Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
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The Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-20 national teams. It replaced the Under-19 championship that was held since 2007. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the Rugby Europe.
Sport | Rugby union |
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Founded | 2007 |
No. of teams | 8 (2023) |
Country | Europe (Rugby Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Netherlands (2023) |
Most titles | Portugal (3 Titles) |
The tournament serves as Europe's qualification to the next year's World Rugby U20 Trophy organised by the World Rugby.
On March 12, 2020, following the recent evolution of COVID-19, Rugby Europe has announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments, from Friday, March 13, 2020, until April 15, 2020.[1] On March 26 Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time.[2] On April 8 Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to cancel 2020 European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship.[3]
Results
editU20 European Tournament
edit- 2002: 1- Romania 2- Spain 3- Czech Republic and Poland
- 2003: 1- Russia 2- Portugal 3- Romania 4- Netherlands
U20 European Championship
editEuropean Under-19 Rugby Union Championship / Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
edit# | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
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European Under-19 Rugby Union Championship | |||||
1 | 2007 | Romania | Poland | Russia | Portugal |
2 | 2008 | Romania | Georgia | Russia | Portugal |
3 | 2009 | Italy | Georgia | Spain | Russia |
4 | 2010 | Georgia | Russia | Romania | Belgium |
5 | 2011 | Georgia | Russia | Romania | Netherlands |
6 | 2012 | Portugal | Georgia | Belgium | Spain |
7 | 2013 | Georgia | Belgium | Spain | Portugal |
8 | 2014 | Georgia | Portugal | Spain | Russia |
9 | 2015 | Spain | Romania | Portugal | Russia |
Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship | |||||
10 | 2017 | Portugal | Spain | Russia | Romania |
11 | 2018 | Portugal | Spain | Russia | Netherlands |
12 | 2019 | Portugal | Spain | Netherlands | France - Nlle Aquitaine |
- | 2020 | Cancelled | |||
13 | 2021 | Spain | Portugal | Russia | Netherlands |
14 | 2022 | Spain | Netherlands | Portugal | Belgium |
15 | 2023 | Netherlands | Belgium | Portugal | Ligue AURA |
16 | 2024 | TBD |
Medals (2007-2023)
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Portugal | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
3 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
8 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "STATEMENT - SUSPENSION OF GAMES & TOURNAMENTS | Rugby Europe". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-03-19.
- ^ "STATEMENT : COMPETITIONS SUSPENSION EXTENDED | Rugby Europe". www.rugbyeurope.eu. Archived from the original on 2020-03-26.
- ^ "COVID-19 Statement : Board of Directors".