England U20

England beat France 21-13 to win Under-20 World Cup

England Under 20 claimed their first title since 2016 as they defeated the France counterparts with a 20-13 margin in the final in Cape Town.
20 July 2024

Lilli Ives Campion Interview: The England leader with a bright future

Exclusive: The Under-20s skipper has led her country superbly and after experiencing the Red Roses environment earlier this year, the Loughborough Lightning star is focused on taking the next steps at her own pace.
19 July 2024

Jimmy Halliwell Interview: 'Us forwards hang our hat on physicality and our set-piece brutality'

Exclusive: The young prop discusses the 'inspirational' Fin Baxter, learning his craft in the National Leagues and why England's ruthless pack has helped them reach the World U20 Championship final against France.
18 July 2024

Henry Pollock and Ollie Allan Interview: England’s ‘brotherhood theme’ fuelling pursuit of U20s glory

England Under-20s’ flanker and scrum-half are gearing up to face Ireland in the World Under-20 Championship semi-finals - and the connection within the playing group is spurring them on.
12 July 2024

England U20s display another way to win as they edge past South Africa and confirm semi-final spot

Mark Mapletoft's side had to dig deep to down the Junior Springboks and now England can look forward to a semi-final meeting with Ireland.
9 July 2024

England U20s' strength in depth will be on full show against Fiji as Six Nations champions look to build on opening win

Mark Mapletoft has made 12 changes to the starting XV which came through England's first World Rugby U20s Championship match but that doesn't dilute the talent of the squad.
3 July 2024

Ben Redshaw Exclusive: “Coming out of school this year has been pretty special - I’ve been dreaming about this since I was five"

Redshaw discusses his breakout season including his time spent in National Two North.
28 June 2024

Value of National League Rugby littered across latest England Under-20s squad

Eighteen of the 30-man squad travelling to Georgia in preparation for the World Rugby U20 Championship played in National One or National Two in 2023/24.
31 May 2024

Amelia MacDougall Interview: The Saracens emerging talent who is having a season to remember

Exclusive: The lifelong Saracens fan has had a breakthrough year whilst also playing her part in an exciting England Under-20s squad.
10 May 2024

England's Henry Pollock named U20 Six Nations Player of the Championship

England's Henry Pollock has been named the 2024 U20 men’s Six Nations Player of the Championship.
7 May 2024

George Makepeace-Cubitt Interview: 'You don’t expect it when you’re not linked with a Premiership team'

Rams RFC's Makepeace-Cubitt is the only player in England's Under-20s squad not connected to a Premiership club.
15 March 2024

Billy Sela Exclusive: 'BUCS Super Rugby has prepared me well for these Six Nations games'

England Under-20s' power up front has been a noticeable weapon during the Six Nations and an important cog in this has been University of Bath prop Billy Sela.
23 February 2024

Jacob Oliver Interview: 'Especially playing in the front-row, I need minutes - Tynedale have allowed me to do that'

The contribution of National League Rugby is prominent across England's U20s Six Nations squad.
9 February 2024

Nathan Catt: 'Success is can we get world-class front row players, world-class scrummagers through the system?'

Exclusive: The former Bath prop - who also won a U20 Six Nations Grand Slam as a player - is England's designated scrum pathway coach tasked with helping to bring through the next generation of scrummagers in the men's and women's game.
26 January 2024

Ireland make one change for Under-20s Championship final against France

Ireland Under 20 head coach Richie Murphy has made one change to the line up for the World Rugby Under-20 Championship final against France to be played in Cape Town on Friday.
13 July 2023

Asher Opoku-Fordjour Interview: The dynamic prop who is impressing at the World U20s

Wasps' administration left the promising prop without a club but having moved to Sale Sharks - and experienced the National Leagues - Opoku-Fordjour is thriving.
7 July 2023

England, South Africa, France, Ireland progress to semi-final of World Rugby U20 Championship

Defending champions France will go into the semi-finals as the top seeded team as they finished the group stage with a perfect run with a 43-19 victory over Wales in the final round in Cape Town.
5 July 2023

Sam Harris Interview: England U20s' flourishing full-back looks set for an exciting future

Harris is back in the starting XV for England's clash with Australia in the World U20s Championships and the last 12 months has seen the Bath youngster continue his development.
3 July 2023

World Rugby U20 Championship 2023 Round 1

France ran a 11-try riot as they went on to trounce Japan with a dominating victory in the opening day of the World Rugby U20 Championship at Danie Craven Stadium in South Africa.
25 June 2023

Chandler Cunningham-South Exclusive: I will be forever grateful to London Irish but now there is a sense of relief

Following the demise of London Irish, the England U20s international has been snapped up by Harlequins but Cunningham-South will never forget the club which shaped him into one of the most exciting talents in the country.
23 June 2023