| 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 2 February – 16 March 2018 | ||
| Countries | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 12 | ||
| Tries scored | 89 (7.42 per match) | ||
| |||
The 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, was the 11th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. England were the defending champions.
| Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
 England | Kingston Park Ricoh Arena | 10,200 32,609 | Newcastle Coventry | Steve Bates | Ben Earl |
 France | Stade Chaban-Delmas Stade Jean Laville Stade de la Méditerranée | 34,694 13,872 18,555 | Bordeaux Gueugnon Beziers | ||
 Ireland | Donnybrook Stadium | 6,000 | Dublin | Noel McNamara | Tommy O'Brien |
 Italy | Stadio Enzo Bearzot Stadio della Vittoria | 1,000 40,400 | Gorizia Bari | Fabio Roselli | Michele Lamaro |
 Scotland | Broadwood Stadium Myreside | 8,086 5,500 | Cumbernauld Edinburgh | Stevie Scott [1] | Robbie Smith |
 Wales | Parc Eirias | 6,080 | Colwyn Bay | Jason Strange | Tommy Reffell |
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Total points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Tries | Loss | |||
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 211 | 80 | 131 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 151 | 74 | 77 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 182 | −37 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 181 | −55 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 197 | −95 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Source: | |||||||||||||
| Italy | 17 – 27 | England (BP) |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Luccardi 40' c Penalty 77' Con: Rizzi (1/1) Pen: Rizzi (1/1) 57' | [5] | Try: Earl 19' m White 48' c Parton 50' c Loader 61' m Con: Grayson (2/4) Pen: Grayson (1/1) 3' |
| (BP) France | 34 – 24 | Ireland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Ntamack (2) 13' c, 29' c Diallo 26' m Gimbert 63' m Bamba 78' c Con: Ntamack (2/3) Carbonel (1/2) Pen: Ntamack (1/1) 3' | [6] | Try: Penalty 53' Stewart 59' c McCarthy 72' c Con: Byrne (2/2) Pen: Byrne (1/1) 23' |
| (BP) Wales | 36 – 3 | Scotland |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Morgan 3' c Goodchild 24' m Baldwin (2) 27' c, 77' c Davis 71' c Con: C. Evans (4/5) Pen: C. Evans (1/1) 62' | [7] | Pen: Dewhirst (1/2) 20' |
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