France national under-20 rugby union team
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The France under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union
team from France
. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19's and Under 21's. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship
, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales). They also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship
and all subsequent competitions. Their only trophy to date is the 2009 Six Nations
.
The France Under 20's won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship
The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship
The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship
The France Under 20's ended up 5th in the 2009 Junior World Championship
The France Under 20's ended up 5th in the 2010 Junior World Championship
The France Under 20's ended up 4th in the 2011 Junior World Championship
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team from France
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. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19's and Under 21's. Their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
, where they finished 3rd with three wins (over Scotland, Ireland and Italy) and two losses (to England and Wales). They also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship
2008 IRB Junior World Championship
9th-12th Place Playoffs5th-8th Places Playoffs1st place playoffs- Semi-finals :----- 3rd place playoffs :-Final:-External links:*...
and all subsequent competitions. Their only trophy to date is the 2009 Six Nations
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
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U20 Six Nations Championship
The France Under 20's won three of their five matches and finished 3rd in the 2008 Six Nations ChampionshipSix Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
| Score | Opposition | |
| First Match | 12–6 | |
| Second Match | 24–13 | |
| Third Match | 6–24 | |
| Fourth Match | 26–14 | |
| Fifth Match | 16–20 |
The France Under 20's won four of their five matches to be crowned champions in the 2009 Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
| Score | Opposition | |
| First Match | 6–9 | |
| Second Match | 30–3 | |
| Third Match | 40–20 | |
| Fourth Match | 31–11 | |
| Fifth Match | 43–10 |
The France Under 20's won two of their five matches and finished 4th in the 2010 Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
| Score | Opposition | |
| First Match | 8–8 | |
| Second Match | 20–15 | |
| Third Match | 8–43 | |
| Fourth Match | 25–6 | |
| Fifth Match | 31–47 |
The France Under 20's won four of their five matches and were the runners-up in the 2011 Six Nations Championship
Six Nations Under 20s Championship
The Under 20s Version of the Six Nations was set up by the International Rugby Board with the first tournament taking place in 2008.- 2008 Tournament :England won the first tournament along with the Grand Slam & Triple Crown- Results :Round One ...
| Score | Opposition | |
| First Match | 49–5 | |
| Second Match | 38–13 | |
| Third Match | 8–19 | |
| Fourth Match | 25–3 | |
| Fifth Match | 29–22 |
Junior World Championship
The France Under 20's ended up 6th in the 2008 Junior World Championship2008 IRB Junior World Championship
9th-12th Place Playoffs5th-8th Places Playoffs1st place playoffs- Semi-finals :----- 3rd place playoffs :-Final:-External links:*...
| Score | Opposition | |
| Pool Match | 53–17 | |
| Pool Match | 32–14 | |
| Pool Match | 19–23 | |
| 5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final | 30–6 | |
| 5th place Playoff Final | 21–42 |
The France Under 20's ended up 5th in the 2009 Junior World Championship
2009 IRB Junior World Championship
-Pool B:---------------------Pool C:---------------------Pool D:---------------------13th Place Play-offs:Play-off Semi Finals----15th Place Final13th Place Final----...
| Score | Opposition | |
| Pool Match | 43–13 | |
| Pool Match | 48–25 | |
| Pool Match | 27–43 | |
| 5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final | 16–6 | |
| 5th place Playoff Final | 68–13 |
The France Under 20's ended up 5th in the 2010 Junior World Championship
2010 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2010 IRB Junior World Championship was the third annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board...
| Score | Opposition | |
| Pool Match | 25–22 | |
| Pool Match | 31–23 | |
| Pool Match | 9–17 | |
| 5th–8th places Playoff Semi-Final | 44–9 | |
| 5th place Playoff Final | 37–23 |
The France Under 20's ended up 4th in the 2011 Junior World Championship
2011 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was be organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board...
| Score | Opposition | |
| Pool Match | 24–12 | |
| Pool Match | 27–14 | |
| Pool Match | 31–25 | |
| Semi-Final | 18–33 | |
| 3rd place Playoff Final | 17–30 |
Current squad
Squad for the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship2011 IRB Junior World Championship
The 2011 IRB Junior World Championship was the fourth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaced the now defunct under 19 and under 21 world championships. The event was be organised by rugby's governing body, the International Rugby Board...
