2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
{{Infobox Six Nations Championship
| name = 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
| image =
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| caption =
| date = 3 February 2012 – 16 March 2012
| countries = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
{{ruu|20|FRA}}
{{ruu|20|IRE}}
{{ruu|20|ITA}}
{{ruu|20|SCO}}
{{ruu|20|WAL}}
| champions = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
| count = 3
| grand slam =
| triple crown = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
| tries =
| top point scorer =
| top try scorer =
| Player of the tournament =
| website =
| previous year = 2011
| previous tournament = 2011 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
| next year = 2013
| next tournament = 2013 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
}}
The 2012 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was a rugby union competition held between February and March 2012. England won the tournament and the Triple Crown.
Final table
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rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Position
! rowspan="2" style="width:18%;"|Nation ! colspan="4" style="width:32%;"|Games ! colspan="4" style="width:32%;"|Points ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"|Table | |||||||||
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style="width:8%;"|Played
! style="width:8%;"|Won ! style="width:8%;"|Drawn ! style="width:8%;"|Lost ! style="width:8%;"|For ! style="width:8%;"|Against ! style="width:8%;"|Difference ! style="width:8%;"|Tries | |||||||||
1 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|ENG}}
|5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 40 | +129 | 30 | 8 |
2 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|FRA}}
|5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 63 | +46 | 11 | 8 |
3 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|IRE}}
|5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 7 | 8 |
4 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|WAL}}
|5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 125 | −36 | 8 | 4 |
5 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|SCO}}
|5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 160 | −101 | 6 | 2 |
6 | align="left"|{{ruu|20|ITA}}
|5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 138 | −78 | 7 | 0 |
=Results=
==Round one==
{{rugbybox
|date = 3 February 2012
|time = 19:30
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|SCO}}
|score = 3–59
|away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
|pen1 = Leonard 2'
|try2 = Yarde (3) 10', 19', 25'
Clifford (2) 14', 66'
Penalty try 38'
Watson 56'
Walker (2) 72', 76'
|con2 = Ford 10', 14', 38', 56', 66', 72', 76'
|stadium = Firhill Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 3 February 2012
|time = 19:05
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|IRE}}
|score = 11–6
|away = {{ruu|20|WAL}}
|try1 = Layden 26'
|drop1 = Jackson 70'
McGrath 72'
|pen2 = Williams 66'
|drop2 = Davies 19'
|stadium = Dubarry Park
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 18 February 2012
|time = 14:00
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|FRA}}
|score = 19–5
|away = {{ruu|20|ITA}}
|try1 = Taofifenua 30'
Payen 44'
Jedreziak 78'
|con1 = Escande 31'
Selponi 78'
|try2 = Riccioli 71'
|stadium = Stade Pierre Rajon
}}
==Round two==
{{rugbybox
|date = 10 February 2012
|time = 19:05
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|WAL}}
|score = 28–15
|away = {{ruu|20|SCO}}
|try1 = R. Jones 12'
Morgan 31', 62'
|con1 = Davies 31', 62'
|pen1 = Davies 9', 26', 46'
|try2 = Farndale 69', 74'
|con2 = Leonard 74'
|pen2 = Leonard 16'
|stadium = Eirias Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 11 February 2012
|time = 14:15
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|FRA}}
|score = 12–13
|away = {{ruu|20|IRE}}
|pen1 = Otazo 2', 8', 47', 54'
|try2 = Horan 42'
|con2 = Jackson 42'
|pen2 = Jackson 20'
Hanrahan 72'
