| 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5 February 2016 – 18 March 2016 | ||
| Countries |  England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Wales (1st title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Wales | ||
| Triple Crown | Wales | ||
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The 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held in February and March 2016. Wales won the tournament, the Triple Crown and the Grand Slam.
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | |||
| 1 | Wales | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 71 | +75 | 10 | |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 70 | +91 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 120 | –12 | 6 | |
| 4 | Scotland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 100 | 2 | 4 | |
| 5 | England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 140 | –39 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 160 | –117 | 0 | |
| 5 February 2016 20:00 |
| Scotland | 24–6 | England |
| Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) [1] |
| 11 March 2016 19:45 |
| England | 16–42 | Wales |
| Try: Sam Smith Con: Mat Protheroe Pen: Mat Protheroe | Try: Shaun Evans Harri Millard Keelan Giles (2) Dan Jones Harrison Keddie Con: Dan Jones (6) |
| Ashton Gate, Bristol Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU) [2] |
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