2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date3 February 2023 – 19 March 2023
Countries
Tournament statistics
Champions Ireland (5th title)
Grand Slam Ireland (4)
Triple Crown Ireland
Matches played15
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The 2023 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 16th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship for players under 20 years of age. Ireland retained the championship, their fifth, winning all five matches as they had done in the last tournament to record a fourth Grand Slam.[1][2] Ireland became the first team to win back-to-back Grand Slams in the history of the tournament.

Participants

Nation Stadium Head coach Captain
Home stadium Capacity Location
 England[3] Twickenham Stoop
Kingsholm Stadium
Recreation Ground 		14,800
16,115
14,509 		London
Gloucester
Bath 		Alan Dickens Lewis Chessum
 France[4] Stade Armandie
Stade Charles-Mathon 		14,000
11,500 		Agen
Oyonnax 		Sébastien Calvet Nicolas Depoortere
 Ireland[5] Musgrave Park 8,008 Cork Richie Murphy Gus McCarthy
 Italy Stadio Comunale di Monigo 5,000 Treviso Massimo Brunello David Odiase
 Scotland[6] Scotstoun Stadium 9,708 Glasgow Kenny Murray Duncan Munn
Liam McConnell
 Wales[7] Eirias Stadium 6,080 Colwyn Bay Byron Hayward Ryan Woodman

Table

Pos Nation Games Points Tries Bonus
points 		Total
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff For Against Tries Loss GSB
1  Ireland 5 5 0 0 239 116 +123 32 17 4 0 3 27
2  France 5 4 0 1 222 96 +126 32 13 4 1 0 21
3  Italy 5 2 0 3 148 146 +2 24 18 5 2 0 15
4  England 5 3 0 2 141 160 −19 21 21 3 0 0 15
5  Scotland 5 1 0 4 90 234 −144 10 34 0 1 0 5
6  Wales 5 0 0 5 107 195 −88 14 30 1 2 0 3

Table ranking rules

  • Four match points are awarded for a win.
  • Two match points are awarded for a draw.
  • A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
  • Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team reaches a minimum of 23 points, and thus always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points (a try bonus and a losing bonus) in the match that they lost for a total of 22 points.
  • Tie-breakers
    • If two or more teams are tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
    • If the above tie-breaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
    • If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.

Fixtures

Week 1

3 February 2023
18:30
 Italy27–28 France
Try: Berlese 7' c
Gallorini 24' m
Rubinato 32' m
Mey 51' m
Douglas 83' m
Con: Sante (1/4) 8'
Bruniera (0/1)
Pen: Sante (0/1)		ReportTry: Moustin 28' c
penalty 38'
Castro 71' m
Con: Tarel (1/1) 29'
Desperes (0/1)
Pen: Tarel (2/3) 10', 20'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
3 February 2023
19:00
 Wales27–44 Ireland
Try: Hennessey 9' c
Morgan 18' m, 77' c
Scarfe 52' m
Con: D. Edwards (2/4) 11', 78'
Pen: D. Edwards (1/1) 16'		ReportTry: O'Tighearnaigh 7' c
P. McCarthy 31' c
Nicholson 54' c, 65' m
Quinn 61' m
McErlean 80' c
Con: Prendergast (3/5) 8', 32', 55'
West (1/1) 82'
Pen: Prendergast (2/2) 59', 73'
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Referee: Luc Ramos (France)
FB 15 Cameron Winnett  73'
RW 14 Llien Morgan
OC 13 Louie Hennessey
IC 12 Harri Ackerman
LW 11 Harri Houston  68'
FH 10 Dan Edwards
SH 9 Archie Hughes  68'
N8 8 Huw Davies
OF 7 Luca Giannini
BF 6 Ryan Woodman (c)
RL 5 Jonny Green  28'
LL 4 Liam Edwards  60'
TP 3 Thomas Pritchard  54'
HK 2 Sam Scarfe  67'
LP 1 Dylan Kelleher-Griffiths  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Isaac Young  67'
PR 17 Freddie Chapman  67'
PR 18 Ellis Fackrell  54'
LK 19 Owain Evans  28'
BR 20 Mackenzie Martin  60'
BR 21 Harri Williams  69'
WG 22 Harrison James  73'
WG 23 Tom Florence  68'
Coach:
Byron Hayward
FB 15 James Nicholson
RW 14 Morrison Mabope  45'
OC 13 Hugh Cooney
IC 12 John Devine
LW 11 Hugh Gavin
FH 10 Sam Prendergast  73'
SH 9 Fintan Gunne  73'
N8 8 Brian Gleeson
OF 7 Ruadhán Quinn  67'
BF 6 James McNabney  60'
RL 5 Conor O'Tighearnaigh
LL 4 Diarmuid Mangan
TP 3 Paddy McCarthy  70'
HK 2 Gus McCarthy (c)  73'
LP 1 George Hadden  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Danny Sheahan  73'
PR 17 George Morris  60'
PR 18 Fiachna Barrett  70'
LK 19 Evan O'Connell  60'
FL 20 Jacob Sheahan  67'
SH 21 Oscar Cawley  73'
FH 22 Harry West  73'
WG 23 Henry McErlean  45'
Coach:
Richie Murphy
3 February 2023
19:00
 England41–36 Scotland
Try: Hathaway 2' m, 8' c, 14' m
Cunningham-South 18' c
Carnduff 24' c
Elliott 68' c
Con: Harris (4/6) 10', 19', 26', 70'
Pen: Harris (1/2) 79'		ReportTry: McLeod 6' c
Brown 31' c
McConnell 44' c
Con: Simpson (3/3) 8', 31', 45'
Pen: Simpson (5/5) 13', 41', 56', 60', 63'
Twickenham Stoop, London
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)

