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France national under-20 rugby union team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | France |
| image | FranceU20Rugbylogo.png |
| imagesize | 115 |
| union | French Rugby Federation |
| nickname | Les Bleuets (The Little Blues) |
| captain | Hugo Reus |
| coach | Sébastien Calvet |
| caps | Kilian Geraci (18) |
| Jordan Joseph (18) | |
| top scorer | Louis Carbonel (169) |
| most tries | Jordan Joseph (12) |
| first | FRA France 12–6 Scotland Scotland |
| (1 February 2008) | |
| bigwin | FRA France 75–12 Japan Japan |
| (24 June 2023) | |
| bigloss | New Zealand New Zealand 45–7 France FRA |
| (15 June 2015) | |
| World cup apps | 13 (first in 2008) |
| best | *Champions (3): 2018, 2019 and 2023* |
Jordan Joseph (18) (1 February 2008) (24 June 2023) (15 June 2015) The France national under-20 rugby union team (French: Équipe de France de rugby à XV des moins de 20 ans), also known as France under-20s or France U20(s), is the national under-20 rugby union team of France, under the control of the French Rugby Federation. Competing in the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship, it is considered to be the feeder team for the France national team.
Replacing the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s, their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished at the third place. Winning the competition in 2009, 2014 – year in which they win the Grand Slam, 2018 and 2025, they also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship (later renamed the World Rugby U20 Championship) and all subsequent editions, winning it on three occasions, three times in a row, in 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Nicknamed "Les Bleuets" (French for "The Little Blues"; diminutive from "bleu": blue), they are used to play in medium-sized stadiums all around France. Sébastien Calvet is the current head coach of the team, after having been appointed in 2022.
Coaching history
Current staff
The following members were part of the France U20 coaching staff for the 2022–23 season. Sébastien Calvet replaced Jean-Marc Béderède as head coach in July 2022.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | FRA Sébastien Calvet |
| Backs and attack coach | FRA Benoît Baby |
| Defence coach | FRA Philippe Boher |
| Forwards and set piece coach | FRA Rémi Vaquin (incumbent) |
| FRA Samuel Cherouk (back-up) |
Previous head coaches
| Picture | Head coach | Tenure | Honours | [[File:Philippe Sella.jpg | 60px]] | FRA Philippe Sella | [[File:Fabien Pelous 2008 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | FRA Fabien Pelous | [[File:Thomas Lièvremont (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | FRA Thomas Lièvremont | FRA Sébastien Piqueronies | FRA Philippe Boher | FRA Jean-Marc Béderède | FRA Sébastien Calvet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2011 | 2009 U20 Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | 2014 U20 Six Nations Championship – Grand Slam | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | 2016 U20 Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | 2018 World Rugby U20 Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 U20 Six Nations Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | 2021 U20 Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | 2022 U20 Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2022– | 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 U20 Six Nations Championship |
Players
Current squad
On 23 June 2024, Calvet named a 30-player squad for the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.
1 On 5 July, Zinédine Aouad withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Charly Gambini.
Head coach: FRA Sébastien Calvet
- Caps updated: 15 March 2024
Previous squads
The following 30 players were called up for the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in South Africa.
| (c) Denotes team captain |
|---|
| (vc) Denotes team vice-captain |
The following 28 players were called up for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina.
| (c) Denotes team captain |
|---|
The following 30 players were called up for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France.
| (c) Denotes team captain |
|---|
Award winners
The following France U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:
Competitive record
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales 2008 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 102 |
| Japan 2009 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 100 |
| Argentina 2010 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 94 |
| Italy 2011 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 114 |
| South Africa 2012 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 89 |
| France 2013 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 101 |
| New Zealand 2014 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 83 |
| Italy 2015 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 111 |
| England 2016 | 9th-12th place | 9th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 129 |
| Georgia 2017 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 124 |
| France 2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 97 |
| Argentina 2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 110 |
| 2020–2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| South Africa 2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 90 |
| South Africa 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 13/13 | 3 Titles | 65 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 1906 | 1344 |
Honours
References
References
- (18 March 2018). "Les Bleuets remportent le Tournoi".
- Burgaud, Florian. (14 July 2023). "XV de France U20 - Les Bleuets sur le toit du monde, la France sacrée pour la troisième fois de suite".
- (15 July 2022). "Jean-Marc Béderède : " Amener le maximum de joueurs vers le XV de France "". [[French Rugby Federation.
- Baty, Pierre. (23 June 2024). "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Championnat du monde". [[French Rugby Federation.
- (5 July 2024). "Charly Gambini remplace Zinédine Aouad chez les Bleuets". [[L'Équipe]].
- (1 June 2023). "Le groupe de France moins 20 ans pour le Championnat du monde". [[French Rugby Federation.
- (27 May 2019). "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Championnat du monde". [[French Rugby Federation.
- (5 October 2018). "Champion du monde -20 : Une question de confiance !". [[French Rugby Federation.
- "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby".
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