2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
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Date | 4 February 2022 – 20 March 2022 | ||
Countries | |||
Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | Ireland | ||
Grand Slam | Ireland | ||
Triple Crown | Ireland | ||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Attendance | 29,915 (4,986 per match) | ||
Tries scored | 33 (5.5 per match) | ||
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The 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship is the 15th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship contested by the under-20 national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were the defending champions, having completed a Grand Slam in the previous tournament. [1] Ireland won the tournament for the fourth time and due to winning all five of their matches, a third Grand Slam. [2]
Nation | Stadium | Head coach | Captain | ||
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Home stadium | Capacity | Location | |||
England | Castle Park Barnet Copthall | 5,000 10,500 | Doncaster London | Alan Dickens [3] | Fin Baxter [4] |
France | Stade Guy Boniface Stade Aimé Giral | 16,800 14,593 | Mont-de-Marsan Perpignan | ||
Ireland | Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | Richie Murphy | Reuben Crothers |
Italy | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 5,000 | Treviso | Massimo Brunello | Giacomo Ferrari |
Scotland | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | 7,800 | Edinburgh | Rhys Tait [4] | |
Wales | Eirias Stadium | 6,080 | Colwyn Bay | Byron Haywood [4] |
Position | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points | Total points | |||||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Tries | Loss | |||
1 | Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 65 | 145 | 29 | 9 | 4 (+3 Grand Slam) | 0 | 27 |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 86 | 74 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
3 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 112 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 113 | −26 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
5 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 183 | −103 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 183 | −111 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Updated: 20 March 2022 |
Table ranking rules
4 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) France | 41–15 | Italy |
Try: Reybier 14' c Dayral 24' c Bevia 29' m Auriac 72' c Con: Auriac (3) 15', 26', 73' Pen: Auriac (5) 21', 48', 53', 60', 78' | Report | Try: Ortombina 41' c Pani 43' m Con: Teneggi 42' Pen: Teneggi 41' |
Stade Guy Boniface Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
4 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) Scotland | 24–41 | England (1 BP) |
Try: Leatherbarrow (2) 12' m, 30' c Melville 44' m Hiddleston 80+2' c Con: Townsend (2) 32', 80+4' | Report | Try: Arundell 22' m Knight (2) 37' m, 63' c Carr-Smith 54' c Grayson 65' c Litchfield 75' c Con: Benson (4) 55', 64', 66', 76' Pen: Benson 51' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Benoît Rousselet (France) |
4 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) Ireland | 53–5 | Wales |
Try: Mullins (2) 13' m, 51' c Devine 22' c Morrissey 34' c Crothers 41' c McNabney 44' m McCormick 60' m Brownlee 79' c Con: Tector (4) 23', 35', 42', 52' Butler 80' Pen: Tector 3' | Report | Try: Andrew 74' m |
Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 7,289 [5] Referee: Sara Cox (England) |
11 February 2022 19:00 |
Italy | 6–0 | England (1 BP) |
Pen: Teneggi (2) 6', 44' | Report |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France) |
11 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) Wales | 26–13 | Scotland |
Try: Mann 49' c Hawkins 67' c Houston 73' m Morse 79' c Con: J. Lloyd 50' Edwards (2) 68', 80' | Report | Try: Deehan 14' c Con: Townsend 15' Pen: McClintock (2) 45', 64' |
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada) |
11 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) France | 16–17 | Ireland |
Try: Montgaillard 26' c Con: Auriac 28' Pen: Auriac (3) 4', 44', 57' | Report | Try: McCormick 32' c Brownlee 79' c Con: Tector (2) 33', 80' Pen: Tector 54' |
Stade Maurice David Attendance: 5,043 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
25 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) England | 43–14 | Wales |
Try: Arundell (2) 26' m, 68' c Theobald-Thomas 34' c Ilione 41' c Hobson 51' c Bailey 64' c Con: Benson (3) 35', 42', 53' Johnson 66', 69' Pen: Benson 21' | Report | Try: Barratt 2' c B. Williams 48' c Con: J. Lloyd (2) 3', 49' |
Castle Park, Doncaster Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland) |
25 February 2022 20:00 |
Scotland | 17–30 | France (1 BP) |
Try: Norrie 59' c Taylor 78' c Con: McClintock (2) 60', 79' Pen: McClintock 4' | Report | Try: Capilla 16' m Le Brun 32' c Gailleton 44' m Sa 66' c Con: Dayral 33' Le Brun 67' Pen: Dayral (2) 9', 26' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy) |
25 February 2022 20:00 |
(1 BP) Ireland | 39–12 | Italy |
Try: Gibbons 16' c Devine 56' c McLoughlin 60' m Crothers 69' c Mullins 74' c Con: Tector (2) 18', 57' Butler (2) 70', 75' Pen: Tector (2) 24', 28' | Report | Try: Rizzoli 42' c Scramoncin 78' m Con: Teneggi 43' |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Aled Evans (Wales) |
10 March 2022 20:00 |
Wales | 15–47 | France (1 BP) |
Try: Penalty try 31' Williams 35' m Pen: J. Lloyd 5' | Report | Try: Fonnicola 6' c Sa (2) 16' c, 46' c Reybier 72' c Tarel 77' m Auriac 79' m Con: Barre (4) 7', 17', 47', 72' Pen: Barre (3) 12', 40', 43' |
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia) |
11 March 2022 19:00 |
Italy | 27–13 | Scotland |
Try: Ferrari (2) 3' c, 52' c Mey 32' c Con: Sante (3) 4', 33', 53' Pen: Sante (2) 19', 49' | Report | Try: Taylor 80' c Con: Townsend 80+1' Pen: McClintock (2) 8', 16' |
Stadio Comunale Di Monigo Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) |
12 March 2022 19:15 |
(1 BP) England | 27–42 | Ireland (1 BP) |
Try: Hendy 4' c Ilione 30' c Cleaves 57' m Bailey 74' m Con: Benson (2) 6', 31' Pen: Benson 10' | Report | Try: Devine 17' c McLoughlin 22' c McGuire 43' c King (2) 61' c, 66' m Con: Tector (4) 18', 23', 44', 62' Pen: Tector (3) 13', 53', 71' |
Barnet Copthall, London Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
20 March 2022 14:00 |
(1 BP) Wales | 20–27 | Italy (1 BP) |
Try: Davies 63' c Mann 74' c Con: Phillips (2) 64', 75' Pen: Hawkins (2) 5', 32' | Report | Try: Mey 2' c Garbisi (2) 33', 48' Frangini 60' c Con: Sante 3' Teneggi 62' Pen: Sante 40' |
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina) |
20 March 2022 17:00 |
(1 BP) Ireland | 59–5 | Scotland |
Try: Boyle 5' c Gibbons (2) 11' m, 78' c Postlethwaite 23' c Culhane 32' c Carson 39' c Devine 52' m McCormick 57' c Hanlon 74' c Con: Tector (4) 6', 24', 34', 40' Butler (3) 58', 75', 79' | Report | Try: McKnight 70' m |
Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
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