Week 2

10 February 2023
19:00
 England32–25 Italy
Try: Harris 8' m
Ma'asi-White 12' c
Elliott 38' m
Cunningham-South 55' c
Fasogbon 75' m
Con: Harris (2) 13', 57'
Pen: Harris 30'		ReportTry: Aminu 23' m, 64' m
Gallorini 46' c
Bozzoni 79' m
Con: Bruniera 47'
Pen: Sante 33'
Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
Referee: Ben Breakspear (Wales)
10 February 2023
19:15
 Scotland18–17 Wales
Try: Brown 9' m
Penalty try 49'
Pen: Afshar 29'
King 69'		ReportTry: Morse 44' c
Andrew 54' c
Con: Edwards 45', 55'
Pen: Edwards 52'
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Referee: Reuben Keane (Australia)
10 February 2023
20:00
 Ireland33–31 France
Try: P. McCarthy 12' c
Gavin 29' c
Gleeson 69' c
Con: Prendergast 13', 30', 70'
Pen: Prendergast 10', 24', 42', 77'		ReportTry: Auradou 18' c
Liufau 34' c
Attissogbé 58' m
Nouchi 61' m
Benmegal 72' c
Con: Raffy 19', 35'
Reus 73'
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Angus Mabey (New Zealand)
FB 15 Henry McErlean
RW 14 James Nicholson
OC 13 Hugh Cooney
IC 12 John Devine
LW 11 Hugh Gavin
FH 10 Sam Prendergast  73'
SH 9 Fintan Gunne
N8 8 Brian Gleeson
OF 7 Ruadhán Quinn  56'  63'
BF 6 James McNabney
RL 5 Conor O'Tighearnaigh  56'
LL 4 Diarmuid Mangan
TP 3 Paddy McCarthy  70'
HK 2 Gus McCarthy (c)  47'  55'
LP 1 George Hadden
Replacements:
HK 16 Danny Sheahan  47'  55'
PR 17 George Morris  56'  63'
PR 18 Fiachna Barrett  70'
LK 19 Evan O'Connell  56'
FL 20 Jacob Sheahan
SH 21 Oscar Cawley
FH 22 Harry West
WG 23 Rory Telfer
Coach:
Richie Murphy
FB 15 Louis Bielle-Biarrey  59'
RW 14 Théo Attissogbé
OC 13 Nicolas Depoortère (c)
IC 12 Émilien Gailleton
LW 11 Enzo Benmegal
FH 10 Tom Raffy  50'
SH 9 Léo Carbonneau
N8 8 Marko Gazzotti
OF 7 Lenni Nouchi
BF 6 Oscar Jégou  74'
RL 5 Brent Liufau
LL 4 Hugo Auradou  65'  78'
TP 3 Zaccharie Affane  29'  71'
HK 2 Barnabe Massa  40'
LP 1 Louis Penverne  71'
Replacements:
HK 16 Thomas Lacombre  40'
PR 17 Luca Tabarot  71'
PR 18 Maino Pakihivatau  71'
LK 19 Bastien Chinarro  65'  78'
FH 20 Mathis Castro  74'
SH 21 Hugo Reus
FH 22 Arthur Mathiron
WG 23 Mathis Ferté  59'
Coach:
Sébastien Calvet

