Australia national under-20 rugby union team

Australia U-20
Union	Australian Rugby Union
Coach(es)	Adrian Thompson
	Team kit
	Team kit
First international
	Australia 81–12 Canada ; (6 June 2008)
Largest win
	Australia 86–0 Canada ; (5 June 2009)
Largest defeat
	Australia 17–62 New Zealand ; (21 June 2010)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 2008)
Best result	Runners-up, 2010

The Australian under-20 rugby union team is Australia's junior team that plays rugby union football at international level. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015.

The team's highest finish at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship was as runner-up in 2010 after losing to New Zealand in the final.^[1]^[2] Australia finished third in 2011 by beating France in the third place playoff,^[3] and fourth in 2009 after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff.^[4]

Overall

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2016 Oceania Junior Championship:

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	% Won
Argentina	3	1	2	33%
Canada	2	2	0	100%
England	4	1	3	25%
Fiji	3	3	0	100%
France	6	3	3	50%
Ireland	3	2	1	67%
Italy	2	2	0	100%
Japan	1	1	0	100%
New Zealand	7	1	6	14%
Samoa	4	4	0	100%
Scotland	3	3	0	100%
South Africa	3	1	2	33%
Tonga	3	3	0	100%
Wales	1	1	0	100%
Total	45	28	17	62%

Results

2016

2016 Junior World Championship

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	–	Scotland
Pool match	–	Italy
Pool match	–	England
Play-off	–
xth place play-off	–

2016 Oceania Junior Championship – (2nd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Round 1	10–30	New Zealand
Round 2	25–24	New Zealand

2015

2015 Junior World Championship – (5th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	33–5	Samoa
Pool match	31–15	Italy
Pool match	13–46	South Africa
Play-off	31–21	Scotland
5th place play-off	28–23	Wales

2015 Oceania Junior Championship – (2nd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Round 1	33–10	Samoa
Round 2	47–31	Japan
Round 3	29–46	New Zealand

2014 and earlier

2014 Junior World Championship – (5th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	36–17	Argentina
Pool match	24–38	England
Pool match	29–3	Italy
Play-off	53–16	Samoa
5th place play-off	34–27	France

2013 Junior World Championship – (7th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	15–19	Ireland
Pool match	10–14	New Zealand
Pool match	46–12	Fiji
Play-off	15–22	Argentina
7th place play-off	28–17	Ireland

2012 Junior World Championship – (8th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	67–12	Scotland
Pool match	3–15	Argentina
Pool match	7–31	France
Play-off	17–19	France
7th place play-off	13–17	England

2011 Junior World Championship – (3rd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	54–7	Tonga
Pool match	50–25	Fiji
Pool match	25–31	France
Semi-final	7–37	New Zealand
3rd place play-off	30–17	France

2010 Junior World Championship – (2nd place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	85–13	Scotland
Pool match	67–5	Tonga
Pool match	42–35	South Africa
Semi-final	28–16	England
Final	17–62	New Zealand

2009 Junior World Championship – (4th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	86–0	Canada
Pool match	40–6	Tonga
Pool match	38–5	Wales
Semi-final	17–31	New Zealand
3rd place play-off	5–32	South Africa

2008 Junior World Championship – (5th place)

Match	Score	Opposition
Pool match	81–12	Canada
Pool match	53–17	Fiji
Pool match	13–18	England
Play-off	32–0	Samoa
5th place play-off	42–21	France

Squads

Current squad

TBA

Previous squads

The squad for the for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship:^[5]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Andrew Deegan
James Dalgleish

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Jonah Placid

Management

Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
Michael Grice - Team Manager
Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
Alan Gaffney - Selector

The squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship^[6]^[7]^[8]