2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
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Date | 2 February – 15 March 2024 | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Champions | ![]() | ||
Matches played | 15 | ||
Tries scored | 109 (7.27 per match) | ||
Top point scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
Top try scorer(s) |
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Official website | sixnationsrugby.com | ||
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The 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 17th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship for players under 20 years of age. Ireland were the reigning champions, having won the title in both 2022 and 2023. They managed four wins and a draw to match England's record for the championship, but England secured more bonus points to claim their 10th title, their first since 2021.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 98 | +73 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 23 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 93 | +78 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 156 | 131 | +25 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 118 | 120 | −2 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 160 | −69 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 179 | −105 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Table ranking rules:
The fixtures for the tournament were announced on 20 July 2023. [1]
2 February 2024 19:15 |
Italy ![]() | 11–36 | ![]() |
Try: Siciliano 67' m Pen: Pucciarello (2) 10', 18' | Report | Try: Pollock (3) 19', 33', 77' Carnduff 39' Bellamy 62' Con: Kerr (2) 20', 34' Taylor (2) 63', 78' Pen: Kerr 2' |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee: Evan Urruzmendi (France) |
2 February 2024 19:15 |
(1 BP) Wales ![]() | 37–29 | ![]() |
Try: Anderson 17' Price (2) 28', 71' Morse 32' Ackerman 60' Lewis 76' Con: Wilde 32' Ford 72' Pen: Wilde 13' | Report | Try: Young (2) 9', 34' Douglas (2) 23', 64' Yule 44' Con: Coates 34', 44' |
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
3 February 2024 20:10 |
(2 BP) France ![]() | 31–37 | ![]() |
Try: Castro (2) 11', 35' Tuifua 46' Perrin 72' Con: Raffy (4) 12', 36', 47', 73' Pen: Raffy 64' | Report | Try: Sheahan 4' Gleeson 24' Gavin 51' Treacy 67' Con: Murphy (4) 5', 25', 52', 68' Pen: Murphy (3) 42', 76', 80' |
Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Morné Ferreira (South Africa) |
9 February 2024 19:15 |
(1 BP) England ![]() | 28–7 | ![]() |
Try: Wills 10' McParland 15' Jones 29' Kirk 73' Con: Bellamy 74' Pen: Taylor 45' Bellamy 59' | Report | Try: Anderson 31' Con: Wilde 32' |
Recreation Ground, Bath Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa) |
9 February 2024 19:15 |
Ireland ![]() | 23–22 | ![]() |
Try: O'Connell 20' O'Connor 28' Edogbo 73' Con: J. Murphy 21' Pen: J. Murphy (2) 3', 60' | Report | Try: Scalabrin (2) 23', 30' Gritti 65' Con: Pucciarello (2) 24', 31' Pen: Pucciarello 34' |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Jérémy Rozier (France) |
9 February 2024 20:00 |
Scotland ![]() | 14–29 | ![]() |
Try: Lock 52' Blyth-Lafferty 59' Con: Coates (2) 53', 60' | Report | Try: Mousques 13' Bosmorin 19' Souverbie 30' Castro 40' Con: Desperes (3) 14', 20', 42' Pen: Desperes 65' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand) |
23 February 2024 19:15 |
(1 BP) Ireland ![]() | 43–8 | ![]() |
Try: Edogbo 17' Gavin 39' Walker 45' Sheahan (2) 62', 66' O'Connor 73' Con: J. Murphy (4) 18', 40', 46', 63' Naughton 74' Pen: J. Murphy 7' | Report | Try: Davies 52' Pen: Wilde 14' |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
23 February 2024 19:15 |
Scotland ![]() | 17–30 | ![]() |
Try: McVie 53' Douglas 64' Gwynn 75' Con: Coates 54' | Report | Try: Wright 12' Kerr 30' Carnduff 46' Michelow 58' Con: Kerr (2) 13', 47' Pen: Kerr (2) 3', 22' |
Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Mike English (Wales) |
7 March 2024 19:45 |
Wales ![]() | 12–45 | ![]() |
Try: Morse 23' Page 62' Con: Price 62' | Report | Try: Mousques 9' Quere Karaba 31' Aouad 35', 39' Tolofua 59' Belaubre 73' Con: Cotarmanac'h 10', 32', 36', 40' Souverbie 60', 74' Pen: Cotarmanac'h 43' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan) |
8 March 2024 19:15 |
(1 BP) Italy ![]() | 47–14 | ![]() |
Try: Gritti (2) 7', 50' Gasperini (2) 55', 59' Belloni 62' Scalabrin 77' De Villiers 80' Con: Pucciarello (6) 8', 51', 56', 61', 78', 81' | Report | Try: McVie 16' Watson 25' Con: Coates (2) 18', 26' |
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee: Saba Abulashvili (Georgia) |
8 March 2024 19:15 |
(1 BP) England ![]() | 32–32 | ![]() |
Try: Carnduff 3' Spencer 55' James 68' Waghorn 76' Con: Kerr (3) 4', 69', 78' Pen: Kerr (2) 11', 35' | Report | Try: Treacy 15' O'Connor 28' McLaughlin 47' Walker 63' Murphy 80+2' Con: Murphy 16' Naughton 80+3' Pen: Murphy 8' |
Recreation Ground, Bath Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia) |
15 March 2024 19:00 |
(1 BP) Ireland ![]() | 36–0 | ![]() |
Try: McLaughlin 20' O'Connell 59' Sheahan (2) 70', 80+2' Edogbo 76' Con: Murphy (4) 21', 71', 77', 80+3' Pen: Murphy 49' | Report |
Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan) |
15 March 2024 19:30 |
(1 BP) Wales ![]() | 27–15 | ![]() |
Try: Thomas 46' Beddall 59' Stone 67' Young 71' Con: Ford (2) 60', 68' Pen: Ford 76' | Report | Try: Gallorini 15' Pen: Pucciarello 3' |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia) |
15 March 2024 20:00 |
(1 BP) France ![]() | 31–45 | ![]() |
Try: Ferte 12' Gourgues 24' Carbonneau 26' Castro 45' Con: Reus (4) 13', 25', 27', 46' Pen: Reus 56' | Report | Try: Redshaw 1' Isaacs (2) 36', 42' Jones 47' Pollock 58' Halliwell 69' Con: Kerr (3) 37', 43', 69' Makepeace-Cubitt 59' |
Stade du Hameau, Pau Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy) |
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