Week 3

24 February 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  Italy27–44 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Quattrini 13'
Botturi 47'
Mey 58'
Gasperini 69'
Con: Sante (2) 48' 60'
Pen: Sante 24'		ReportTry: Gleeson 3'
Gunne 15'
McNabney 29'
Cooney 52'
Telfer 77'
Con: Prendergast (5) 4', 16', 29', 52', 78'
Pen: Prendergast (3) 20', 40', 65'
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Attendance: 4,504
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)
FB 15 François Carlo Mey
RW 14 Alessandro Gesi
OC 13 Dewi Passarella
IC 12 Nicola Bozzo
LW 11 Matthias Douglas  27'
FH 10 Giovanni Sante  65'
SH 9 Sebastiano Battara  72'
N8 8 Jacopo Botturi
OF 7 David Odiase
BF 6 Carlos Berlese  50'
RL 5 Pietro Turrisi  56'
LL 4 Alex Mattioli
TP 3 Marcos Gallorini  79'
HK 2 Giovanni Quattrini  69'
LP 1 Destiny Aminu  72'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nicholas Gasperini  65'
PR 17 Samuele Taddei  72'
PR 18 Alex Artuso  79'
LK 19 Enrico Pontarini  56'
BR 20 Filippo Lavorenti  50'
BR 21 Filipp Bozzoni  27'
WG 22 Simone Brisighella  68'
WG 23 Valerio Siciliano  72'
Coach:
Massimo Brunello
FB 15 Henry McErlean
RW 14 James Nicholson
OC 13 Hugh Cooney  75'
IC 12 John Devine  65'
LW 11 Hugh Gavin
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Fintan Gunne  75'
N8 8 Brian Gleeson  69'
OF 7 Ruadhán Quinn  56'
BF 6 James McNabney
RL 5 Conor O'Tighearnaigh
LL 4 Diarmuid Mangan
TP 3 Paddy McCarthy  70'
HK 2 Gus McCarthy (c)  79'
LP 1 George Hadden  60'
Replacements:
HK 16 Danny Sheahan  79'
PR 17 George Morris  60'
PR 18 Fiachna Barrett  70'
LK 19 Evan O'Connell  56'
FL 20 Jacob Sheahan  69'
SH 21 Oscar Cawley  75'
FH 22 Harry West  75'
WG 23 Rory Telfer  65'
Coach:
Richie Murphy
24 February 2023
19:15
 Wales21–37 England (1 BP)
Report
Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay
Attendance: 6,080
Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
24 February 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  France54–12 Scotland
Report
Stade Armandie, Agen
Attendance: 10,411
Referee: Frederico Vedovelli (Italy)

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Week 4

10 March 2023
19:15
(1 BP)  Italy29–25 Wales (1 BP)
Report
Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso
Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
10 March 2023
19:15
 Scotland7–82 Ireland (1 BP)
Try: Tait 46'
Con: Townsend 47'		ReportTry: Osborne 2'
Barrett 6'
G. McCarthy 15'
Quinn (3) 20', 34', 64'
Gunne 30'
McNabney 41'
Mangan 51'
D. Sheahan 70'
Telfer 75'
Cawley 79'
Con: Prendergast (7) 3', 7', 16', 22', 31', 35', 52'
Lynch (4) 65', 71', 76', 79'
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Attendance: 2,792[9]
Referee: Takehito Namekawa (Japan)
FB 15 Dan King  54'
RW 14 Logan Jarvie  51'
OC 13 Duncan Munn (c)  71'
IC 12 Kerr Yule
LW 11 Geordie Gwynn
FH 10 Luke Townsend
SH 9 Finlay Burgess  35'
N8 8 Jonny Morris  40'
OF 7 Rudi Brown
BF 6 Liam McConnell (c)
RL 5 Harris McLeod  54'
LL 4 Jake Parkinson
TP 3 Moby Ogunlaja  51'
HK 2 Corey Tate  66'
LP 1 Craig Davidson  66'
Replacements:
HK 16 Elliott Young  66'
PR 17 Max Surry  66'
PR 18 Robbie Deans  51'
LK 19 Ruairaidh Hart  54'
BR 20 Sam Derrick  40'
BR 21 Charlie Clare  35'
WG 22 Ben Salmon  51'
WG 23 Andy McLean  54'
Coach:
Kenny Murray
FB 15 Henry McErlean
RW 14 Andrew Osborne
OC 13 Hugh Cooney  60'
IC 12 John Devine
LW 11 Hugh Gavin
FH 10 Sam Prendergast  52'
SH 9 Fintan Gunne  60'
N8 8 Brian Gleeson  68'
OF 7 Ruadhán Quinn
BF 6 James McNabney
RL 5 Conor O'Tighearnaigh  51'  70'
LL 4 Evan O'Connell  70'
TP 3 Fiachna Barrett  50'
HK 2 Gus McCarthy (c)  50'
LP 1 George Hadden  50'
Replacements:
HK 16 Danny Sheahan  50'
PR 17 Paddy McCarthy  50'
PR 18 Diarmuid Mangan  51'
LK 19 Liam Molony  66'
FL 20 Jacob Sheahan  69'
SH 21 Oscar Cawley  60'
FH 22 Matty Lynch  52'
WG 23 Rory Telfer  60'
Coach:
Richie Murphy
10 March 2023
20:00
 England7–42 France (1 BP)
Try: Harris 56' c
Con: Harris (1/1) 57'		ReportTry: Drouet 35' c
Gailleton 50' c
Penverne 63' c
Castro Ferreira 72' c
Guilly 78' m
Con: Reus (4/5) 36', 52', 64', 73'
Pen: Reus (3/3) 12', 25', 49'
Recreation Ground, Bath
Attendance: 11,083
Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

