2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

The 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the first Six Nations Under 20s Championship, a rugby union competition for under-20 national teams, played between February and March 2008. This was the first competition of the new under-20s tournament, following the merger of the under-19 and under-21 tournaments. England won the tournament along with the Grand Slam and Triple Crown.

2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date1 February 2008 – 14 March 2008
Countries England
 France
 Ireland
 Italy
 Scotland
 Wales
Tournament statistics
Champions England (1st title)
Grand Slam England (1st title)
Triple Crown England
Matches played15
Top try scorer(s)England Noah Cato (6)
(Next) 2009

Table

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Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
1   England 5 5 0 0 158 63 +95 21 10
2   Wales 5 4 0 1 106 73 +33 12 8
3   France 5 3 0 2 84 77 +7 10 6
4   Ireland 5 2 0 3 56 90 −24 3 4
5   Italy 5 1 0 4 54 99 −45 5 2
6   Scotland 5 0 0 5 56 111 −55 3 0

Results

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Round 1

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1 February 2008
19:30
Scotland  6–12  France
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
1 February 2008
19:35
Ireland  6–0  Italy
Dubarry Park, Athlone
1 February 2008
19:45
England  28–15  Wales
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Round 2

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8 February 2008
19:00
France  24–13  Ireland
Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch
8 February 2008
19:10
Wales  27–10  Scotland
Rodney Parade, Newport
9 February 2008
15:00
Italy  13–22  England
Stadio La Sciorba, Genoa

Round 3

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22 February 2008
19:10
Wales  33–13  Italy
Rodney Parade, Newport
22 February 2008
19:30
Ireland  17–12  Scotland
Dubarry Park, Athlone
22 February 2008
20:00
France  6–24  England
Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Round 4

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7 March 2008
19:30
Scotland  15–41  England
Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
7 March 2008
19:35
Ireland  6–11  Wales
Dubarry Park, Athlone
8 March 2008
15:00
Italy  14–26  France
Porto-Vecchio

Round 5

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14 March
19:10
Wales  20–16  France
Rodney Parade, Newport
14 March
19:35
England  43–14  Ireland
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Top try scorers

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Noah Cato (ENG) – 6

Leigh Halfpenny (WAL) – 3

Zagar, Bastareaud (both FRA), Strain (SCO), Stegmann, Ellis, Cox, Eves (all ENG) – 2

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