Australia national under-20 rugby union team

Australia U-20

Union	Australian Rugby Union
Coach(es)	Adrian Thompson
Team kit
First international
Australia 81–12 Canada (6 June 2008)
Largest win
Australia 86–0 Canada (5 June 2009)
Largest defeat
Australia 17–62 New Zealand (21 June 2010)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 2008)
Best result	Runners-up, 2010

The Australian under-20 rugby union team is Australia's junior team that plays rugby union football at international level. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015.

The team's highest finish at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship was as runner-up in 2010 after losing to New Zealand in the final.^[1][2] Australia finished third in 2011 by beating France in the 3rd place playoff,^[3] and fourth in 2009 after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the 3rd place playoff.^[4]

Overall

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including 2014:

Opposition	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	% Won
Argentina	3	1	0	2	33%
Canada	2	2	0	0	100%
England	4	1	0	3	25%
Fiji	3	3	0	0	100%
France	6	3	0	3	50%
Ireland	2	1	0	1	50%
Italy	1	1	0	0	100%
New Zealand	4	0	0	4	0%
Samoa	2	2	0	0	100%
Scotland	2	2	0	0	100%
South Africa	2	1	0	1	50%
Tonga	3	3	0	0	100%
Wales	1	1	0	0	100%
Total	35	21	0	14	60%

Results

2015

2015 Junior World Championship – (xth place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	–	Samoa
Pool match	–	Italy
Pool match	–	South Africa
Play-off	–
xth place play-off	–

2015 Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship – (xth place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	–	Samoa
Pool match	–	Japan
Pool match	–	New Zealand
Final	–

2008 to 2014

2014 Junior World Championship – (5th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	36–17	Argentina
Pool match	24–38	England
Pool match	29–3	Italy
Play-off	53–16	Samoa
5th place play-off	34–27	France

2013 Junior World Championship – (7th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	15–19	Ireland
Pool match	10–14	New Zealand
Pool match	46–12	Fiji
Play-off	15–22	Argentina
7th place play-off	28–17	Ireland

2012 Junior World Championship – (8th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	67–12	Scotland
Pool match	3–15	Argentina
Pool match	7–31	France
Play-off	17–19	France
7th place play-off	13–17	England

2011 Junior World Championship – (3rd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	54–7	Tonga
Pool match	50–25	Fiji
Pool match	25–31	France
Semi-final	7–37	New Zealand
3rd place play-off	30–17	France

2010 Junior World Championship – (2nd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	85–13	Scotland
Pool match	67–5	Tonga
Pool match	42–35	South Africa
Semi-final	28–16	England
Final	17–62	New Zealand

2009 Junior World Championship – (4th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	86–0	Canada
Pool match	40–6	Tonga
Pool match	38–5	Wales
Semi-final	17–31	New Zealand
3rd place play-off	5–32	South Africa

2008 Junior World Championship – (5th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	81–12	Canada
Pool match	53–17	Fiji
Pool match	13–18	England
Play-off	32–0	Samoa
5th place play-off	42–21	France

Squads

Current squad

The players in the squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship are yet to be announced.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.

Previous squads

Management

• Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
• Michael Grice - Team Manager
• Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
• Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
• Campbell Hanson - Physiotherapist
• Steve Freeman - Team Doctor
• Carl Marshall - Video Analyst
• Simon Harries - Strength & Conditioning
• Alan Gaffney - Selector

See also

• Australian Under 20 Rugby Championship
• Australia national under-19 rugby union team
• Australia national under-21 rugby union team

References

External links

• Australia U-20