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| Union | Spanish Rugby Federation | ||
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| Coach(es) | Ricardo Martinena | ||
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| Appearances | 1 (First in 2024) | ||
The Spain national under-20 rugby union team is the junior national rugby union team from Spain. The team competed at the World Rugby U20 Trophy.
Spain qualified for the 2016 Under 20 Trophy after defeating Romania 24-3 in the European Under-19 Rugby Union Championship 2015.
Summary for all under 20 matches at the World Rugby U20 Trophy and World Rugby U20 Championship:
| Opposition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
| Year | Competition | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | Finish |
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| 2008 | Trophy | Did Not Qualified | |||||||
| 2009 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2010 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2011 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2012 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2013 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2014 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2015 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2016 | Trophy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 136 | 84 | +52 | 2nd |
| 2017 | Trophy | Did Not Qualified | |||||||
| 2018 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2019 | Trophy | ||||||||
| 2023 | Trophy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 60 | +108 | 1st |
| 2024 | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 172 | –98 | 11th |
| 2025 | Championship | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Squad to 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy: [1] [2]
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