2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

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2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date19 June 2021 – 13 July 2021
Countries
Tournament statistics
Grand Slam Flag of England.svg  England
Triple Crown Flag of England.svg  England
2020 (Previous)(Next) 2022

The 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 14th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the matches were played at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff. [2]

Contents

The 2020 tournament was suspended with three games left to play, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancelled in August with no winner announced. [3]

Participants

NationHead CoachCaptain
Flag of England.svg  England Alan Dickens Jack van Poortvliet
Flag of France.svg  France Philippe BoherNolann Le Garrec
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Massimo Brunello Luca Andreani [4]
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Richie Murphy [5] Alex Kendellen
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Sean Lineen [6] Alex Samuel [7]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Ioan Cunningham [8]

Table

PositionNationGamesPointsTriesBonus points
Total
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstTriesLoss
1Flag of England.svg  England 550016569962595028
2Flag of France.svg  France 54011501173319153019
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 53021511005120143116
4Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 520391153−621021109
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 51041029841310127
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 500567189−1229.27000
Source: Updated: 17 July 2021

Table ranking rules

Fixtures

Week 1

19 June 2021
14:00
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7 – 38IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
19 June 2021
17:00
(1 BP) Flag of England.svg  England 38 – 22Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Chris Busby
19 June 2021
20:00
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8 – 25Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Nika Amashukeli

Week 2

25 June 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Flag of England.svg  England 31 – 12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Nika Amashukeli
25 June 2021
17:00
(1 BP) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 11 – 13Flag of France.svg  France
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Adam Leal
25 June 2021
20:00
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 12 – 40IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Tual Trainini

Week 3

1 July 2021
14:00
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3 – 43Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Tual Trainini
1 July 2021
17:00
(1 BP) Flag of France.svg  France 36 – 19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi
1 July 2021
20:00
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 15 – 24Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Adam Jones

Week 4

7 July 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23 – 30IRFU flag.svg  Ireland (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Sam Grove-White
7 July 2021
17:00
(1 BP) Flag of France.svg  France 45 – 21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Adam Jones
7 July 2021
20:00
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3 – 45Flag of England.svg  England (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Chris Busby

Week 5

13 July 2021
14:00
(1 BP) Flag of England.svg  England 27 – 17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Hollie Davidson
13 July 2021
17:00
(1 BP) IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 28 – 34Flag of France.svg  France (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Sam Grove-White
13 July 2021
20:00
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 24 – 32Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (1 BP)
Report
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Adam Leal

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