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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Under-19 Rugby Union Championship | |||||
| 1 | 2007 |  Romania |
 Poland |
 Russia |
Portugal
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| 2 | 2008 | Romania |
 Georgia |
Russia |
Portugal
|
| 3 | 2009 |  Italy |
Georgia |
 Spain |
Russia
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| 4 | 2010 | Georgia |
Russia |
Romania |
 Belgium
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| 5 | 2011 | Georgia |
Russia |
Romania |
Netherlands
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| 6 | 2012 | Portugal |
Georgia |
Belgium |
Spain
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| 7 | 2013 | Georgia |
Belgium |
Spain |
Portugal
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| 8 | 2014 | Georgia |
Portugal |
Spain |
Russia
|
| 9 | 2015 | Spain |
Romania |
Portugal |
Russia
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| Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship | |||||
| 10 | 2017 | Portugal |
Spain |
Russia |
Romania
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| 11 | 2018 | Portugal |
Spain |
Russia |
Netherlands
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| 12 | 2019 | Portugal |
Spain |
Netherlands |
 France - Nlle Aquitaine
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| - | 2020 | Cancelled | |||
| 13 | 2021 | Spain |
Portugal |
Russia |
Netherlands
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| 14 | 2022 | Spain |
Netherlands |
Portugal |
Belgium
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| 15 | 2023 | Netherlands |
Belgium |
Portugal |
Ligue AURA
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| 16 | 2024 | TBD | |||
Medals (2007-2023)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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".