Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship

Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
SportRugby union
Instituted2007
Number of teams8 (2021)
CountryEurope (Rugby Europe)
Holders Portugal (2019)

The Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-20 national teams, held since 2007. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the Rugby Europe.

The tournament serves as Europe's qualification to the next year's World Rugby Under 20 Trophy organised by the World Rugby.

Georgia are the past champions of 2014, tournament which was held in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]

On March 12 2020, following the recent evolution of COVID-19, Rugby Europe has announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments, from Friday, March 13th 2020 until April 15th, 2020.[2] On March 26 Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time.[3] On April 8 Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to cancel 2020 European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship.[4]

Results

European Under-19 Rugby Union Championship
Year Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
2007 Romania Poland Russia Portugal
2008 Romania Georgia Russia Portugal
2009 Italy Georgia Spain Russia
2010 Georgia Russia Romania Belgium
2011 Georgia Russia Romania Netherlands
2012 Portugal Georgia Belgium Spain
2013 Georgia Belgium Spain Portugal
2014 Georgia Portugal Spain Russia
2015 Spain Romania Portugal Russia

European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship
Year Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
2017 Portugal Spain Russia Romania
2018 Portugal Spain Russia Netherlands
2019 Portugal Spain Netherlands France - Nlle Aquitaine
2020 Cancelled
2021 Spain Portugal Russia Netherlands

See also

References
  1. - GEORGIA U19 ARE CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE Rugby Europe website, accessed: 9 September 2015
  2. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-suspension-games-tournaments
  3. https://www.rugbyeurope.eu/statement-competitions-suspension-extended
  4. "COVID-19 Statement : Board of Directors".
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