Английская Википедия:France national under-20 rugby union team
Шаблон:Infobox rugby team The France national under-20 rugby union team (French: Équipe de France de rugby à XV des moins de 20 ans), also known as France under-20s or France U20(s), is the national under-20 rugby union team of France, under the control of the French Rugby Federation. Competing in the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship, it is considered to be the feeder team for the France national team.
Replacing the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s, their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished at the third place. Winning the competition in 2009, 2014 – year in which they win the Grand Slam – and 2018,[1] they also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship (later renamed the World Rugby U20 Championship) and all subsequent editions, winning it on three occasions, three times in a row, in 2018, 2019 and 2023.[2]
Nicknamed "Les Bleuets" (French for "The Little Blues"; diminutive from "bleu": blue), they are used to play in medium-sized stadiums all around France. Sébastien Calvet is the current head coach of the team, after having been appointed in 2022.
Coaching history
Current staff
The following members were part of the France U20 coaching staff for the 2022–23 season. Sébastien Calvet replaced Jean-Marc Béderède as head coach in July 2022.[3]
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Sébastien Calvet |
| Backs and attack coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Benoît Baby |
| Defence coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Philippe Boher |
| Forwards and set piece coach | Шаблон:Flagicon Rémi Vaquin (incumbent) Шаблон:Flagicon Samuel Cherouk (back-up) |
Previous head coaches
Players
Current squad
On 28 January 2024, Calvet named a 26-player squad for the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship first round against Ireland.[4]
1 Marko Gazzotti was ultimately retained by his club and then replaced by Maël Perrin.[4]
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- Caps updated: 14 July 2023
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Previous squads
Шаблон:Collapse top The following 30 players were called up for the 2023 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in South Africa.[5]
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Шаблон:Collapse bottom Шаблон:Collapse top The following 28 players were called up for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina.[6]
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Шаблон:Collapse bottom Шаблон:Collapse top The following 30 players were called up for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France.[7]
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Competitive record
World Rugby Under 20 Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
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| Шаблон:Flagicon 2008 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 155 | 102 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2009 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 202 | 100 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2010 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 94 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2011 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 114 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2012 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 89 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2013 | 5th-8th place | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 101 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2014 | 5th-8th place | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 83 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2015 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 111 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2016 | 9th-12th place | 9th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 129 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2017 | Semi-final | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 124 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2018 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 97 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2019 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 110 |
| 2020–2022 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 90 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 13/13 | 3 Titles | 65 | 45 | 1 | 19 | 1906 | 1344 |
Honours
References
Шаблон:France national rugby union team Шаблон:National sports teams of France Шаблон:Rugby union in France Шаблон:U-20 Six Nations
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