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2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

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2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date3 February 2023 – 19 March 2023
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (5th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (4)
Triple Crown Ireland
Matches played15
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The 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 16th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship for players under 20 years of age. Ireland retained the championship, their fifth, winning all five matches as they had done in the last tournament to record a fourth Grand Slam.[1][2] Ireland became the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams in the history of the tournament.

Participants

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Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England[3] Twickenham Stoop
Kingsholm Stadium
Recreation Ground 		14,800
16,115
14,509 		London
Gloucester
Bath 		Alan Dickens Lewis Chessum
 France[4] Stade Armandie
Stade Charles-Mathon 		14,000
11,500 		Agen
Oyonnax 		Sébastien Calvet Nicolas Depoortere
 Ireland[5] Musgrave Park 8,008 Cork Richie Murphy Gus McCarthy
 Italy Stadio Comunale di Monigo 5,000 Treviso Massimo Brunello David Odiase
 Scotland[6] Scotstoun Stadium 9,708 Glasgow Kenny Murray Duncan Munn
Liam McConnell
 Wales[7] Eirias Stadium 6,080 Colwyn Bay Byron Hayward Ryan Woodman

Table

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Position Nation Games Points Tries Bonus
points 		Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Tries Loss GSB
1  Ireland (C) 5 5 0 0 239 116 +123 32 17 4 0 3 27
2  France 5 4 0 1 222 96 +126 32 13 4 1 0 21
3  Italy 5 2 0 3 148 146 +2 24 18 5 2 0 15
4  England 5 3 0 2 141 160 −19 21 21 3 0 0 15
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 90 234 −144 10 34 0 1 0 5
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 107 195 −88 14 30 1 2 0 3

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

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Week 1

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3 February 2023
18:30
 Italy27–28 France
Try: Berlese 7' c
Gallorini 24' m
Rubinato 32' m
Mey 51' m
Douglas 83' m
Con: Sante (1/4) 8'
Bruniera (0/1)
Pen: Sante (0/1)		ReportTry: Moustin 28' c
penalty 38'
Castro 71' m
Con: Tarel (1/1) 29'
Desperes (0/1)
Pen: Tarel (2/3) 10', 20'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
3 February 2023
19:00
 Wales27–44 Ireland
Try: Hennessey 9' c
Morgan 18' m, 77' c
Scarfe 52' m
Con: Edwards (2/4) 11', 78'
Pen: Edwards (1/1) 16'		ReportTry: O'Tighearnaigh 7' c
McCarthy 31' c
Nicholson 54' c, 65' m
Quinn 61' m
McErlean 80' c
Con: Prendergast (3/5) 8', 32', 55'
West (1/1) 82'
Pen: Prendergast (2/2) 59', 73'
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
3 February 2023
19:00
 England41–36 Scotland
Try: Hathaway 2' m, 8' c, 14' m
Cunningham-South 18' c
Carnduff 24' c
Elliott 68' c
Con: Harris (4/6) 10', 19', 26', 70'
Pen: Harris (1/2) 79'		ReportTry: McLeod 6' c
Brown 31' c
McConnell 44' c
Con: Simpson (3/3) 8', 31', 45'
Pen: Simpson (5/5) 13', 41', 56', 60', 63'
Twickenham Stoop, London
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Week 2

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10 February 2023
19:00
 England32–25 Italy
Try: Harris 8' m
Ma'asi-White 12' c
Elliott 38' m
Cunningham-South 55' c
Fasogbon 75' m
Con: Harris (2) 13', 57'
Pen: Harris 30'		ReportTry: Aminu 23' m, 64' m
Gallorini 46' c
Bozzoni 79' m
Con: Bruniera 47'
Pen: Sante 33'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
10 February 2023
19:15
 Scotland18–17 Wales
Try: Brown 9' m
Penalty try 49'
Pen: Afshar 29'
King 69'		ReportTry: Morse 44' c
Andrew 54' c
Con: Edwards 45', 55'
Pen: Edwards 52'
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
10 February 2023
20:00
 Ireland33–31 France
Try: McCarthy 12' c
Gavin 29' c
Gleeson 69' c
Con: Prendergast 13', 30', 70'
Pen: Prendergast 10', 24', 42', 77'		ReportTry: Auradou 18' c
Liufau 34' c
Attissogbe 58' m
Nouchi 61' m
Benmegal 72' c
Con: Raffy 19', 35'
Reus 73'
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Week 3

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24 February 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  Italy27–44 Ireland (1 BP)
Report
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,504
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
24 February 2023
19:15
 Wales21–37 England (1 BP)
Report
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Attendance: 6,080
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
24 February 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  France54–12 Scotland
Report
Stade Armandie, Agen
Attendance: 10,411
Referee: Frederico Vedovelli (Italy)

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Week 4

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10 March 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  Italy29–25 Wales (1 BP)
Report
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
10 March 2023
19:15
 Scotland7–82 Ireland (1 BP)
Report
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,792[9]
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)
10 March 2023
20:00
 England7–42 France (1 BP)
Try: Harris 56' c
Con: Harris (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Drouet 35' c
Gailleton 50' c
Penverne 63' c
Castro Ferreira 72' c
Guilly 78' m
Con: Reus (4/5) 36', 52', 64', 73'
Pen: Reus (3/3) 12', 25', 49'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,083
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Week 5

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19 March 2023
15:00
 Scotland17–40 Italy
Report
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19 March 2023
18:00
 Ireland36–24 England
Report
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Adriaan Jacobs (South Africa)
19 March 2023
21:00
 France67–16 Wales
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax

References

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  1. ^ "Ireland claim Grand Slam with England win". BBC Sport. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Ireland U-20s make it two Grand Slams in 24 hours". Irish Independent. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "England name squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "France squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations revealed". Under-20 Six Nations. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ireland squad named for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Murray names Scotland squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Wales squad announced for 2023 Under-20 Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 754. 26 February 2023. p. 38.
  9. ^ "U20s 6N: Scotland hammered by rampant Ireland". The Offside Line. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
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