2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

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2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date31 January – 13 March 2020
Countries
Tournament statistics
Triple Crown IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Matches played12
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The 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 13th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ireland were the defending champions, having won the 2019 Championship with a Grand Slam. [1]

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The tournament was suspended with three games left to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic [2] and cancelled in August with no winner announced. At the point of cancellation, Ireland had beaten the three other Home nations, and as such had won a triple crown, which is officially recognised despite the cancellation of the tournament. [3]

Participants

NationStadiumHead coachCaptain
Home stadiumCapacityLocation
Flag of England.svg  England [4] Franklin's Gardens
Kingsholm Stadium 		15,200
16,115		 Northampton
Gloucester 		Alan Dickens
Flag of France.svg  France [5] Stade des Alpes
Stade Maurice David
Stade Aimé Giral 		20,068
6,428
14,593		 Grenoble
Aix-en-Provence
Perpignan 		Sébastien Piqueronies
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland [6] Irish Independent Park 8,008 Cork Noel McNamara David McCann
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy [7] Stadio Mirabello
Payanini Rugby Centre		4,500
 Reggio Emilia
Verona 		Fabio Roselli Paolo Garbisi
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [8] Myreside Stadium
Netherdale 		5,500
4,000		 Edinburgh
Galashiels 		Sean Lineen
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales [9] Eirias Stadium 6,080 Colwyn Bay Gareth Williams Jac Morgan

Table

PositionNationGamesPointsTriesBonus points
Total
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstTriesLoss
1IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 3300113694417103015
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 52031471341320203213
3Flag of France.svg  France 420295841111122212
4Flag of England.svg  England 420293103−1014122111
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 520383138−551118008
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 31026568−389116
Source:

Table ranking rules

Fixtures

Week 1

31 January 2020
19:15
(1 BP) IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 38 – 26Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Try: Crowley (2) 10' c, 40' c
Clarkson 22' c
Smith 43' c
Ahern 47' m
McKee 74' m
Con: Crowley (4/5) 11', 24', 40', 44'		 Report Try: Ashman 15' c
Blain 33' m
Chamberlain 61' c
Scott 80' c
Con: Chamberlain (3/4) 16', 62', 80'
Irish Independent Park, Cork
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
31 January 2020
19:35
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7 – 17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
1 February 2020
20:00
(1 BP) Flag of France.svg  France 24 – 29Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP)
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Week 2

7 February 2020
19:15
(1 BP) IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 36 – 22Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Try: Hernan (2) 1' c, 40' c
Kelly 17' c
Finlay 23' c
Smith 63' m
Con: Crowley (4/5) 2', 18', 25' 40'
Pen: Crowley 30'		 Report Try: Knott (2) 35' c, 68' m
Penalty try 48'
Con: Costelow 36'
Pen: Costelow 43'
Irish Independent Park, Cork
Attendance: 4,822
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
7 February 2020
19:30
(1 BP) Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 17 – 21Flag of England.svg  England
Myreside Stadium, Edinburgh
7 February 2020
20:00
(1 BP) Flag of France.svg  France 31 – 19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence

Week 3

21 February 2020
18:00
(2 BP) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 29 – 30Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Stadio Mirabello, Reggio Emilia
21 February 2020
19:35
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 14 – 11Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP)
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
21 February 2020
19:45
Flag of England.svg  England 21 – 39IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Hammond 8' c
Tizard 45' c
Dan 55' c
Con: Barton (3/3) 9', 47', 56'		 Report Try: Soroka 18' m
Hyde 26' c
Ahern (2) 34' c, 72' m
McIlroy 40' c
O'Reilly 51' m
Con: Crowley (2/5) 27', 36'
Corkery (1/1) 40'
Pen: Crowley 4'
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton
Referee: Ben Blain

Week 4

6 March 2020
19:15
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland CancelledFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Irish Independent Park, Cork
6 March 2020
19:45
(1 BP) Flag of England.svg  England 22 – 23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Pierre-Baptiste Nuchy
6 March 2020
20:00
(1 BP) Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 22 – 29Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP)
Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: Adam Jones

Week 5

13 March 2020
19:35
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 17 – 52Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (1 BP)
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
13 March 2020
20:00
Flag of France.svg  France CancelledIRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan
15 March 2020
17:30
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy CancelledFlag of England.svg  England
Payanini Rugby Centre, Verona

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