Australian Under 20 Rugby Championship
| Super U20s Championship | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
| Inaugural season |
2014 (National U20s)
(Super U20s) |
| Country | Australia |
| Holders |
(2016) |
The Super Under 20s Championship is an annual rugby union competition for men's junior teams from Australia's Super Rugby franchises.[1] The competition is hosted by the Australian Rugby Union and players must meet an under-20 age requirement.
History
National U20s
The first National U20 Rugby Championship was played in 2014,[2][3] and was contested by teams from New South Wales, Queensland and an Australian Barbarians side (selected from the other states and territories). National under-20 teams from the Pacific islands were also invited to play matches.[4][5]
The competition was played over two stages, with a Southern States U20 Championship held in March for teams from ACT, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, as well as New South Wales Country and Queensland Country.[6] A representative team from that tournament was selected to participate in the National U20 Championship's top division.[7]
Super U20s
In 2016, the Super Under 20s Championship was launched, with teams from Australia's five Super Rugby franchises competing.[1] Matches were scheduled as curtain-raisers to home games hosted by the Super Rugby teams, with the tournament played as a single round-robin followed by a final between the top two sides to determine the champion team.[1]
Teams
The teams playing in the Super Under 20s Championship for 2016 are:
Following the tournament, the Australian U20s team is selected from the best players. The Australian team competes in the Oceania U20 and World Rugby U20 championships.
Champions
National U20 Championship
| Year | Final | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||
| National Under 20s Championship | ||||
| 2014 | New South Wales  |
round robin |
 Queensland |
[3] |
| 2015 | New South Wales |
round robin |
Queensland |
[8] |
| Super Under 20s Championship | ||||
| 2016 | Queensland |
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[9] |
Southern States U20 Championship
Year Winner Tournament location Refs 2014 
Western Australia Adelaide Airport Oval, SA [10] 2015 Western Australia Adelaide Airport Oval, SA [11]
See also
- Australia national under-20 rugby union team
- Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship
- World Rugby Under 20 Championship
References
- 1 2 3 Decent, Tom (17 February 2016). "Super Rugby 2016: ARU announces weekly U20s competition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Grant, Lee (15 January 2014). "New Aussie Competitions—Part II: National Under 20 Competition". Green and Gold Rugby. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- 1 2 "NSW Win 2014 National U20 Championship". Australian Rugby. 27 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Dutton, Chris (9 November 2013). "Staniforth heads young guns list". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. Archived from the original on 24 November 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Findlay, Matt (19 February 2015). "Country colts (then maybe Australia call-ups) for Orange rugby trio". Central Western Daily. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Taylor, Nick (3 November 2014). "WA rugby thriving: Force chief". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ Gardiner, James (28 January 2014). "Country calls on Hunter talents". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "NSW wins National Under 20s Championship for second consecutive year". Australian Rugby. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Super U20s Championship to kick off in 2016". Australian Rugby. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ↑ "South Australian Under 20’s exceed expectations in Southern States Championship". SA Rugby. 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- ↑ "Western Australia claim back to back Southern States Under 20s title". Australian Rugby. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
External links
- 2015 National U20 Championship official ARU homepage
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