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Ireland national under-20 rugby union team

The Ireland national under-20 rugby team was formed in 2006, having previously been known as the under-21 team.

History

Ireland have won the Grand Slam four times and the Six Nations Championship five times: 2007, 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023. In the pandemic-truncated competition in 2020, Ireland won the Triple Crown. At the time the competition was halted, Ireland were undefeated and led the table. However, this was not considered a championship nor a grand slam.[2][3][4] Ireland won two consecutive Grand Slams in the 2022 and 2023 Six Nations championships, but were denied a third consecutive Grand Slam and championship title following a draw away to England.[5] Despite Ireland and England having both recorded four wins and a draw, England were crowned champions as they had earned one more try bonus point than Ireland.[5]

Players

Current squad

Head coach Willie Faloon named his 30–man squad for the 2024 U20 Rugby Championship on 14 June.[6]

Award winners

The following Ireland U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[7]

Coaching and management

Overall record

Correct as of 22 July 2024[8]

Six Nations Under 20s Championship

World Rugby U20 Championship

Honours

See also

References

  1. ^ "U20 Six Nations: Ireland thrash Scotland to move one step closer to Grand Slam". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Nine-try Ireland U20s crush Scotland to claim Grand Slam success". The42. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles". The42. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Six Nations U20s Championship: Ireland 36 Scotland 0". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Murphy Announces Ireland Under-20 Squad For 2024 U-20 Six Nations". Irish Rugby. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Ireland v Australia in World U20 Championship cancelled". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ Williamson, Nathan (9 July 2024). "Australia U20s coach Grey blasts call to cancel Ireland game, ending World Championship semi-final hopes". rugby.com.au. Rugby Australia.

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