Six Nations Under 20s Championship

Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Current season or competition:
2025 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted2008; 17 years ago (2008)
Number of teams6
Country England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Holders England (2024)
Most titles England (10 titles)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Six Nations Under 20s Championship is an international rugby union tournament. It is the under-20s equivalent of the Six Nations Championship. Originally the tournament was in an under-21 format but changed to under-20s in 2008. England were the inaugural winners and they have gone on to be the tournament's most successful team, winning ten titles. The tournament is played annually during February and March on the same weekends as the senior men's Six Nations.

Winners

Six Nations Under 21s Championship
Year Winner Grand Slam Triple Crown Ref.
2004  England  England  England [1]
2005  Wales  Wales  Wales [2]
2006  England  England  England [3]
2007  Ireland  Ireland  Ireland [4]
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Year Winner Grand Slam Triple Crown Ref.
2008  England  England  England [5]
2009  France — — [6]
2010  Ireland —  Ireland [7]
2011  England  England  England [8]
2012  England —  England [9]
2013  England — — [10]
2014  France  France  England [11]
2015  England — — [12]
2016  Wales  Wales  Wales [13]
2017  England  England  England [14]
2018  France — — [15]
2019  Ireland  Ireland  Ireland [16]
2020 Cancelled —  Ireland [17][18]
2021  England  England  England [19]
2022  Ireland  Ireland  Ireland [20]
2023  Ireland  Ireland  Ireland [21]
2024  England — — [22][23]

Statistics

 
England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Tournaments 21 21 21 21 21 21
Wins
Under-21 Championship 2 — 1 — — 1
Under-20 Championship 8 3 4 — — 1
Overall 10 3 5 — — 2
Grand Slams
Under-21 Championship 2 — 1 — — 1
Under-20 Championship 4 1 3 — — 1
Overall 6 1 4 — — 2
Triple Crowns
Under-21 Championship 2 — 1 — — 1
Under-20 Championship 6 — 5 — — 1
Overall 8 — 6 — — 2
Wooden Spoons
Under-21 Championship — — 1 2 — 1
Under-20 Championship — — — 8 8 1
Overall — — 1 10 8 2

References

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  12. ^ "ENGLAND UNDER-20S 24 FRANCE UNDER-20S 11". Six Nations Rugby. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
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  22. ^ "Under-20s Six Nations | Official Rugby Championship 2024". www.sixnationsrugby.com. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Six Nations U20s Championship: Ireland 36 Scotland 0". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.