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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 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| 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
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Medals (2007-2023)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 |  Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 |  Spain | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 |  Russia | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 60 | |
See also
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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".