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Union | Irish Rugby Football Union | ||
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Emblem(s) | Shamrock | ||
Ground(s) | Musgrave Park (Capacity: 8,008) | ||
Coach(es) | Willie Faloon | ||
Captain(s) | Evan O'Connell | ||
Most caps | Dominic Ryan (20) Iain Henderson (20) | ||
Top scorer | Ross Byrne (129) | ||
Most tries | Andrew Conway (14) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (2 February 2007) | |||
Largest win | |||
![]() ![]() (10 March 2023) | |||
Largest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (8 June 2017) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 13 (First in 2008) | ||
Best result | 2nd, 2016, 2023 |
The Ireland national under-20 rugby team was formed in 2006, having previously been known as the: under-21 team.
Historyβ»
Ireland have won theββGrand Slam four times. And the Six Nations Championship five times: 2007, 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023. In the "pandemic-truncated competition in 2020," Ireland won the Triple Crown. At the time the competition was halted, Ireland were undefeated and "led the table." However, "this was not considered a championship nor a grand slam." Ireland won two consecutive Grand Slams in the 2022 and 2023 Six Nations championships. But were denied a third consecutive Grand Slam and championship title following draw awayββto England. Despite Ireland and England having both recorded four wins and a draw, "England were crowned champions as they had earned one more try bonus point than Ireland."
Playersβ»
Current squadβ»
Head coach Willie Faloon named his 30βman squad for the 2024 U20 Rugby Championship on 14 June.
Name | Date of Birth | Position | Club | Province |
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Alex Usanov | 10 July 2005 | Prop | Clontarf | Leinster |
Danny Sheehan | 7 April 2004 | Hooker | Cork Constitution | Munster |
Stephen Smyth | 1 August 2004 | Hooker | Old Wesley | Leinster |
Patreece Bell | 23 May 2004 | Prop | ![]() |
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Jacob Boyd | 10 July 2004 | Prop | Queen's University | Ulster |
Andrew Sparrow | 15 November 2004 | Prop | UCD | Leinster |
Billy Corrigan | 25 June 2005 | Lock | Old Wesley | Leinster |
Evan O'Connell (c) | 4 May 2004 | Lock | UL Bohemians | Munster |
Alan Spicer | 4 May 2005 | Lock | UCD | Leinster |
Bryn Ward | 17 July 2004 | Back-row | Ballynahinch | Ulster |
Sean Edogbo | 8 May 2004 | Back-row | UCC | Munster |
Brian Gleeson | 5 February 2004 | Back-row | Garryowen | Munster |
Luke Murphy | 27 January 2005 | Back-row | Shannon | Munster |
James McKillop | Back-row | Queen's University | Ulster | |
Max Flynn | Flanker | Corinthians | Connacht | |
Emmet Calvey | Prop | Shannon | Munster | |
Mikey Yarr | Hooker | Lansdowne | Leinster | |
Oliver Coffey | 13 September 2004 | Scrum-half | Blackrock College | Leinster |
Tadhg Brophy | 18 September 2004 | Scrum-half | Naas | Leinster |
Jake O'Riordan | 17 December 2004 | Scrum-half | UL Bohemians | Munster |
Jack Murphy | 15 July 2004 | Fly-half | Clontarf | Leinster |
Sean Naughton | 19 October 2004 | Fly-half | Corinthians | Connacht |
Hugo McLaughlin | 26 May 2004 | Wing | Lansdowne | Leinster |
Finn Treacy | 14 August 2004 | Wing | Galwegians | Connacht |
Hugh Gavin | 10 January 2004 | Centre | Galwegians | Connacht |
Wilhelm de Klerk | 16 August 2004 | Centre | UCD | Leinster |
Ben O'Connor | 20 August 2004 | Fullback | UCC | Munster |
Ruben Moloney | Fullback | UCD | Leinster | |
Sam Berman | Centre | Terenure College | Leinster | |
Davy Colbert | Wing | Dublin University | Leinster |
Award winnersβ»
The following Ireland U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:
Year | Nominees | Winners |
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2012 | JJ Hanrahan | β |
2014 | Garry Ringrose | |
2016 | Max Deegan | Max Deegan |
Coaching and managementβ»
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Richie Murphy |
Forwards coach | Jimmy Duffy |
Skills and backs coach | Mark Sexton |
Defence coach | Willie Faloon |
Team manager | Hendrik Kruger |
Athletic performance coach | Martin Kennedy |
Performance analyst | John Buckley |
Media and communications | Ryan Bailey |
Overall recordβ»
Opposition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won | For | Aga | Diff |
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![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% | 101 | 73 | +28 |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50% | 83 | 98 | β15 |
![]() | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 38.46% | 589 | 716 | β127 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 131 | 30 | +101 |
![]() | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 45.83% | 484 | 573 | β89 |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% | 101 | 65 | +36 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 39 | 33 | +6 |
![]() | 23 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 91.3% | 702 | 355 | +347 |
![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.5% | 115 | 316 | β201 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | 92 | 45 | +47 |
![]() | 26 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 80.77% | 831 | 505 | +326 |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.33% | 136 | 193 | β57 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 45 | 27 | +18 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 45 | 0 | +45 |
![]() | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 54.17% | 608 | 474 | +134 |
Total | 159 | 95 | 4 | 60 | 59.75% | 4,102 | 3,503 | +599 |
Correct as of 5 July 2024
Six Nations Under 20s Championshipβ»
Year | Pos | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TD | LBP | TBP | Triple Crown | Grand Slam |
