2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
Date1 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 played15
Top try scorer(s)England Noah Cato (6)
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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.

Table

Position Nation Games Points Table
points
Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Tries
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

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