Australia national under-20 rugby union team

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Junior Wallabies
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Union Rugby Australia
Coach(es)Nathan Grey
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Team kit
First international
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 81–12 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(6 June 2008)
Largest win
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 91–7 Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg
(1 May 2019)
Largest defeat
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12–69 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg
(10 July 2022)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 2008)
Best resultRunners-up, 2010 and 2019
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Logo 2008–2017

The Junior Wallabies is the national under-20 team that represents Australia playing rugby union. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015.

Contents

Australia's highest finish at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship was as runner-up in 2010 [1] [2] and 2019. The team finished third in 2011 by beating France in the third place playoff, [3] and fourth in 2009 after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff. [4]

Team name

The Junior Wallabies name was incorporated into the Australian under-20 crest prior to the 2018 season, but the name was also previously applied to several other teams in the history of Australian rugby. [5] [6] In the era of amateur rugby from the 1950s onwards, the Junior Wallabies team was selected from uncapped players (with no age restriction) to play against touring Test sides [7] [8] or to represent Australia on goodwill tours to Asia and the Pacific. [9] [10] Media publications sometimes also used the name Junior Wallabies to refer to age-graded national teams such as the Australian under 19 side, [11] Australian Schoolboys, [12] [13] and later the Australian under 20 team. [14] [15]

Overall record

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2022 Oceania Championship:

OppositionPlayedWonDrawnLost% Won
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 6 3 0 3 50%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 2 0 0 100%
Flag of England.svg  England 7 1 0 6 14%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7 7 0 0 100%
Flag of France.svg  France 7 3 0 4 43%
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 3 2 0 1 67%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6 6 0 0 100%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 3 0 0 100%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 2 011 15%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 6 6 0 0 100%
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 4 0 2 67%
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3 1 0 2 33%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4 4 0 0 100%
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4 3 0 1 75%
Total 77 47 0 30 61%

Results

2022

2022 World Championship

No tournament in 2022.

2022 Oceania Championship – 3rd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 121–24Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Round 258–5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Round 312–69Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2020 to 2021

No competition due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

2019 World Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match 36–12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pool match 45–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pool match 33–56Flag of England.svg  England
Semifinal 34–13Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Final 23–24Flag of France.svg  France

2019 Oceania Championship – 1st place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 1 64–14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Round 2 16–0Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Round 3 24–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2018

2018 World Championship – 5th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match 21–26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pool match 54–19Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Pool match 18–27Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Play-off 44–15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5th place play-off 41–16Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

2018 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 1 51–5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Round 2 91–7Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Round 3 28–43Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2017

2017 World Championship – 6th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match 24–17Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Pool match 33–26Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Pool match 19–20Flag of England.svg  England
Play-off 42–19Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
5th place play-off 17–24Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

2017 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 1 43–20Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Round 2 32–24Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Round 3 6–43Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2016

2016 World Championship – 6th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match10–15Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Pool match38–10Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pool match13–17Flag of England.svg  England
Play-off35–19Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
5th place play-off24–55Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2016 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 110–30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Round 225–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2015

2015 World Championship – 5th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match33–5Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Pool match31–15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Pool match13–46Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Play-off31–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
5th place play-off28–23Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales

2015 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Round 133–10Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Round 247–31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Round 329–46Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

2014 and earlier

IRB World Championships 2008 to 2014

2014 World Championship – 5th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match36–17Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Pool match24–38Flag of England.svg  England
Pool match29–3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Play-off53–16Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
5th place play-off34–27Flag of France.svg  France

2013 World Championship – 7th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match15–19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland
Pool match10–14Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Pool match46–12Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Play-off15–22Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
7th place play-off28–17IRFU flag.svg  Ireland

2012 World Championship – 8th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match67–12 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Pool match3–15 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Pool match7–31 Flag of France.svg France
Play-off17–19 Flag of France.svg France
7th place play-off13–17 Flag of England.svg England

2011 World Championship – 3rd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match54–7 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Pool match50–25 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Pool match25–31 Flag of France.svg France
Semi-final7–37 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
3rd place play-off30–17 Flag of France.svg France

2010 World Championship – 2nd place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match85–13 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Pool match67–5 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Pool match42–35 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Semi-final28–16 Flag of England.svg England
Final17–62 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand

2009 World Championship – 4th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match86–0 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pool match40–6 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga
Pool match38–5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Semi-final17–31 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
3rd place play-off5–32 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

2008 World Championship – 5th place

MatchScoreOpposition
Pool match81–12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Pool match53–17 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji
Pool match13–18 Flag of England.svg England
Play-off32–0 Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
5th place play-off42–21 Flag of France.svg France

Squads

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship is:

Junior Wallabies squad – 2019 World Championship [16]
(c) Denotes team captain

Previous squads

The squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship : [18]

Management

  • Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
  • Michael Grice - Team Manager
  • Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
  • Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
  • Alan Gaffney - Selector
The squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship [20] [21] [22]

Management

  • Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
  • Michael Grice - Team Manager
  • Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
  • Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
  • Campbell Hanson - Physiotherapist
  • Steve Freeman - Team Doctor
  • Carl Marshall - Video Analyst
  • Simon Harries - Strength & Conditioning
  • Alan Gaffney - Selector

Head coaches

Honours

World Junior Championship
Oceania Junior Championship
  • Winners (1): 2019
  • Runners-up (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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