The Ulster U20 team travelled to Galway to play Connacht U20’s in the second of the U20 Inter Provincial games. Despite losing by one point against the Munster U20 team in their first outing, hopes were high that the team might get their campaign underway with a positive performance at the Sportsground. Alas, it was […]
New Zealand crowned U20 world champions New Zealand ended a four-year wait for their fifth World Rugby U20 Championship title after beating England 21-16 in a hard-fought final in Italy on Saturday. Atu Moli became the fifth New Zealand captain to lift the distinctive World Rugby U20 Championship title in Cremona, following in the footsteps […]
England to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2016 World Rugby has today announced that the U20 Championship 2016 will be held in Manchester, England. Hosted by the RFU, the tournament will take place at the AJ Bell Stadium, home of Sale Sharks, and Manchester City Academy Stadium in June 2016. The U20 Championship, which is […]
Ireland Under-20 team to play Scotland-Under 20 The Ireland Under-20 (Sponsored by PwC) to play Scotland Under-20 in their second round of the World Rugby Under-20 Championship has been named. Coach, Nigel Carolan has made four changes to the opening side that overcame Argentina 18-16 in their last outing. Ciaran Gaffney is named on the […]
Captains gather as World Rugby U20 Championship set for kick-off in Italy The future stars of rugby are in Italy and are ready to set the world alight.With anticipation building in a Rugby World Cup year, captains jetted in to Milan on Friday to meet the media ahead of kick-off on Tuesday. The World Rugby […]
U20 Championship to be broadcast to over 100 countries Tournament will be available in more than 160 million homes around the globe Tickets selling well as fans await future stars of world rugby One week to go until kick-off in ItalyWorld Rugby will broadcast this year’s U20 Championship to more than 100 countries around the […]
Georgia win promotion to U20 Championship 2016 Georgia have qualified for next year’s World Rugby U20 Championship by beating Canada 49-24 in the final of the U20 Trophy 2015 in Lisbon. Two scores from left wing Giorgi Kveseladze were among the highlights of a seven-try to three victory as the powerful Europeans showed they are […]
Ireland U-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, confirmed for World Rugby Under-20 Championship The Ireland Under-20 Squad, sponsored by PwC, has been confirmed for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship. The tournament is taking place in Parma, Italy from the 2nd – 22nd of June. Ireland share pool C with Argentina, Scotland and New Zealand and open […]
Georgia to host World Rugby U20 Championship 2017 World Rugby has today announced that the U20 Championship 2017 will be held in Georgia. The country, which also plays host to the World Rugby Tbilisi Cup, will welcome the future stars of world rugby to Tbilisi and Kutaisi in two years’ time. The U20 Championship, which […]
Wins for Canada, Tonga, Fiji and Georgia on day one of U20 Trophy The World Rugby U20 Trophy got off to a fantastic start in the Lisbon sunshine on Tuesday with plenty of exciting rugby on offer and important wins registered for Canada, Georgia, Tonga and Fiji.The opener at Estadio Universitario de Lisboa was a […]