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
Table
| Position | Nation | Games | Points | Tries | Bonus points
| Total
points |
|---|
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Tries | Loss |
|---|
| 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
- 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 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 in the match that they lost.
- 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
Week 5
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021 U20 Six Nations Fixtures Announced . IRFU . 26 June 2021.
- Web site: England U20 Men produce second half comeback to beat France . EnglandRugby . 27 June 2021.
- Web site: Date for Guinness Six Nations 2020 restart announced . Guinness Six Nations . 27 June 2021.
- Web site: Preview:Scotland Under-20s v Italy Under-20s . Under-20 Six Nations . 1 July 2021.
- Web site: Ireland Under-20 management . Irish Rugby . 27 June 2021.
- Web site: Scotland U20 . Scottish Rugby . 27 June 2021.
- Web site: Scotland U20 team to face Italy . Scottish Rugby . 1 July 2021.
- Web site: U20 squad . WRU . 27 June 2021.
