Rugby 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
Position
Name
Head coach
Richie Murphy
Forwards coach
Jimmy Duffy
Skills and backs coach
Mark Sexton
Defence coach
Willie Faloon
Team manager
Hendrik Kruger
Athletic performance coach
Martin Kennedy
Performance analyst
John Buckley
Media and communications
Ryan Bailey
Overall record
Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won For Aga Diff Argentina 5 3 0 2 60% 101 73 +28 Australia 4 2 0 2 50% 83 98 –15 England 26 10 2 14 38.46% 589 716 –127 Fiji 3 3 0 0 100% 131 30 +101 France 24 11 0 13 45.83% 484 573 –89 Georgia 3 2 0 1 66.67% 79 49 +30 Japan 1 1 0 0 100% 39 33 +6 Italy 23 21 1 1 91.3% 702 355 +347 New Zealand 8 1 0 7 12.5% 115 316 –201 Samoa 3 2 0 1 66.67% 92 45 +47 Scotland 26 21 0 5 80.77% 831 505 +326 South Africa 6 2 0 4 33.33% 136 193 –57 Tonga 1 1 0 0 100% 45 27 +18 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 100% 45 0 +45 Wales 24 13 1 10 54.17% 608 474 +134 Total 158 94 4 60 59.87% 4,080 3,487 +593
Correct as of 29 June 2024 [8]
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Year
Pos
Played
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TD
LBP
TBP
Triple Crown
Grand Slam
2008
4th
5
2
0
3
56
90
–34
3
13
–10
N/A
N/A
No
No
2009
2nd
5
4
0
1
86
88
–2
5
9
–4
N/A
N/A
No
No
2010
1st
5
4
0
1
147
62
85
17
5
12
N/A
N/A
Yes
No
2011
4th
5
2
1
2
147
99
48
11
14
–3
N/A
N/A
No
No
2012
3rd
5
4
0
1
86
46
40
7
4
3
N/A
N/A
No
No
2013
3rd
5
2
1
2
98
83
15
13
9
4
N/A
N/A
No
No
2014
4th
5
2
0
3
74
79
–5
7
8
–1
N/A
N/A
No
No
2015
5th
5
2
0
3
120
90
30
13
10
3
N/A
N/A
No
No
2016
3rd
5
3
0
2
108
120
–18
10
12
–2
N/A
N/A
No
No
2017
4th
5
3
0
2
111
122
–11
12
13
–1
1
0
No
No
2018
3rd
5
2
0
3
145
182
–37
21
26
–5
1
3
No
No
2019
1st
5
5
0
0
150
92
58
18
12
6
0
3
Yes
Yes
2020
Cancelled
3
3
0
0
113
69
44
17
10
7
0
3
Yes
Cancelled
2021
3rd
5
3
0
2
151
100
51
20
14
6
1
3
No
No
2022
1st
5
5
0
0
210
65
145
29
9
20
0
4
Yes
Yes
2023
1st
5
5
0
0
239
116
123
32
17
15
0
4
Yes
Yes
2024
2nd
5
4
1
0
171
93
78
23
12
11
0
4
No
No
World Rugby U20 Championship
Year
Place
Pool
Played
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TD
LBP
TBP
2008
9th
A
5
3
0
2
112
127
–15
11
13
–2
0
1
2009
8th
A
5
2
0
3
81
54
27
9
3
6
0
1
2010
9th
B
5
2
0
3
154
118
36
18
9
9
2
0
2011
8th
C
5
1
0
4
120
183
–63
11
24
–13
0
0
2012
5th
B
5
4
0
1
124
70
54
13
7
6
1
1
2013
8th
B
5
2
0
3
121
86
35
14
9
5
1
1
2014
4th
B
5
2
0
3
124
127
–3
14
16
–2
1
2
2015
7th
C
5
3
0
2
74
92
–18
6
9
–3
0
0
2016
2nd
A
5
4
0
1
173
153
20
17
16
1
0
1
2017
9th
B
5
2
0
3
128
167
–39
16
25
–9
2
0
2018
11th
C
5
1
0
4
129
158
–29
16
23
–7
2
0
2019
8th
B
5
2
0
3
137
155
–18
18
20
–2
0
2
2020-2022
Not held
2023
2nd
B
5
3
1
1
156
133
23
23
19
4
0
3
2024
TBD
B
To be determined
Honours
See also
References
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See also
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