Rugby Board". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ↑ "International Rugby Board". IRB.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.