2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

The 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the first Six Nations Under 20s Championship, a rugby union competition for under-20 national teams, played between February and March 2008. This was the first competition of the new under-20s tournament, following the merger of the under-19 and under-21 tournaments. England won the tournament along with the Grand Slam and Triple Crown.

Date

1 February 2008 – 14 March 2008

Countries

England
France
Ireland
Italy
Scotland
Wales

Tournament statistics

Champions

England (1st title)

Grand Slam

England (1st title)

Triple Crown

England

Matches played

15

Top try scorer

Noah Cato (6)

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Table

Position	Nation	Games				Points				Table points
Position	Nation	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Difference	Tries	Table points
1	England	5	5	0	0	158	63	+95	21	10
2	Wales	5	4	0	1	106	73	+33	12	8
3	France	5	3	0	2	84	77	+7	10	6
4	Ireland	5	2	0	3	56	90	−24	3	4
5	Italy	5	1	0	4	54	99	−45	5	2
6	Scotland	5	0	0	5	56	111	−55	3	0

Results

Round 1

1 February 2008
19:30

Scotland	6–12	France

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

1 February 2008
19:35

Ireland	6–0	Italy

Dubarry Park, Athlone

1 February 2008
19:45

England	28–15	Wales

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Round 2

8 February 2008
19:00

France	24–13	Ireland

Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch

8 February 2008
19:10

Wales	27–10	Scotland

Rodney Parade, Newport

9 February 2008
15:00

Italy	13–22	England

Stadio La Sciorba, Genoa

Round 3

22 February 2008
19:10

Wales	33–13	Italy

Rodney Parade, Newport

22 February 2008
19:30

Ireland	17–12	Scotland

Dubarry Park, Athlone

22 February 2008
20:00

France	6–24	England

Stade des Alpes, Grenoble

Round 4

7 March 2008
19:30

Scotland	15–41	England

Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk

7 March 2008
19:35

Ireland	6–11	Wales

Dubarry Park, Athlone

8 March 2008
15:00

Italy	14–26	France

Porto-Vecchio

Round 5

Source:

14 March
19:10

Wales	20–16	France

Rodney Parade, Newport

14 March
19:30

Italy	14–13	Scotland

Stadio Comunale, Mogliano Veneto

14 March
19:35

England	43–14	Ireland

Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester

Top try scorers

Noah Cato (ENG) – 6

Leigh Halfpenny (WAL) – 3

Zagar, Bastareaud (both FRA), Strain (SCO), Stegmann, Ellis, Cox, Eves (all ENG) – 2