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2008 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 90 | β34 | 3 | 13 | β10 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2009 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 88 | β2 | 5 | 9 | β4 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2010 | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 147 | 62 | 85 | 17 | 5 | 12 | N/A | N/A | Yes | No |
2011 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 99 | 48 | 11 | 14 | β3 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2012 | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 46 | 40 | 7 | 4 | 3 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2013 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 83 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2014 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 79 | β5 | 7 | 8 | β1 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2015 | 5th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 90 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 3 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2016 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 108 | 120 | β18 | 10 | 12 | β2 | N/A | N/A | No | No |
2017 | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 122 | β11 | 12 | 13 | β1 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
2018 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 182 | β37 | 21 | 26 | β5 | 1 | 3 | No | No |
2019 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 92 | 58 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | Yes | Yes |
2020 | Cancelled | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 69 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Yes | Cancelled |
2021 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 151 | 100 | 51 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | No | No |
2022 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 65 | 145 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 4 | Yes | Yes |
2023 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 116 | 123 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 4 | Yes | Yes |
2024 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 171 | 93 | 78 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 4 | No | No |
World Rugby U20 Championshipβ»
Year | Place | Pool | Played | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TD | LBP | TBP |
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9th | A | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 127 | β15 | 11 | 13 | β2 | 0 | 1 |
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8th | A | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 54 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
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9th | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 118 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
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8th | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 120 | 183 | β63 | 11 | 24 | β13 | 0 | 0 |
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5th | B | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 70 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
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8th | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 86 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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4th | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 124 | 127 | β3 | 14 | 16 | β2 | 1 | 2 |
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7th | C | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 92 | β18 | 6 | 9 | β3 | 0 | 0 |
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2nd | A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 153 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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9th | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 128 | 167 | β39 | 16 | 25 | β9 | 2 | 0 |
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11th | C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 158 | β29 | 16 | 23 | β7 | 2 | 0 |
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8th | B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 155 | β18 | 18 | 20 | β2 | 0 | 2 |
2020-2022 | Not held | |||||||||||||
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2nd | B | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 133 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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TBD | B | To be, determined |
Honoursβ»
See alsoβ»
- Ireland national rugby union team
- Ireland Wolfhounds
- Emerging Ireland
- Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team
- Six Nations Under 20s Championship
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
Referencesβ»
- ^ "U20 Six Nations: Ireland thrash Scotlandββto move one step closer to Grand Slam". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Ireland Under-20s Complete Grand Slam Mission With Bonus Point Flourish". Irish Rugby. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Nine-try Ireland U20s crush Scotland to claim Grand Slam success". The42. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Six-try Ireland U20s make history with back-to-back Grand Slam titles". The42. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Six Nations U20s Championship: Ireland 36 Scotland 0". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Murphy Announces Ireland Under-20 Squad For 2024 U-20 Six Nations". Irish Rugby. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Fixtures & Results". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
External linksβ»
- Ireland U-20 Squad from official IRFU site