2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

{{Infobox Six Nations Championship

| name = 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| date = 1 February – 15 March 2019

| countries = {{plainlist|

  • {{ruu|20|ENG}}
  • {{ruu|20|FRA}}
  • {{ruu|20|IRE}}
  • {{ruu|20|ITA}}
  • {{ruu|20|SCO}}
  • {{ruu|20|WAL}}

}}

| champions = Ireland

| count = 3

| grand slam = Ireland (2nd title)

| triple crown = Ireland (3rd title)

| calcutta cup =

| millennium trophy =

| centenary quaich =

| giuseppe garibaldi trophy =

| wooden spoon =

| matches = 15

| attendance =

| tries = 101

| top point scorer = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Harry Byrne (36)

| top try scorer = {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Dylan Tierney-Martin (4)

| Player of the tournament =

| website =

| previous year = 2018

| previous tournament = 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

| next year = 2020

| next tournament = 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

}}

The 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 12th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. France were the defending champions. Ireland won the tournament and a Grand Slam, after winning all five of their matches.{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/reilly-try-seals-historic-grand-slam-for-ireland-under-20s/#report|title=Reilly try seals historic Grand Slam for Ireland Under20s|date=15 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=15 March 2019}}

Participants

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Nation

!colspan="3"|Stadium

!rowspan="2"|Head coach

!rowspan="2"|Captain

Home stadium

!Capacity

!Location

{{ruu|20|ENG}}{{cite news|url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-u20s-elite-player-squad-announced-for-2018/|title=England U20s Elite Player Squad announced for 2018/19|date=4 January 2019|work=England Rugby|accessdate=13 March 2019}}

| Sandy Park
Goldington Road
Franklin's Gardens

| 12,800
6,000
15,250

| Exeter
Bedford
Northampton

| Steve Bates

| Fraser Dingwall

{{ruu|20|FRA}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Haut-niveau-jeune/France-moins-20-ans/France-moins-20-ans-Le-groupe-pour-le-Tournoi2|title=France under 20: The group for the tournament|date=15 January 2019|work=Fédération Française de Rugby|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=fr}}

| Stade de la Rabine
Stade du Hameau

| 9,500
18,000

| Vannes
Pau

| Sébastien Piqueronies

| Arthur Vincent

{{ruu|20|IRE}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishrugby.ie/2019/01/18/hawkshaw-to-captain-ireland-under-20s-as-squad-is-announced/|title=Hawkshaw To Captain Ireland Under-20s As Squad Is Announced|date=18 January 2019|work=Irish Rugby|accessdate=13 March 2019}}

| Irish Independent Park

| 8,008

| Cork

| Noel McNamara

| David Hawkshaw

{{ruu|20|ITA}}{{cite news|url=https://federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12885:italia-u20-i-convocati-per-le-prime-due-partite-del-sei-nazioni-2019&catid=112:italia-u-20&Itemid=1025|title=Italy U20, the convocators for the first two games of Six Nations U20|date=18 January 2019|work=Federazione Italiana Rugby|accessdate=13 March 2019|language=it}}

| Stadio Danilo Martelli
Stadio Centro d'Italia
Stadio Pozzi La Marmora

| 17,844
10,163
5,000

| Mantua
Rieti
Biella

| Alessandro Troncon

| Davide Ruggeri

{{ruu|20|SCO}}{{cite news|url=https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/hogg-names-32-man-squad-for-u20-six-nations-championship|title=Hogg names 32-man squad for U20 Six Nations Championship|date=24 January 2019|work=Scottish Rugby|accessdate=13 March 2019}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| Netherdale
Meggetland

| 4,000
3,000

| Galashiels
Edinburgh

| Carl Hogg

| Connor Boyle

{{ruu|20|WAL}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wru.wales/2019/01/21/wales-announce-u20-six-nations-squad/|title=Wales announce U20 Six Nations squad|date=21 January 2019|work=Welsh Rugby Union|accessdate=13 March 2019}}{{Dead link|date=January 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| Eirias Stadium

