England national under-20 rugby union team
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The England under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union
team from England
. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19's and Under 21's. They are coached by the RFU's National Academy Coach, Mark Mapletoft. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship
, in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final. At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship
, they reached the Semifinals after winning all of their preliminary round games against France, Argentina and Ireland. In the Semis they lost to Australia 16–28 and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.
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. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19's and Under 21's. They are coached by the RFU's National Academy Coach, Mark Mapletoft. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship
2008 IRB Junior World Championship
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, in which they took second place, being defeated by New Zealand 3–38 in the final. At the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship
2010 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board...
, they reached the Semifinals after winning all of their preliminary round games against France, Argentina and Ireland. In the Semis they lost to Australia 16–28 and then lost against South Africa 22–27 to finish in 4th place.
Current squad
A 32-man England under-20's elite squad for the Six Nations and JWC in Argentina.| Position | Club | |
| Sam Harrison* | Scrum-half | Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
| Jordi Pasqualin Jordi Pasqualin Jordi Pasqualin is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Aviva Premiership for Newcastle Falcons after signing from Gloucester in the Summer of 2011... * |
Scrum-half | Gloucester |
| Sam Stuart | Scrum-half | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
| Freddie Burns Freddie Burns Freddie Burns is a fly-half for Gloucester Rugby and occasional fullback.Freddie has represented England at under 20 level and played in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship in Argentina in 2010.Burns is a former pupil of Beechen Cliff School in Bath.... * |
Fly-half | Gloucester |
| Rory Clegg Rory Clegg Rory Clegg in the British Military Hospital, Hannover Germany is a rugby union player for Harlequins F.C. in the Aviva Premiership... ** |
Fly-half | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
| Jake Sharp | Fly-half | Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
| Tom Casson* | Centre | Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
| Jonathan Joseph | Centre | London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
| Jonny May Jonny May Jonny May is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as an outside centre.He has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley.-History:... |
Centre | Gloucester |
| Will Hurrell** | Wing | Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
| Sam Smith Sam Smith (rugby union) Sam Smith , is an English rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. He plays on the wing.... |
Wing | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
| Christian Wade Christian Wade Christian Wade is an English rugby union footballer product of The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe. He plays as a wing. He plays for England's rugby sevens team. He weighs 81 kg.... |
Wing | London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
| Marcus Watson | Wing | London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
| Tom Catterick | Fullback | Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
| Tom Homer Tom Homer (rugby union) Tom Homer is an English rugby union player who plays at centre, wing and fullback for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. He was a member of the Grand Slam winning England U18 side in 2008 and is currently a member of the England U20 squad as of January 2008... ** |
Fullback | London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
| Position | Club | |
| Arthur Ellis* | Hooker | London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
| Jamie George Jamie George Jamie George Jamie George Jamie George (born 20 October 1990 in Welwyn Garden City, England is an English rugby union player. He plays at Hooker for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. He has also represented the England Rugby Team at under 16, under 18 and under 20 level.... ** |
Hooker | Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
| Kieran Brookes Kieran Brookes Kieran Brookes is an English rugby player who plays with Leicester Tigers as a prop.-Club career:He made almost 40 senior appearances for Newcastle but only started 1 game in the 2009–2010 season.... |
Prop | Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
| Lee Imiolek Lee Imiolek Lee Imiolek is an English rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop. He plays his club rugby for the Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks. He made his first appearance for Sale against London Irish on 28 March 2010.... |
Prop | Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... |
| Shaun Knight Shaun Knight Shaun Knight is a rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby... ** |
Prop | Gloucester |
| Joe Marler Joe Marler Joe Marler is a rugby union player for Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership, playing primarily as a prop. Marler was called up to the England U20's squad for the 2009 U20 Six Nations, but was sadly injured throughout. He was called up to represent England U20's throughout the Junior World... ** |
Prop | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
| Mako Vunipola Mako Vunipola Mako Vunipola is an English rugby union player. He plays at Prop for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. In 2011 he left Bristol Rugby to join Saracens... |
Prop | Bristol Bristol Rugby Bristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'... |
| Peter Elder* | Lock | London Wasps London Wasps London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999... |
| Calum Green Calum Green Calum Green is an English rugby union footballer. He plays lock for Leicester Tigers.-Club career:He was dual-registered for Nottingham and Leicester Tigers, which enabled him to get game time in the Championship... |
Lock | Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010... |
| Charlie Matthews | Lock | Harlequins Harlequin F.C. The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop... |
| Danny Wright* | Lock | Gloucester |
| James Gaskell James Gaskell James Gaskell is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a flanker or lock. After making the debut for Sale in 2008, Gaskell was named the club's Breakthrough Player of the Year for the 2009/10 season... ** |
Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
Sale Sharks Sale Sharks Sale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... |
| Jamie Gibson Jamie Gibson Jamie Gibson is an English rugby union player who plays at flanker for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership. He was a member of the Grand Slam winning England U18 side in 2008 and is currently a member of the England Under 20 team that reached the third place play off in the 2010 JWC... * |
Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
London Irish London Irish London Irish RFC is an English rugby union club based in Sunbury, Surrey, where the senior squad train, the youth teams and senior academy play home games, and the club maintain their administrative offices. The senior squad play home games at the Madejski Stadium in Reading and compete in the top... |
| Jacob Rowan Jacob Rowan Jacob Rowan is a professional rugby union player for Leeds Carnegie. Rowan is a former England U18 international and last year went on tour with the side to Argentina. In 2009 he was initially named in the England U20 squad for the Six Nations... * |
Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
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| Will Welch Will Welch William Welch is a is a rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership; his position of choice is at Openside Flanker... |
Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
| Alex Gray Alex Gray (rugby union) Alex Gray is a professional rugby union player for Newcastle Falcons. The former Barnard Castle Schoolboy has captained England to Grand Slams at both Under-16s and 18s levels, making his Under-18s debut three years young when they toured Australia in 2007... |
Number eight | Newcastle Falcons Newcastle Falcons The Newcastle Falcons is an English rugby union team currently playing in the Aviva Premiership. The club was established in 1877 and played under the name of Gosforth Football Club until 1990. The name was then changed to Newcastle Gosforth and the club began to play at Kingston Park stadium in... |
| Jackson Wray Jackson Wray Jackson Wray is an English rugby union player. He plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership in the Number Eight position. In the 2010 - 2011 Jackson is dual registered with the Bedford Blues.... |
Number eight | Saracens Saracens F.C. Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England... |
** 2009 Junior World Cup squad* Capped in the 2009 RBS U20 Six Nations