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.
| 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 3 February 2023 – 19 March 2023 | ||
| Countries | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions |  Ireland (5th title) | ||
| Grand Slam | Ireland (4) | ||
| Triple Crown | Ireland | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| |||
Participants edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
Week 1 edit
| 3 February 2023 18:30 |
| Italy | 27–28 | 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) | Report | Try: 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 |
| Wales | 27–44 | Ireland |
| Try: Hennessey 9' c Morgan 18' m, 77' c Scarfe 52' m Con: Edwards (2/4) 11', 78' Pen: Edwards (1/1) 16' | Report | Try: 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 |
| England | 41–36 | 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' | Report | Try: 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 edit
| 10 February 2023 19:00 |
| England | 32–25 | 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' | Report | Try: 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 |
| Scotland | 18–17 | Wales |
| Try: Brown 9' m Penalty try 49' Pen: Afshar 29' King 69' | Report | Try: 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 |
| Ireland | 33–31 | France |
| Try: McCarthy 12' c Gavin 29' c Gleeson 69' c Con: Prendergast 13', 30', 70' Pen: Prendergast 10', 24', 42', 77' | Report | Try: 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 edit
| 24 February 2023 19:15 |
| (1 BP) Italy | 27–44 | Ireland (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland) |
| 24 February 2023 19:15 |
| Wales | 21–37 | England (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland) |
| 24 February 2023 19:15 |
| (1 BP) France | 54–12 | Scotland |
| Report |
| Stade Armandie, Agen Attendance: 10,411 Referee: Frederico Vedovelli (Italy) |
Week 4 edit
| 10 March 2023 19:15 |
| (1 BP) Italy | 29–25 | Wales (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England) |
| 10 March 2023 19:15 |
| Scotland | 7–82 | Ireland (1 BP) |
| Report |
| Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow Attendance: 2,792[9] Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan) |
| 10 March 2023 20:00 |
| England | 7–42 | France (1 BP) |
| Try: Harris 56' c Con: Harris (1/1) 57' | Report | Try: 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 edit
| 19 March 2023 18:00 |
| Ireland | 36–24 | England |
| Report |
| Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Adriaan Jacobs (South Africa) |
References edit
- ^ "Ireland claim Grand Slam with England win". BBC Sport. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "Ireland U-20s make it two Grand Slams in 24 hours". Irish Independent. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ^ "England name squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "France squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations revealed". Under-20 Six Nations. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Ireland squad named for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Murray names Scotland squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Wales squad announced for 2023 Under-20 Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Results". The RugbyPaper. No. 754. 26 February 2023. p. 38.
- ^ "U20s 6N: Scotland hammered by rampant Ireland". The Offside Line. Retrieved 17 March 2023.