United States national under-20 rugby union team
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| Union | USA Rugby | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Junior Eagles | ||
| Coach(es) | Billy Millard | ||
| Top scorer | Madison Hughes | ||
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| First international | |||
 United States 18–108 South Africa  (6 June 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
United States 64-15 Cayman Islands  (21 June 2009) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 England 109–0 United States (13 June 2013) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 1st, 2012 JWRT | ||
The United States national under-20 rugby union team is the United States' junior rugby team at the national level. The U-20 team has competed at the IRB Junior World Championship and at several IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy tournaments.
World Rugby Under 20 Championship and Trophy
| Year | Competition | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | Finish |
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| 2016 | Trophy | Qualified | |||||||
| 2015 | Trophy | DNQ | |||||||
| 2014 | Trophy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 63 | +33 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 251 | –248 | 12th |
| 2012 | Trophy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 82 | +67 | 1st |
| 2011 | Trophy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 152 | -70 | 7th |
| 2010 | Trophy | DNQ | |||||||
| 2009 | Trophy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 97 | +41 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 240 | –172 | 16th |
Current Squad
Squad to 2014 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy.[1]
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Forwards
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Backs
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Management
- Billy Millard - Head Coach
- Dave Williams - Assistant Coach
- Luke Gross - Assistant Coach
- Michael Engelbrecht - Assistant Coach
- Dennis Greenhill JR - Physiotherapist
- Terrence Cronin - Team Doctor
Notable Players
All-Time Scoring Leaders
- Madison Hughes - 82 points scored (including 12 penalties & 6 tries) in JWRT competitions.[2]
- Robert Johnson - 35 points scored (including 12 conversions) in JWRT competitions.[3]
- Tai Enosa - 3 drop goals in JRWT competitions (tied for all-time lead among players from all countries).[4]
Graduates to Men's National Team
The following players, who have played for the US youth team, have also gone on to represent the senior men's team in 15's or 7's:
- Todd Clever
- Mike Petri
- Takudzwa Ngwenya
- Tai Enosa - 2009 JWRT scored 23 pts[5]
- Zack Test - 2009 JWRT scored 3 tries[6]
- Peter Tiberio - 2009 JWRT started 3 matches[7]
- Cam Dolan - 2009 JWRT team captain[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=4061/index.html
- ↑ IRB JWRT, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35570/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=32424/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35584/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35569/index.html
External links
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