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England national under-20 rugby union team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | England U-20 |
| image | England rugby textlogo.svg |
| imagesize | 150 |
| union | Rugby Football Union |
| emblem | Red Rose |
| ground | Twickenham |
| captain | Finn Carnduff |
| coach | Mark Mapletoft |
| top scorer | Tom Homer |
| most tries | Jonny May |
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| first | ENG England 28–15 Wales WAL |
| (1 Feb 2008) | |
| bigwin | ENG England 109–0 United States USA |
| (13 June 2013) | |
| bigloss | NZL New Zealand 64–17 England ENG |
| (18 June 2017) | |
| World cup apps | 13 (First in 2008) |
| best | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016, 2024) |
(1 Feb 2008) (13 June 2013) (18 June 2017)
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.
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. England won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship, defeating France 21-13 in the final.
Championship record
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 104 |
| Japan 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 193 | 79 |
| Argentina 2010 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 107 |
| Italy 2011 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 114 |
| South Africa 2012 | Pool stage | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 88 |
| France 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 219 | 73 |
| New Zealand 2014 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 78 |
| Italy 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 94 |
| England 2016 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 61 |
| Georgia 2017 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 144 |
| France 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 97 |
| Argentina 2019 | Pool stage | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 181 | 147 |
| 2020–2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| South Africa 2023 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 155 | 137 |
| South Africa 2024 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 77 |
| Italy 2025 | Pool stage | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 168 |
| Total | 15/15 | 4 Titles | 75 | 56 | 2 | 17 | 2,546 | 1,568 |
Overall
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 | Total | 123 | 95 | 28 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| AUS Australia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| CAN Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| FIJ Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| FRA France | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |||||||
| ITA Italy | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| JPN Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| NZL New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| SAM Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| SCO Scotland | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| RSA South Africa | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| USA United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WAL Wales | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
Players
Current squad
This is the England U20 Men’s Elite Player Squad for the 2025/26 season.
| Player | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Aiden Ainsworth-Cave | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| Olly Allport | ENG Gloucester | |
| Diamond Ayiehfor | ENG Leicester Tigers | |
| Jonno Balding | ENG Gloucester | |
| Charlie Barker | ENG Saracens | |
| Sam Bland | ENG Harlequins | |
| Kealan Freeman-Price | ENG Gloucester | |
| Jerold Gorleku | ENG Harlequins | |
| Kieran Hill | ENG Bristol Bears | |
| Patrick Hogg | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| Seb Kelly | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| George Knowles | ENG Gloucester | |
| Jack Lightbown | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| George Marsh | ENG Leicester Tigers | |
| Jack Murphy | ENG Saracens | |
| Alan Poku | ENG Saracens | |
| Oli Scola | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| Oliver Spencer | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| Jimmy Staples | ENG Harlequins | |
| Ollie Streeter | ENG Harlequins | |
| Ethan Surrey | ENG Bristol Bears | |
| Sonny Tonga’uiha | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| Connor Treacey | ENG Bath | |
| Elliot Williams | ENG Harlequins | |
| Tate Williams | ENG Harlequins | |
| Ollie Batson | ENG Exeter Chiefs | |
| Noah Caluori | ENG Saracens | |
| Finlay Cunnison | ENG Harlequins | |
| Jack Cotgreave | ENG Gloucester | |
| Luke Davidson | ENG Saracens | |
| Ollie Davies | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| Zac Finch | ENG Saracens | |
| Lucas Friday | ENG Harlequins | |
| Kesena Izu | ENG Leicester Tigers | |
| Seva Kava | ENG Saracens | |
| Will Knight | ENG Gloucester | |
| Nick Lilley | ENG Exeter Chiefs | |
| James Linegar | ENG Bath | |
| Henry Lumley | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| George Newman | ENG Exeter Chiefs | |
| Tyler Offiah | ENG Bath | |
| James Pater | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| George Pearson | ENG Leicester Tigers | |
| Asa Stewart-Harris | ENG Saracens | |
| Freddie St John | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| Tom Threlfall | ENG Leicester Tigers | |
| Jonny Weimann | ENG Northampton Saints | |
| Toby Wilson | ENG Sale Sharks | |
| Sam Winters | ENG Bath | |
| Victor Worsnip | ENG Bristol Bears |
Award winners
The following England U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:
| 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
- Mark Mapletoft (head coach)
- Andy Titterrell (forwards coach)
Honours
References
References
- (2 March 2017). "Steve Bates to lead the RFU's England U20s programme". Sky Sports.
- (22 June 2008). "England U20 3-38 NZ U20". BBC Sport.
- (23 June 2009). "England U20s suffer loss in Japan". BBC Sport.
- (13 June 2010). "England book semi-final date with Australia". ESPN Scrum.
- (17 June 2010). "New Zealand and Australia set up showdown". ESPN Scrum.
- (22 June 2010). "England settle for fourth as Baby Blacks triumph". Six Nations Rugby.
- (26 June 2011). "New Zealand U20 33-22 England U20". BBC Sport.
- (18 June 2013). "England Under-20s beat New Zealand to reach world final". BBC Sport.
- (23 June 2013). "Junior World Championship: Wales U20 15-23 England U20". BBC Sport.
- (20 June 2014). "Junior World Championship: England 21-20 South Africa". BBC Sport.
- (20 June 2015). "World Rugby U20 Championship: New Zealand 21-16 England". BBC Sport.
- (16 June 2015). "World Rugby U20 Championship: Manchester to host 2016 event". BBC Sport.
- (25 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England beat Ireland in final". BBC Sport.
- (18 June 2017). "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport.
- (17 June 2018). "World Rugby U20 Championship: England lose out to France in final". BBC Sport.
- "England overpower France to win Under-20 World Cup". BBC Sport.
- "England v France: Five takeaways from World Rugby U20 Championship final as ‘outstanding’ props send a message". Planet Rugby.
- (17 September 2026). "England U20 Men’s Elite Player Squad announced for 2025/26". England Rugby.
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
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