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2 unusual facts about England national under-20 rugby union team


Francisco Pastrana

In 2010, he was one of many referees to referee a match in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship, where he would referee the 3rd place play-off between England under 20's and South Africa under 20's.

Mark Lilley

He has also played for Somerset U18 and England U20.


2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England.

Aaron Conneely

Conneely has represented Ireland at a number of levels internationally, including playing for the Ireland Under-20 team.

Abbey Park High School

Djustice Sears-Duru – Canada U17 and U20 National Team Rugby Player, former member of the professional UK club, Leicester Tigers Academy.

Ashley Chambers

Chambers made his debut for the England national under-16 team against Wales in the 2005 Victory Shield on 14 October 2005, scoring the third goal in a 4–0 victory.

Ashley Sammons

As a 15-year-old, Sammons played three matches for the England under-17 team in the 2007 Nordic Tournament, against their Icelandic, Finnish and Swedish counterparts.

Beauden Barrett

The following year he was selected in the New Zealand under 20 squad (coached by Mark Anscombe), which won the world championship in Italy.

Brian Eastick

He returned to Stuart Pearce's coaching staff, assisting with the under-21 team and with the Great Britain Olympic team.

Brian Greenhoff

Greenhoff played four times for the England under 23 team, scoring once and made his debut for England on 8 May 1976 in a 1-0 win at Ninian Park, Cardiff against Wales.

Chris Casper

He also appeared for the England Under 21 side in Toulon in 1996.

Chris Smalling

Smalling made his debut for the England Under–20 team 31 March 2009, playing 45 minutes in a 2-0 win against Italy at Loftus Road.

Cruze Ah-Nau

Ah-Nau was a member of the Australia Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship.

Dale Gordon

Gordon was capped by England under 21s towards the end of the campaign, but hampered his chances of future selection when he and his Norwich City team mate Robert Rosario broke curfew while away with the under 21s and went to a nightclub.

Dan Watchurst

On 22 December 2009, he was named in the Wales Under 20 Squad for the 2010 Under-20 Six Nations tournament.

He captained the Wales under-20 national team.

Dom Shipperley

Shipperley was a member of the Australia under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.

England national under-16 football team

The England under-16 team compete in the annual Victory Shield tournament against Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

In 2005, the team made their debut in the annual Montaigu Tournament, held in Montaigu, France.

England national under-19 football team

The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Hungary.

European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship

The following two championships, held in Lille, France in 2005 and again in Treviso in 2006, were won by England.

France national under-20 rugby union team

The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship

Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales).

The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship

The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2012 Six Nations Championship

The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from France.

The France Under 20's won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations Championship

The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2013 Six Nations Championship

Greg Garner

In 2010, Garner was part of the IRB referee panel for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy - refereeing 4 fixtures, before refereeing the final of the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship between hosts South Africa and New Zealand.

Hakeem Shaker

in the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup Hakeem Shaker lead Iraq to reach the 4th place for the first time in Iraq history after winning Iraq's group after the win over Chile 2-1, Egypt 2-1, and a draw with England 2-2.

J. J. Hanrahan

In June 2012, he was fly-half for Ireland Under-20 in a famous win at the 2012 U-20 IRB Junior World Championship over hosts South Africa Under-20.

Jack Colback

Colback received one cap for the England under-20 team where he played in a 2-0 win against Italy.

James Ward-Prowse

At the age of 18, Ward-Prowse received his first call-up to the England under-21 team from Gareth Southgate in August 2013, for the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Finland.

Joe Ralls

Ralls received his first international call for the England Under-19s to replace the injured Robert Hall to play Czech Republic in February.

Jordy Croux

He played again two days later in a 2–1 loss against the England U-17 squad.

Josh Navidi

Navidi currently plays regional rugby for the Cardiff Blues and has previously captained Wales U20.

Liam Gill

Gill was a member of the Australia U20s team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship, along with fellow Queenslanders: Joel Faulkner, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Lucas, Simon Morahan, Eddie Quirk, Siliva Siliva, Dom Shipperley, and Kimami Sitauti.

Gill was named captain of the Australia U20s side that competed in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.

Mohamad Zbida

He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team

Head Coach Chris Boyd, and his Assistant Coaches Chris Gibbes and Liam Barry have selected their New Zealand Under 20 squad to travel to France in June for the IRB Junior World Championship, following a selection camp and trial in Palmerston North.

The New Zealand Under 20's finished runners-up in the 2012 Junior World Championship.

Pascal Gaüzère

He was once again on the IRB panel for the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship refereeing several matches including the final between Australia under-20's and New Zealand under-20's.

Rashid Yussuff

Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.

Raúl Ruiz Matarín

On 10 February 2009, also from the bench and in a friendly (he took the place of Fran Mérida at half-time), Raúl scored the third and final goal for the U19s in a 3–0 win over England, in Bournemouth.

Ricardo Janota

While a youngster with Benfica, he represented his country at under-16 level, and was first-choice goalkeeper at the European under-17 championship finals, at which Portugal's under-17s beat England 3–2 on penalties to win the third-place play-off; Janota saved the decisive penalty.

Ryan Clarke

He previously trained with the England under-18 squad in La Manga.

Sanjar Kuvvatov

Kuvvatov played against England under-21s on 10 August 2010 at Ashton Gate.

Scotland national under-20 rugby union team

Their highest placement is 9th which they achieved twice in 2009 and 2012.

South Africa national under-20 rugby union team

The under-20 tournament replaced the previously held Under-19 and Under-21 Rugby World Championship's.

The following players were named in the squad for the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship.


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