World Rugby Under 20 Championship Teams 2023


  • France
  • Wales
  • New Zealand
  • Japan
  • Australia
  • England
  • Ireland
  • Fiji
  • South Africa
  • Argentina
  • Italy
  • Georgia

2020 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Teams

TeamNo.Result (2019)Best Result
Wales126thRunners-up (2013)
South Africa123rdChampions (2012)
New Zealand127thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
Japan5Tenth place (2015)
Italy109thEighth place (2017, 2018)
Ireland128thRunners-up (2016)
Georgia410thNinth place (2018)
France121stChampions (2018, 2019)
Fiji811thSixth place (2011)
England125thChampions (2013, 2014, 2016)
Australia122ndRunners-up (2010, 2019)
Argentina124thThird place (2016)

2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Teams

PoolTeamNo of TournamentsPosition 2016Position 2017Previous best result
Georgia210thTenth (2016)
Ireland102ndRunner-up (2016)
New Zealand105thChampions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)
Wales107thRunner-up (2013)
Australia106thRunner-up (2010)
England101stChampions (2013, 2014, 2016)
Italy811thEleventh (2008, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
Scotland108thEighth (2015, 2016)
Argentina103rdThird (2016)
France109thFourth (2011, 2015)
Samoa7DNPEighth (2015)
South Africa104thChampions (2012)

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Teams

PoolTeamNo. of TournamentsPosition 2015Position 2016
New Zealand91st
England92nd
South Africa93rd
France94th
Australia95th
Wales96th
Ireland97th
Scotland98th
Argentina99th
Japan410th
Italy711th
Georgia1DNP