| 6,080

| Colwyn Bay

| Gareth Williams

| Dewi Lake

Final table

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="width:7%"|Position

! rowspan="2" style="width:10%"|Nation

! colspan="4" style="width:22%"|Games

! colspan="3" style="width:22%"|Points

! colspan="2" style="width:8%"|Tries

! colspan="2" style="width:18%"| Bonus points

! rowspan="2" style="width:10%"|Total
points

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%"|Diff

! style="width:8%"|For

! style="width:8%"|Against

! style="width:8%"|Tries

! style="width:8%"|Loss

1align="left"| {{ruu|20|IRE}}

| 5

500150925818123026*
2align="left"| {{ruu|20|FRA}}

| 5

3021571302722194117
3align="left"| {{ruu|20|ENG}}

| 5

302148826620113116
4align="left"| {{ruu|20|WAL}}

| 5

203100107−712151110
5align="left"| {{ruu|20|ITA}}

| 5

10499168−691522217
6align="left"| {{ruu|20|SCO}}

| 5

10488163−751422206
colspan="14"|*Ireland were awarded 3 bonus points for winning the Grand Slam.
Source: [https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/under-20/under-20s-table/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603035740/https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/under-20/under-20s-table/ |date=2021-06-03 }}

Table ranking rules

  • Four match points are awarded for a win.
  • Two match points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team reaches a minimum of 23 points, and thus always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points (a try bonus and a losing bonus) in the match that they lost for a total of 22 points.
  • Tie-breakers
  • If two or more teams are tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
  • If the above tie-breaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
  • If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.

Fixtures

=Week 1=

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 February 2019

|time = 19:15

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|IRE}}

|score = 35–27

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/foleys-last-minute-score-secures-dramatic-irish-victory-in-opening-battle/#report|title=Foley's last-minute score secures dramatic Irish victory in opening battle|date=1 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|ENG}}

|try1 = Tierney-Martin (2) 30' c, 46' m
Penny 38' c
Foley 79' c

|con1 = Byrne (3/4) 32', 39', 80'

|pen1 = Byrne (3/4) 5', 35', 55'

|try2 = Murley 10' c
T. Willis 14' c
Hodge 33' c

|con2 = Smith (3/3) 12', 16', 34'

|pen2 = Smith (1/1) 40'
Hardwick (1/1) 48'

|stadium = Irish Independent Park, Cork

|attendance = 5,764

|referee = Ludovic Cayre (France)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 1 February 2019

|time = 19:30

|home = {{ruu|20|SCO}}

|score = 22–32

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/italy-power-to-bonus-point-victory-on-the-road/#report|title=Italy power to bonus-point victory on the road|date=1 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|ITA}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Boyle 43' c
Jupp 48' c
McLean 71' m

|con1 = Thompson (2/3) 44', 49'

|pen1 = Thompson (1/1) 38'

|try2 = Nocera 23' m
Taddia 58' c
Mori 64' c
Trulla 79' c

|con2 = Garbisi (3/4) 59', 65', 80'

|pen2 = Garbisi (2/2) 12', 26'

|drop2 =

|stadium = Netherdale, Galashiels

|attendance =

|referee = Adam Jones (Wales)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 3 February 2019

|time = 14:00

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|FRA}}

|score = 32–10

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/pinto-secures-bonus-point-in-dominant-france-under-20s-win/#report|title=Pinto secures bonus point in dominant France Under-20s win|date=3 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|WAL}}

|try1 = Zegueur 25' c
Lebel 39' c
Geraci 48' m
Pinto 80' c

|con1 = Carbonel (3/4) 26', 40', 80'+1

|pen1 = Carbonel (2/2) 10', 59'

|try2 = Roberts 20' c

|con2 = Evans (1/1) 21'

|pen2 = Evans (1/1) 31'

|stadium = Stade de la Rabine, Vannes

|attendance = 7,139

|referee = Ben Blain (Scotland)

}}

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=Week 2=

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 February 2019

|time = 19:30

|home = {{ruu|20|SCO}}

|score = 5–24

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/tierney-martin-over-again-as-ireland-under-20s-make-it-two-from-two/#report|title=Tierney-Martin over again as Ireland Under-20s make it two from two|date=8 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|IRE}}

|try1 = Boyle 71' m

|try2 = Tierney-Martin 21' c
Hodnett 60' c
Wren 80' c

|con2 = Byrne (3/3) 22', 61', 80'+1

|pen2 = Byrne (1/1) 6'

|stadium = Netherdale, Galashiels

|attendance =

|referee = Andrea Piardi (Italy)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 9 February 2019

|time = 13:05

|home = {{ruu|20|ENG}}

|score = 31–19

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/england-under-20s-return-to-winning-ways-in-spectacular-style/#report|title=England Under-20s return to winning ways in spectacular style|date=9 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|FRA}}

|try1 = Sleightholme 3' m
Penalty try (2) 22', 54'
Willis 32' m
Adkins 39' c

|con1 = Smith (1/3) 40'

|try2 = Joseph 26' m
Delbouis 36' c
Penalty try 74'

