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Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team

The Australia national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Junior Wallabies, is the national under-20 rugby union team that represents Australia.

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 and the U20 Rugby Championship since 2024.

Australia
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
UnionRugby Australia
Nickname(s)Junior Wallabies
Coach(es)Nathan Grey
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Team kit
First international
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team Australia 81–12 Canada Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
(6 June 2008; Rodney Parade, Newport)
Largest win
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team Australia 91–7 Tonga Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
(1 May 2018; Bond Sports Park, Gold Coast)
Largest defeat
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team Australia 12–69 New Zealand Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
(10 July 2022; SC Stadium, Bokarina)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 2008)
Best resultRunners-up (2010, 2019)
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team
Logo 2008–2017

Australia's highest finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship was second-place in 2010 and 2019. 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. The Junior Wallabies also finished second in the first four editions of the Oceania U20 Championship before being crowned champions in 2019 after defeating New Zealand 24–0.

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 (with no age restriction) 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 competitive test matches up to and including the 2023 season:

Opponent Pld W D L W% PF PA Diff.
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Argentina 6 3 0 3 50% 150 106 +44
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Canada 2 2 0 0 100% 167 12 +155
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  England 8 1 1 6 12.5% 165 204 –39
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Fiji 8 8 0 0 100% 352 125 +228
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  France 7 3 0 4 42.86% 178 170 +8
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Ireland 4 2 0 2 50% 98 84 +14
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Italy 6 6 0 0 100% 220 74 +146
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Japan 3 3 0 0 100% 165 64 +101
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  New Zealand 16 4 0 12 25% 323 561 –238
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Samoa 6 6 0 0 100% 228 94 +134
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Scotland 6 4 0 2 66.67% 218 104 +114
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  South Africa 3 1 0 2 33.33% 60 113 –53
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Tonga 4 4 0 0 100% 252 25 +227
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  Wales 5 4 0 1 80% 168 104 +64
Total 84 51 1 32 60.71% 2.644 1,840 +804

World Rugby U20 Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2008 5th place 5th 5 4 0 1 221 68
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2009 Semi-finals 4th 5 3 0 2 186 74
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2010 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 239 131
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2011 Semi-finals 3rd 5 3 0 2 166 117
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2012 8th place 8th 5 1 0 4 107 94
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2013 7th place 7th 5 2 0 3 114 84
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2014 5th place 5th 5 4 0 1 176 101
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2015 5th place 5th 5 4 0 1 136 110
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2016 6th place 6th 5 2 0 3 120 116
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2017 6th place 6th 5 3 0 2 135 106
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2018 5th place 5th 5 3 0 2 178 103
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2019 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 0 2 171 122
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2023 5th place 5th 5 3 1 1 179 157
Total 13/13 0 titles 65 39 1 25 2,128 1,383

U20 Rugby Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2024 TBD
Total 1/1 0 titles TBD

Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record

Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2015 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 109 87
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2016 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 35 54
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2017 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 81 87
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2018 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 170 55
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2019 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 104 14
Australia National Under-20 Rugby Union Team  2022 3rd place 3rd 3 1 0 2 91 98
Total 6/6 1 title 17 11 0 6 590 395

Head coaches

Honours

See also

References

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