Week 5

19 March 2023
15:00
 Scotland17–40 Italy
Report
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
19 March 2023
18:00
 Ireland36–24 England
Try: Gavin (2) 3', 58'
Gleeson (2) 26', 53'
Hadden 50'
Gunne 78'
Con: Prendergast (3) 27', 54', 60'		ReportTry: Elliott (2) 15', 75'
Jenkins 70'
Con: Harris 16'
Worsley (2) 70', 76'
Pen: Harris 57'
Musgrave Park, Cork
Attendance: 8,008
Referee: Adriaan Jacobs (South Africa)
FB 15 Henry McErlean  52'  60'
RW 14 James Nicholson
OC 13 Hugh Cooney
IC 12 John Devine  70'
LW 11 Hugh Gavin
FH 10 Sam Prendergast
SH 9 Fintan Gunne  79'
N8 8 Brian Gleeson
OF 7 Ruadhán Quinn  62'
BF 6 James McNabney
RL 5 Conor O'Tighearnaigh
LL 4 Diarmuid Mangan  70'
TP 3 Paddy McCarthy  67'
HK 2 Gus McCarthy (c)  79'
LP 1 George Hadden  67'
Replacements:
HK 16 Danny Sheahan  79'
PR 17 George Morris  67'
PR 18 Fiachna Barrett  67'
LK 19 Joe Hopes  70'
FL 20 Liam Molony  62'
SH 21 Oscar Cawley  79'
FH 22 Harry West  70'
WG 23 Andrew Osborne  52'  60'
Coach:
Richie Murphy
FB 15 Sam Harris  67'
RW 14 Cassius Cleaves
OC 13 Rekeiti Ma'asi-White  56'  67'
IC 12 Joseph Woodward  67'
LW 11 Tobias Elliott
FH 10 Monty Bradbury
SH 9 Charlie Bracken  67'
N8 8 Chandler Cunningham-South
OF 7 Greg Fisilau
BF 6 Finn Carnduff  60'
RL 5 Lewis Chessum (c)
LL 4 Danny Eite  67'
TP 3 Afolabi Fasogbon  54'
HK 2 Finn Theobald-Thomas  67'
LP 1 Archie McArthur  54'  80'
Replacements:
HK 16 Nathan Jibulu  67'
PR 17 Asher Opoku-Fordjour  54'  80'
PR 18 Tim Hoyt  54'
LK 19 Rob Carmichael  67'
FH 20 Tristan Woodman  60'
SH 21 Nye Thomas
FH 22 Sam Worsley  67'
WG 23 Joe Jenkins  58'
Coach:
Alan Dickens
19 March 2023
21:00
 France67–16 Wales
Report
Stade Charles-Mathon, Oyonnax

References

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  2. ^ "Ireland U-20s make it two Grand Slams in 24 hours". Irish Independent. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "England name squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  4. ^ "France squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations revealed". Under-20 Six Nations. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ireland squad named for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Murray names Scotland squad for 2023 Under-20s Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Wales squad announced for 2023 Under-20 Six Nations". Under-20 Six Nations. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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