|con2 = Carbonel (1/2) 37'

|stadium = Sandy Park, Exeter

|attendance =

|referee = Craig Evans (Wales)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 10 February 2019

|time = 14:00

|home = {{ruu|20|ITA}}

|score = 12–42

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/basham-hat-trick-inspires-wales-win-in-italy/#report|title=Basham hat-trick inspires Wales win in Italy|date=10 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|WAL}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Mba 60' m
Trulla 78' c

|con1 = Garbisi (1/2) 78'

|try2 = Basham (3) 14' c, 20' c, 44' c
Scragg 38' c
Buckland 74' c
Davies 80' c

|con2 = Evans (4/4) 14', 20', 38', 44'
Costelow (2/2) 74', 80'

|stadium = Stadio Danilo Martelli, Mantua

|attendance = 4,700

|referee = Sam Grove-White (Scotland)

}}

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=Week 3=

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 February 2019

|time = 19:00

|home = {{ruu|20|ITA}}

|score = 14–34

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/caseys-double-sees-off-italy-to-keep-ireland-under-20s-on-top/#report|title=Casey's double sees off Italy to keep Ireland Under-20s on top|date=22 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|IRE}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Nocera 73' c
Butturini 78' c

|con1 = Garbisi (2/2) 74', 79'

|try2 = Casey (2) 10' c, 60' c
Penny 38' c
Hawkshaw 76' c

|con2 = Byrne (3/3) 11', 39', 61'
Healy (1/1) 77'

|pen2 = Byrne (2/2) 22', 44'

|stadium = Stadio Centro d'Italia, Rieti

|attendance =

|referee = Craig Evans (Wales)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 February 2019

|time = 19:05

|home = {{ruu|20|WAL}}

|score = 11–10

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/41367/#report|title=Smith makes the difference for late-show Wales|date=22 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|ENG}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Smith 80'+1 m

|pen1 = Evans (2/2) 57', 63'

|try2 = Tuima 69' c

|con2 = Hodge (1/1) 70'

|pen2 = Wilkinson (1/2) 5'

|stadium = Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay

|attendance = 5,000

|referee = Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 22 February 2019

|time = 21:00

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|FRA}}

|score = 42–27

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/france-under-20s-hold-off-scotland-in-an-11-try-thriller/#report|title=France Under-20s hold off Scotland in an 11-try thriller|date=22 February 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|SCO}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Pinto 5' c
Eglaine 13' c
Favre 26' c
Joseph (2) 53' c, 78' c
Moefana 62' c

|con1 = Smaili (6/6) 6', 14', 28', 54', 63', 79'

|try2 = Blain (2) 31' m, 49' m
Thompson 33' m
McCallum 39' c
Fraser 66' m

|con2 = Thompson (1/5) 40'

|stadium = Stade du Hameau, Pau

|attendance =

|referee = Christophe Ridley (England)

}}

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=Week 4=

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 March 2019

|time = 19:15

|home = {{ruu|20|IRE}}

|score = 31–29

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/ireland-claim-under-20s-six-nations-crown-with-dramatic-win-over-france/#report|title=Ireland claim Under-20s Six Nations crown with dramatic win over France|date=8 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|FRA}} (2 BP)

|try1 = Wycherley (2) 13' c, 59' c
Reid 69' m

|con1 = Healy (2/3) 14', 60'

|pen1 = Healy (4/4) 4', 32', 46', 55'

|try2 = Gros 15' c
Carbonel (2) 26' c, 64' m
Viallard 79' c

|con2 = Carbonel (3/4) 16', 27', 80'

|pen2 = Carbonel (1/1) 52'

|stadium = Irish Independent Park, Cork

|attendance = 8,008

|referee = Craig Maxwell-Keys (England)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 March 2019

|time = 19:30

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|SCO}}

|score = 27–20

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/boyle-leads-from-the-front-as-scotland-under-20s-secure-morale-boosting-win-over-wales/#report|title=Boyle leads from the front as Scotland Under-20s secure morale-boosting win over Wales|date=8 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|WAL}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Boyle 6' m
McCallum 15' c
McMichael 38' c
Blain 50' m

|con1 = Thompson (2/4) 16', 39'

|pen1 = Thompson (1/1) 48'

|try2 = Griffiths 76' c
Costelow 80' c

|con2 = Costelow (1/1) 77'
Evans (1/1) 80'+1

|pen2 = Evans (2/2) 30', 35'

|stadium = Meggetland, Edinburgh

|attendance = 2,473

|referee = Joy Neville (Ireland)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 8 March 2019

