2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship explained

2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date:19 June 2021 – 13 July 2021
Countries:
    Previous Year:2020
    Previous Tournament:2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
    Next Year:2022
    Next Tournament:2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

    The 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 14th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the matches were played at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff.[2]

    The 2020 tournament was suspended with three games left to play, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancelled in August with no winner announced.[3]

    Participants

    NationHead CoachCaptain
    Alan DickensJack van Poortvliet
    Philippe BoherNolann Le Garrec
    Massimo BrunelloLuca Andreani[4]
    Richie Murphy[5] Alex Kendellen
    Sean Lineen[6] Alex Samuel[7]
    Ioan Cunningham[8]

    Table

    PositionNationGamesPointsTries Bonus points
    Total
    points
    PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstTriesLoss
    1 5 5 0 0 165 69 96 25 9 5 0 28
    2 5 4 0 1 150 117 33 19 15 3 0 19
    3 5 3 0 2 151 100 51 20 14 3 1 16
    4 5 2 0 3 91 153 −62 10 21 1 0 9
    5 5 1 0 4 102 98 4 13 10 1 2 7
    6 5 0 0 5 67 189 −122 9 .27 0 0 0
    Source: https://www.sixnationsrugby.com/under-20/under-20s-table/ Updated: 17 July 2021

    Table ranking rules

    Fixtures

    Week 5

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 2021 U20 Six Nations Fixtures Announced . IRFU . 26 June 2021.
    2. Web site: England U20 Men produce second half comeback to beat France . EnglandRugby . 27 June 2021.
    3. Web site: Date for Guinness Six Nations 2020 restart announced . Guinness Six Nations . 27 June 2021.
    4. Web site: Preview:Scotland Under-20s v Italy Under-20s . Under-20 Six Nations . 1 July 2021.
    5. Web site: Ireland Under-20 management . Irish Rugby . 27 June 2021.
    6. Web site: Scotland U20 . Scottish Rugby . 27 June 2021.
    7. Web site: Scotland U20 team to face Italy . Scottish Rugby . 1 July 2021.
    8. Web site: U20 squad . WRU . 27 June 2021.