Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship
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The Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship is an annual rugby union championship for Under-20 national teams. It replaced the Under-19 championship that was held since 2007. The championship is organised by rugby's European governing body, the Rugby Europe.
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| No. of teams | 8 (2023) |
| Country | Europe (Rugby Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Netherlands (2023) |
| Most titles | Portugal (3 Titles) |
The tournament serves as Europe's qualification to the next year's World Rugby U20 Trophy organised by the World Rugby.
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 13, 2020, until April 15, 2020.[1] On March 26 Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time.[2] On April 8 Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to cancel 2020 European Under-20 Rugby Union Championship.[3]
Results
| # | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U20 European Tournament | |||||
| 1 | 2002 |  Romania |  Spain |  Czech Republic /  Poland | |
| 2 | 2003 |  Russia |  Portugal | Romania |  Netherlands |
| U20 European Championship | |||||
| 3 | 2005 |  Georgia | Romania | Spain | Russia |
| 4 | 2006 | Romania | Portugal | Russia | Spain |
| European Under-19 Rugby Union Championship | |||||
| 5 | 2007 | Romania | Poland | Russia | Portugal |
| 6 | 2008 | Romania | Georgia | Russia | Portugal |
| 7 | 2009 |  Italy | Georgia | Spain | Russia |
| 8 | 2010 | Georgia | Russia | Romania |  Belgium |
| 9 | 2011 | Georgia | Russia | Romania | Netherlands |
| 10 | 2012 | Portugal | Georgia | Belgium | Spain |
| 11 | 2013 | Georgia | Belgium | Spain | Portugal |
| 12 | 2014 | Georgia | Portugal | Spain | Russia |
| 13 | 2015 | Spain | Romania | Portugal | Russia |
| Rugby Europe Under-20 Championship | |||||
| 14 | 2017 | Portugal | Spain | Russia | Romania |
| 15 | 2018 | Portugal | Spain | Russia | Netherlands |
| 16 | 2019 | Portugal | Spain | Netherlands |  France - Nlle Aquitaine |
| — | 2020 | Cancelled | |||
| 17 | 2021 | Spain | Portugal | Russia | Netherlands |
| 18 | 2022 | Spain | Netherlands | Portugal | Belgium |
| 19 | 2023 | Netherlands | Belgium | Portugal | Ligue AURA |
| 20 | 2024 | Portugal | Netherlands | Belgium | Romania |
Medals (2007-2023)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Georgia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 19 | 21 | 60 | |
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