Australia national under-20 rugby union team
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Union | Rugby Australia | |
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Coach(es) | Jason Gilmore | |
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First international | ||
(6 June 2008) | ||
Largest win | ||
(5 June 2009) | ||
Largest defeat | ||
(21 June 2010) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 7 (First in 2008) | |
Best result | Runners-up, 2010 |
The Junior Wallabies is the national under-20 team that represents Australia in 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.[1][2] The team finished third in 2011 by beating France in the third place playoff,[3] and fourth in 2009 after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff.[4]
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.[5][6] 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,[7][8] or to represent Australia on goodwill tours to Asia and the Pacific.[9][10] Media publications sometimes also used the name 'Junior Wallabies' to refer to age-graded national teams such as the Australian under 19 side,[11] Australian Schoolboys,[12][13] and later the Australian under 20 team.[14][15]
Overall record
Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2017 World Junior Championship:
Opposition | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Won |
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| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17% |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11% |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 67% |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Total | 58 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 60% |
Results
2018
2018 World Championship
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Pool match | – | |
Pool match | – | |
Pool match | – | |
Play-off | – | |
Play-off | – |
2018 Oceania Championship
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Round 1 | – | |
Round 2 | – | |
Round 3 | – | |
2017
2017 World Championship – 6th place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Pool match | 24–17 | |
Pool match | 33–26 | |
Pool match | 19–20 | |
Play-off | 42–19 | |
5th place play-off | 17–24 | |
2017 Oceania Championship – 2nd place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Round 1 | 43–20 | |
Round 2 | 32–24 | |
Round 3 | 6–43 | |
2016
2016 World Championship – 6th place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Pool match | 10–15 | |
Pool match | 38–10 | |
Pool match | 13–17 | |
Play-off | 35–19 | |
5th place play-off | 24–55 | |
2016 Oceania Championship – 2nd place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Round 1 | 10–30 | |
Round 2 | 25–24 | |
2015
2015 World Championship – 5th place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Pool match | 33–5 | |
Pool match | 31–15 | |
Pool match | 13–46 | |
Play-off | 31–21 | |
5th place play-off | 28–23 | |
2015 Oceania Championship – 2nd place
Match | Score | Opposition |
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Round 1 | 33–10 | |
Round 2 | 47–31 | |
Round 3 | 29–46 | |
2014 and earlier
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2014 World Championship – 5th place
2013 World Championship – 7th place
2012 World Championship – 8th place
2011 World Championship – 3rd place
2010 World Championship – 2nd place
2009 World Championship – 4th place
2008 World Championship – 5th place
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Squads
Current squad
TBA
Previous squads
Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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Management
- Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
- Michael Grice - Team Manager
- Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
- Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
- Alan Gaffney - Selector
Props
Hookers
Locks
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Back row
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
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Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
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Management
- Adrian Thompson - Head Coach
- Michael Grice - Team Manager
- Shane Arnold - Assistant Coach
- Cam Blades - Assistant Coach
- Campbell Hanson - Physiotherapist
- Steve Freeman - Team Doctor
- Carl Marshall - Video Analyst
- Simon Harries - Strength & Conditioning
- Alan Gaffney - Selector
Head coaches
- 2018–present: Jason Gilmore [20]
- 2017: Simon Cron [21]
- 2013–2016: Adrian Thompson [22]
- 2009–2012: David Nucifora [23][24]
- 2008: Brian Melrose [25]
See also
References
- ↑ "New Zealand crowned JWC 2010 champions". IRB. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ↑ "Young Wallabies finish runners up at Junior Worlds". 2010.
- ↑ "France 17–30 Australia". IRB. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Australia finishes fourth at IRB Junior World Championship". 2009.
- ↑ "John Weatherstone, 22, left, who will leave Australia on Saturday to tour Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan with the Junior Wallabies". The Canberra Times. 6 March 1972. p. 36, col. 4. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "S. Africa names a strong side". The Canberra Times. 27 July 1971. p. 22, col. 4. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Australian Rugby Union (27 January 2009). "Biographies - Norman Peter Reilly". Brave and Game. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Third visit in five years". The Canberra Times. 8 July 1990. p. 36. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "State Players Nominated". The West Australian. Perth. 25 Jun 1953. p.18, col. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Union teams selected for Ceylon, Fiji tours". Illawarra Daily Mercury. Wollongong. 9 July 1953. p.12, col. 5. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Roff keen to tackle NZ side". The Canberra Times. 22 July 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Junior Wallabies maintain unbeaten record". The Canberra Times. 22 January 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Schoolboys still dominant". The Canberra Times. 28 January 1982. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Tucker, Jim (7 May 2016). "Goalkicker Mack Mason proves hero as junior Wallabies become history-makers in beating All Blacks". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Sport: Samoa expecting full-strength Australia in U20 opener". Radio New Zealand. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ "Australian squad for World Rugby U20 Championship named" (Press release). Australian Rugby. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "McMahon leads junior Wallabies". Rugby 365. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Australia JWC Squad 2014". IRB. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Australian Under 20s announce squad for Junior World Champs" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Jason Gilmore says Super Rugby experience with Reds will help him plot junior Wallabies revival". Fox Sports. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "Simon Cron, who led Northern Suburbs to Shute Shield win, named Australian U-20s coach". The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Australian U20s coach announced". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Annual Report 2009" (PDF). Australian Rugby Union. pp. 40–41. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Trans-Tasman rivals set for final showdown". ESPN. 20 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ "Australia announce strong U20s squad". ESPN. 6 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.