World Rugby Under 20 Championship Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship , in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final. [ 2] The following year saw England finish runners up to New Zealand again at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship . [ 3]
At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship , they reached the semi-finals after winning all of their pool stage games against Argentina , Ireland and France . [ 4] They lost the semi-final to Australia 16–28 [ 5] and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place. [ 6] England finished runners up to New Zealand again at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship . [ 7]
At the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship , England defeated New Zealand 33-21 in the semi-final. [ 8] In the final against Wales , tries from Jack Nowell and Sam Hill saw England recover from a dozen point half-time deficit to become World Champions at junior level for the first time. [ 9]
England retained their title at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship , defeating South Africa in the final. [ 10] The following year saw England lose in the final of the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship to New Zealand . [ 11] England hosted the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship . [ 12] They regained the title after defeating Ireland in the final. [ 13]
England were runners up to both New Zealand at the 2017 tournament [ 14] and hosts France at the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship . [ 15] England won the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship , defeating France 21-13 in the final. [ 16] [ 17]
Championship record Year Round Position 2008 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 148 104 2009 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 193 79 2010 Semi-final 4th 5 3 0 2 139 107 2011 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 153 114 2012 Pool stage 7th 5 3 0 2 128 88 2013 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 219 73 2014 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 181 78 2015 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 151 94 2016 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 193 61 2017 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 169 144 2018 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 174 97 2019 Pool stage 5th 5 4 0 1 181 147 2020–2022 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2023 Semi-final 4th 5 1 2 2 155 137 2024 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 157 77 Total 14/14 4 Titles 70 53 2 15 2,341 1,400
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England 28–15 Wales 
New Zealand 64–17 England 
