England national under-20 rugby union team

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.^[2] The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.^[3]

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.^[4] They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28^[5] and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.^[6] England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.^[7]

At the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship, England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in the semi-final.^[8] 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.^[9]

England retained their title at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, defeating South Africa in the final.^[10] The following year saw England lose in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to New Zealand.^[11] England hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[12] They regained the title after defeating Ireland in the final.^[13]

England were runners up to both New Zealand at the 2017 tournament^[14] and hosts France at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[15] England won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship, defeating France 21-13 in the final.^[16][17]

Championship record

More information Year, Round ...

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA
2008	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	148	104
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	193	79
2010	Semi-final	4th	5	3	0	2	139	107
2011	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	153	114
2012	Pool stage	7th	5	3	0	2	128	88
2013	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	219	73
2014	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	181	78
2015	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	151	94
2016	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	193	61
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	169	144
2018	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	174	97
2019	Pool stage	5th	5	4	0	1	181	147
2020–2022	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Semi-final	4th	5	1	2	2	155	137
2024	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	157	77
2025	Pool stage	6th	5	3	0	2	205	168
Total	15/15	4 Titles	75	56	2	17	2,546	1,568

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All results, up to and including the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

More information Opponent, Played ...

Opponent	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Argentina	3	3	0	0	100%
Australia	7	6	1	0	85.71%
Canada	1	1	0	0	100%
Fiji	1	1	0	0	100%
France	18	12	6	0	66.67%
Ireland	20	13	7	0	65.00%
Italy	18	17	1	0	94.45%
Japan	2	2	0	0	100%
New Zealand	6	1	5	0	16.66%
Samoa	2	2	0	0	100%
Scotland	17	15	2	0	88.23%
South Africa	11	8	3	0	72.72%
United States	1	1	0	0	100%
Wales	16	13	3	0	81.25%
Total	123	95	28	0	77.87%

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• Under-20 Rugby World Cup

Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2016, 2024

Runners-up (6): 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018

• Under-20 Six Nations

Winners (8): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2024

Grand Slam (4): 2008, 2011, 2017, 2021

Triple Crown (6): 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2021

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