The 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the 14th series of the Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the matches were played at Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff.
The 2020 tournament was suspended with three games left to play, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and cancelled in August with no winner announced.
Participants Nation Head coach Captain Alan Dickens Jack van Poortvliet Philippe Boher Nolann Le Garrec Massimo Brunello Luca Andreani Richie Murphy Alex Kendellen Sean Lineen Alex Samuel Ioan Cunningham
Table PositionNationGamesPointsTries Bonus points TotalpointsPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffForAgainstTriesLoss 1 5 5 0 0 165 69 96 25 9 5 0 28 2 5 4 0 1 150 117 33 19 15 3 0 19 3 5 3 0 2 151 100 51 20 14 3 1 16 4 5 2 0 3 91 153 −62 10 21 1 0 9 5 5 1 0 4 102 98 4 13 10 1 2 7 6 5 0 0 5 67 189 −122 9 .27 0 0 0Source: Updated: 17 July 2021
Table ranking rules Four match points are awarded for a win. Two match points are awarded for a draw. A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points. Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points in the match that they lost. Tie-breakers If two or more teams are tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher. If the above tie-breaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher. If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.
Fixtures Week 1
FB 15Ollie MelvilleRW 14Finlay Callaghan OC 13Scott KingIC 12Elliot GourlayLW 11Michael Gray FH 10Cameron Scott SH 9 Murray Redpath N8 8 Ben MuncasterOF 7 Harri Morris BF 6 Archie Smeaton RL 5 Alex Samuel LL 4 Max WilliamsonTP 3 Ollie Frostick HK 2 Patrick Harrison LP 1 Cole Lamberton Replacements:HK 16Jamie Drummond PR 17Michael Jones PR 18George Breese LK 19Euan Ferrie BR 20Ollie Leatherbarrow BR 21Ethan McVicker WG 22Christian Townsend WG 23Rhys Tait Coach: FB 15Jamie OsborneRW 14Ben MoxhamOC 13Shane JenningsIC 12Cathal FordeLW 11Josh O'Connor FH 10James Humphreys SH 9 Conor McKee N8 8 Alex KendellenOF 7 Oisin McCormack BF 6 Alex Soroka RL 5 Harry SheridanLL 4 Mark MorrisseyTP 3 Sam Illo HK 2 Ronan Loughnane LP 1 Temi Lasisi Replacements:HK 16Eoin de Buitlear PR 17Jack Boyle PR 18Mark Donnelly LK 19Donnacha Byrne FL 20Reuben Crothers SH 21Will Reilly FH 22Tim Corkery WG 23Chris Cosgrave Coach: Richie Murphy
Week 2
FB 15Jacob BeethamRW 14Dan JohnOC 13Ioan Evans IC 12Joe HawkinsLW 11Carrick McDonoughFH 10Sam Costelow SH 9 Harri Williams N8 8 Carwyn TuipulotuOF 7 Harri Deaves BF 6 Alex MannRL 5 Dafydd JenkinsLL 4 Joe Peard TP 3 Nathan Evans HK 2 Efan Daniel LP 1 Garyn Phillips Replacements:HK 16Oli Burrows PR 17Theo Bevacqua PR 18Lewys Jones LK 19James Fender BR 20Christ Tshiunza BR 21Ethan Lloyd FH 22Will Reed WG 23 Tom Florence 24 Morgan RichardsCR 25 Eddie James 26 Rhys ThomasCoach: FB 15Jamie OsborneRW 14Ben Moxham OC 13Shane Jennings IC 12Cathal FordeLW 11Chris Cosgrave FH 10Tim Corkery SH 9 Nathan DoakN8 8 Alex KendellenOF 7 Oisin McCormackBF 6 Donnacha Byrne RL 5 Harry SheridanLL 4 Alex Soroka TP 3 Mark Donnelly HK 2 Ronan Loughnane LP 1 Jack Boyle Replacements:HK 16Eoin de Buitlear PR 17George Saunderson PR 18Sam Illo LK 19Mark Morrissey BR 20Reuben CrothersSH 21Conor McKeeCR 22Ben Carson CR 23Jude Postlethwaite 24 Fearghail O'DonoghueBR 25Daniel Okeke FB 26Conor RankinCoach: Richie Murphy
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
References
External links Under-20 Six Nations