Australia national under-20 rugby union team


The Junior Wallabies is the national under-20 team that represents Australia playing rugby union. 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.
Australia's highest finish at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship was as runner-up in 2010 after losing to New Zealand in the final. The team finished third in 2011 by beating France in the third place playoff, and fourth in 2009 after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff.

Team name

The Junior Wallabies name was incorporated into the Australian under-20 crest prior to the 2018 season, but the name was also previously applied to several other teams in the history of Australian rugby. In the era of amateur rugby from the 1950s onwards, the Junior Wallabies team was selected from uncapped players to play against touring Test sides, or to represent Australia on goodwill tours to Asia and the Pacific. Media publications sometimes also used the name 'Junior Wallabies' to refer to age-graded national teams such as the Australian under 19 side, Australian Schoolboys, and later the Australian under 20 team.

Overall record

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2019 World Rugby Championship:

Results

2019

2019 World Championship">2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2019 World Championship – 2nd place

[2019 [Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship|2019 Oceania Championship]] – 1st place

2018

2018 World Championship">2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2018 World Championship – 5th place

2018 Oceania Championship">2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship">2018 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2017

2017 World Championship">2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2017 World Championship – 6th place

2017 Oceania Championship">2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship">2017 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2016

2016 World Championship">2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2016 World Championship – 6th place

2016 Oceania Championship">2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship">2016 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2015

2015 World Championship">2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship">2015 World Championship – 5th place

2015 Oceania Championship">2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship">2015 Oceania Championship – 2nd place

2014 and earlier

2014 World Championship">2014 IRB Junior World Championship">2014 World Championship – 5th place

2013 World Championship">2013 IRB Junior World Championship">2013 World Championship – 7th place

2012 World Championship">2012 IRB Junior World Championship">2012 World Championship – 8th place

2011 World Championship">2011 IRB Junior World Championship">2011 World Championship – 3rd place

2010 World Championship">2010 IRB Junior World Championship">2010 World Championship – 2nd place

2009 World Championship">2009 IRB Junior World Championship">2009 World Championship – 4th place

2008 World Championship">2008 IRB Junior World Championship">2008 World Championship – 5th place

Squads

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship is:

Previous squads

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