|stadium = Stade des Alpes
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 3 March 2012
|time = 14:00
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|ITA}}
|score = 7–42
|away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
|try1 = Marazzi 38'
|con1 = Odiete 38'
|try2 = Hill 20'
Walker 25'
Robson (2) 32', 45'
Ransom 60'
Bassett 80'
|con2 = Slade (3) 20', 25', 32'
Bell (3) 45', 60', 80'
|stadium = Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini
}}
==Round three==
{{rugbybox
|date = 24 February 2012
|time = 19:45
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|ENG}}
|score = 40–9
|away = {{ruu-rt|20|WAL}}
|try1 = J. Bassett 23'
A. Watson 29',69'
L. Cowan-Dickie 56'
S. Hill 60'
M. Yarde 75'
|con1 = T. Bell (2) 23', 56'
|pen1 = T. Bell (2) 38',53'
|pen2 = S. Davies (2) 34', 40'
|drop2 = S. Davies 15'
|stadium = Twickenham Stoop
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 24 February 2012
|time = 19:30
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|SCO}}
|score = 21–30
|away = {{ruu|20|FRA}}
|try1 = Hidalgo-Clyne 40'
Sinclair 62'
|con1 = Leonard 40'
|pen1 = Leonard 25',28',56'
|try2 = Chateau 23'
Danty 31'
Domvo 35'
Placines 45'
|con2 = Ecochard 31',35'
|pen2 = Ecochard 10',75'
|stadium = Netherdale
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 24 February 2012
|time = 19:05
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|IRE}}
|score = 27–8
|away = {{ruu|20|ITA}}
|try1 = Henderson 67'
Layden 77'
|con1 = Jackson 77'
|pen1 = Jackson 11', 17', 20', 40', 49'
|try2 = Morsellino 63'
|pen2 = Della Rossa 7'
|stadium = Dubarry Park
}}
==Round four==
{{rugbybox
|date = 9 March 2012
|time = 19:05
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|IRE}}
|score = 26–0
|away = {{ruu|20|SCO}}
|try1 = Layden 3'
McGrath 63'
Conan 73'
|con1 = Jackson 64'
|pen1 = Jackson 13', 45', 46'
|stadium = Dubarry Park
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 9 March 2012
|time = 19:10
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|WAL}}
|score = 30–23
|away = {{Ru|ITA}}
|try1 = R. Evans 11'
Morgan 60'
, Baker 75'
|con1 = S. Davies 12'
J. Williams 61', 76'
|pen1 = S. Davies 19', 38', 42'
|try2 = Calabrese 5'
Sarto 35'
|con2 = Odiete 7', 36'
|pen2 = Apperley 10', 47', 67'
|stadium = Eirias Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 10 March 2012
|time = 19:45
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|FRA}}
|score = 12–8
|away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}
|pen1 = Ecochard 6', 23', 73', 79'
|try2 = Sisi 69'
|pen2 = Mills 2'
|stadium = Stade de la Rabine
}}
==Round five==
{{rugbybox
|date = 16 March 2012
|time = 19:30
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|ENG}}
|score = 20–9
|away = {{Ru|IRE}}
|try1 = A. Watson 1'
D. Robson 15'
M. Yarde 45'
|con1 = T. Heathcote 1'
|pen1 = T. Heathcote 29'
|pen2 = P. Jackson 8',32',61'
|stadium = Adams Park
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 16 March 2012
|time = 19:35
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|WAL}}
|score = 16–36
|away = {{Ru|FRA}}
|try1 = L. Morgan 56'
|con1 = S. Davies 56'
|pen1 = S. Davies 15', 35', 48'
|try2 = J. Poirot 7'br/> J. Kazubek 10'
É. Escande 40'
B. Fuster 51'
D. Domvo 78'
|con2 = É. Escande 7', 10', 40', 78'
|pen2 = É. Escande 4'
|stadium = Eirias Stadium
}}
{{rugbybox
|date = 16 March 2012
|time = 18:00
|home = {{ruu-rt|20|ITA}}
|score = 17–20
|away = {{ruu|20|SCO}}
|try1 = L. Sarto 7'
|pen1 = S. Apperley 35', 54', 60', 75'
|try2 = M. Bennett 76'
H. Leonard 80'
|con2 = H. Leonard 76', 80'
|pen2 = H. Leonard 32', 36'
|stadium = Stade Calvisano, Brescia
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{U-20 Six Nations}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Six Nations}}
Category:2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams
Category:2011–12 in English rugby union
Category:2011–12 in French rugby union
Category:2011–12 in Irish rugby union
Category:2011–12 in Welsh rugby union
Category:2011–12 in Scottish rugby union
Category:2011–12 in Italian rugby union