|time = 19:45

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|ENG}}

|score = 35–10

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/wilkinson-shines-as-england-bounce-back-from-wales-defeat-in-style/#report|title=Wilkinson shines as England bounce back from Wales defeat in style|date=8 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=9 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|ITA}}

|try1 = Seabrook 5' c
Wilkinson 38' m
Fox 49' c
Sleightholme 57' c

|con1 = Wilkinson (1/1) 6'
Hodge (2/2) 50', 58'

|pen1 = Hodge (2/2) 41', 51'
Vunipola (1/1) 67'

|try2 = Mori 12' m
Peruzzo 36' m

|stadium = Goldington Road, Bedford

|attendance =

|referee = Nikoloz Amashukeli (Georgia)

}}

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=Week 5=

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 March 2019

|time = 18:00

|home = (2 BP) {{ruu|20|ITA}}

|score = 31–35

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/france-under-20s-see-off-italy-in-thriller/#report|title=France Under-20s see off Italy in thriller|date=15 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=15 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|FRA}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Trulla 5' m
Marinello (2) 55' m, 61' c
Mba (2) 71' c, 80'+6 c

|con1 = Garbisi (1/2) 62'
da Re (2/3) 71', 80'+7

|try2 = Viallard 26' c
Lemardelet 37' c
Pinto 42' c
Dumortier 44' c
Moefana 69' c

|con2 = Smaili (5/5) 27', 38', 43', 45', 70'

|stadium = Stadio Pozzi La Marmora, Biella

|attendance =

|referee = Ben Blain (Scotland)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 March 2019

|time = 19:05

|home = {{ruu|20|WAL}}

|score = 17–26

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/reilly-try-seals-historic-grand-slam-for-ireland-under-20s/#report|title=Reilly try seals historic Grand Slam for Ireland Under20s|date=15 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=15 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|IRE}} (1 BP)

|try1 = Owen 11' c
Morgan 59' c

|con1 = Evans (2/2) 12', 60'

|pen1 = Evans (1/3) 30'

|try2 = Wren 39' c
Tierney-Martin 47' c
Reilly 72' m
Clarkson 80' c

|con2 = Healy (2/2) 40', 48'
Flannery (1/2) 80'+1

|stadium = Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay

|attendance =

|referee = Christophe Ridley (England)

}}

{{rugbybox

|date = 15 March 2019

|time = 19:45

|home = (1 BP) {{ruu|20|ENG}}

|score = 45–7

|report = Report{{cite news|url=https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/report/england-under-20s-finish-on-a-high-with-scotland-win/#report|title=England Under-20s finish on a high with Scotland win|date=15 March 2019|work=Six Nations Rugby|accessdate=15 March 2019}}

|away = {{ruu|20|SCO}}

|try1 = de Glanville 11' c
Willis 40'+3 m
Hinkley 56' c
Redpath 65' c
Petch 70' c
Barbeary 76' m
Reed 80' c

|con1 = Vunipola (5/7) 12', 57', 66', 71', 80'+1

|try2 = Anderson 7' c

|con2 = Thompson (1/1) 8'

|stadium = Franklin's Gardens, Northampton

|attendance =

|referee = Sean Gallagher (Ireland)

}}

Player statistics

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Top points scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Pos

!Name

!Team

!Pts

1

|align="left"|Harry Byrne

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|IRE}}

|36

2

|align="left"|Louis Carbonel

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|FRA}}

|33

3

|align="left"|Cai Evans

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|WAL}}

|31

rowspan="2"|4

|align="left"|Ben Healy

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|IRE}}

|rowspan="2"|22

align="left"|Mathieu Smaili

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|FRA}}

rowspan="2"|5

|align="left"|Paolo Garbisi

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|ITA}}

|rowspan="2"|20

align="left"|Dylan Tierney-Martin

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|IRE}}

{{col-2}}

=Top try scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Pos

!Name

!Team

!Tries

1

|align="left"|Dylan Tierney-Martin

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|IRE}}

|4

rowspan="8"|2

|align="left"|Taine Basham

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|WAL}}

|rowspan="8"|3

align="left"|Jack Blain

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|SCO}}

align="left"|Connor Boyle

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|SCO}}

align="left"|Jordan Joseph

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|FRA}}

align="left"|Michael Mba

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|ITA}}

align="left"|Vincent Pinto

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|FRA}}

align="left"|Jacopo Trulla

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|ITA}}

align="left"|Tom Willis

|align="left"|{{ruu|20|ENG}}

{{col-end}}

See also

References

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