U20s

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.

Wales suffered a heartbreaking one-point defeat against New Zealand in their opening game of the U20s World Championship but the disappointment may well be outweighed by the positives.

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.

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.

World Rugby has confirmed that they will be using smart ball to aid the match officials in the upcoming Under-20 World Cup in South Africa.

After a promising start against England and Wales, Scotland's U20s Six Nations campaign petered out - and it highlighted where the nation needs to improve at age-grade level.

Andy Farrell will need to turn to his strength in depth as Ireland target Six Nations glory, but he will certainly be encouraged by the pool of talent below the senior team, including back-row Ruadhán Quinn.

Steve Borthwick has a plethora of quality backs to choose from but below the senior team, U20s flyer Tobias Elliott is certainly making a name for himself. TRU's Joe Harvey chatted with the Saracens youngster.

Ealing and Brunel youngster Jake Parkinson is embracing every second of his time with Scotland U20s, who are looking to build on their recent success against Wales this weekend.

Before Scotland put Wales to the sword in the senior Six Nations, their U20s side also continued to make strong strides on Friday night.

Fergus Mainland was in Glasgow as Scotland U20s upset the odds to pick up a shock win against Wales for their first win in 15 matches.

Wales’ U20s will be looking to bounce back from their first round loss against Ireland in the 2023 U20s Six Nations this Friday night. They take on Scotland, who were denied what would have been a famous win over England in their opening game.

After swapping his end of year prom suit for a Scotland jersey, Liam McConnell discusses his international breakthrough during the Under-20 Summer Series.

South Africa Under 20 side kick-started their Six Nations Under 20 Summer Series campaign with a 30-22 win over England at Verona in Italy on Friday.

For the past three seasons from 2020 to 2022, the news of the world rugby U20 championship has been unfortunate.

Max Williamson has been getting his teeth into a maths degree, but now the Scotland U20 international is hoping his side can solve the England equation.

England maintained their 100 per cent record in the Under-20s Six Nations following a 24-15 victory over title challengers Ireland in Cardiff.

With the U20 Six Nations beginning this month, Gary Heatly takes a look at Scotland's captain Alex Samuel who will be leading his country in Cardiff.

It is not just in the Scotland senior team where the country's young talent can shine this summer as the U20 Six Nations also offers a chance for the next generation to make a name for themselves.

World Rugby has confirmed that the 2021 edition of the U20 Rugby World Championship has been called off following the pandemic coronavirus.