| 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 6 February 2015 – 20 March 2015 | ||
| Countries |  England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | England (5th title) | ||
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| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 57 | +88 | 8 | |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 82 | +63 | 6 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 117 | –2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Wales | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 111 | –9 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 90 | 30 | 4 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 216 | –170 | 0 | |
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