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| Yann Lesgourgues Yann Lesgourgues Yann Lesgourgues is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for Biarritz Olympique.He is a members on young talentuous generation with Jean-Pascal Barraque, Jean-Marc Doussain.His usual positions is scrum-half, although he can play as a centre.-External links:*... |
Scrum-half | Biarritz Biarritz Olympique Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque is a French professional rugby union team based in the Basque city of Biarritz, Aquitaine which competes in the Top 14 and the Heineken Cup... |
| Sébastien Bézy | Scrum-half | Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... |
| Jean-Marc Doussain Jean-Marc Doussain Jean-Marc Doussain is a French rugby union fly half. He plays club rugby for Stade Toulousain and has appeared for the French national U20 side... (c) |
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| Jules Plisson | Fly-half | Paris |
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| Jean-Pascal Barraque Jean-Pascal Barraque Jean-Pascal Barraque is an French rugby union footballer. He plays for Biarritz Olympique.He is a utility back.His usual positions is fly-half, although he can play as a centre or Fullback.-External links:*... |
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| Alexandre Mourot | Outside centre | Clermont ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
| Marvin O'Connor | Wing | Grenoble FC Grenoble Football Club de Grenoble Alpes Rugby is a French rugby union club which, until recently, competed in the top level of the French league system. They play at Stade Lesdiguières . They wear red and blue.-History:... |
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| Geoffrey Palis | Fly-half | Albi SC Albi Sporting Club Albigeois is a professional French rugby union club playing the second-level Rugby Pro D2. During the past years it went back and forth between Top 14, the highest level of the French league system and the second-level Rugby Pro D2. Their last time in the Top 14 was for 2009–10 after... |
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| Sébastien Taofifenua | Prop | Perpignan |
| Romain Colliat | Hooker | Castres Castres Olympique Castres Olympique is a French rugby union club located in the Midi-Pyrénées city of Castres and currently competing in the top level of the French league system.Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906... |
| Clément Bourgeois | Hooker | Pau Section Paloise Section Paloise is a French rugby union club from Pau in Pyrénées-Atlantiques currently competing in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the French league system.-History:... |
| Walter Desmaison | Prop | Bayonne Aviron Bayonnais Aviron Bayonnais is a French rugby union club from Bayonne in Pyrénées-Atlantiques that currently competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14 competition... |
| Victor Delmas | Prop | Colomiers US Colomiers US Colomiers is a French rugby union club currently competing in Fédérale 1, the third level of the French rugby pyramid. They had been relegated from Pro D2 after finishing last in the 2006-07 season, but earned promotion from Fédérale 1 at the first opportunity in 2007-08, and survived a... |
| William Demotte | Lock | Clermont ASM Clermont Auvergne Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne are a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system, ASMCA are the were the 2010 France Top 14 Champions. It is the rugby section of the multi-sport club... |
| Pierre Gayraud | Lock | Perpignan |
| Sébastien Vahaamahina | Lock | Brive CA Brive Club Athlétique Brive Corrèze Limousin is a French rugby union team founded in 1910 and based in Brive-la-Gaillarde in the département of Corrèze of the Limousin région . They wear black and white and play in the Stade Amédée-Domenech .- History :The club was created on 15 March 1910 established on... |
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Montpellier Montpellier Hérault RC Montpellier Hérault Rugby Club is a professional French rugby union, based in Montpellier the capital of Languedoc-Roussillon. The club competes in the top level of the French league system, in the Top 14. They originally played at Stade Sabathé but moved to the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in 2007... |
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| Gillian Galan | Number eight | Toulouse Stade Toulousain Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a French rugby union club from Toulouse in Midi-Pyrénées. Toulouse is one of the finest rugby clubs in Europe, having won the Heineken Cup four times – in 1996, 2003, 2005 and 2010. They were also runners-up in 2004 and 2008 against London Wasps... |
| Pierre Julien | Lock | Agen |
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