New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team

The New Zealand under 20 rugby team are the newest representative rugby union team from New Zealand. They replace the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won after defeating England 38–3 in the final.[1] They have gone on to also win the 2009, 2010 and 2011 IRB Junior World Championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015. The New Zealand under 20s have been nicknamed the "Baby Blacks" after the youthful All Blacks side which played in 1986.

New Zealand
UnionNew Zealand Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Baby Blacks
Coach(es) Craig Philpott
Top scorer Trent Renata (59)
Most tries Zac Guildford/Tevita Li (8)
Team kit
First international
New Zealand 48–9 Tonga
(6 June 2008)
Largest win
New Zealand 92–0 Wales
(14 June 2011)
Largest defeat
Australia 24–0 New Zealand
(5 May 2019)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 2008)
Best resultChampions 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017

Overall

Summary for all under 20 matches at the World and Oceania championships up to and including the 2019 World Championship:

Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost % Won
 Argentina 4 4 0 0 100%
 Australia 1210 0 2 83%
 England 6 5 0 1 83%
 Fiji 6 6 0 0 100%
 France 3 2 0 1 67%
 Georgia 2 2 0 0 100%
 Ireland 8 7 0 1 88%
 Italy 2 2 0 0 100%
 Japan 3 3 0 0 100%
 Samoa 5 5 0 0 100%
 Scotland 4 4 0 0 100%
 South Africa 7 1 0 6 14%
 Tonga 2 2 0 0 100%
 Uruguay 1 1 0 0 100%
 Wales 9 7 0 2 78%
Total 74 61 0 13 82%

Results

2019

2019 World Championship – (7th place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 45–13  Georgia
Pool match 52–33  Scotland
Pool match 17–25  South Africa
Play-off 7–8  Wales
7th place game 40–17  Ireland

2019 Oceania Championship – (2nd place)

Match Score Opposition
Round 1 53–7  Fiji
Round 2 87–12  Japan
Round 3 0–24  Australia

2018

2018 World Championship – (4th place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 67–0  Japan
Pool match 42–10  Wales
Pool match 27–18  Australia
Semi-final 7–16  France
3rd place game 30–40  South Africa

2018 Oceania Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Round 1 97–0  Tonga
Round 2 55–15  Fiji
Round 3 43–28  Australia

2017

2017 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 42–20  Scotland
Pool match 68–26  Italy
Pool match 69–3  Ireland
Semi-final 39–26  France
Final 64–17  England

2017 Oceania Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Round 1 63–3  Fiji
Round 2 80–23  Samoa
Round 3 43–6  Australia

2016

2016 World Championship – (5th place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 55–0  Georgia
Pool match 24–33  Ireland
Pool match 18–17  Wales
Play-off 71–12  Wales
5th place play-off 55–24  Australia

2016 Oceania Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Match 1 30–10  Australia
Match 2 24–25  Australia

2015

2015 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 68–10  Scotland
Pool match 32–29  Argentina
Pool match 25–3  Ireland
Semi-final 45–7  France
Final 21–14  England

2015 Oceania Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Round 1 75–0  Japan
Round 2 36–14  Samoa
Round 3 46–29  Australia

2008 to 2014
IRB World Championships 2008 to 2014

2014 World Championship – (3rd place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 48–12 Samoa
Pool match 24–33 South Africa
Pool match 54–7 Scotland
Semi-final 25–32 South Africa
3rd place game 45–23  Ireland

2013 World Championship – (4th place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 59–6 Fiji
Pool match 14–10 Australia
Pool match 31–26  Ireland
Semi-final 21–33 England
3rd place game 34–41 South Africa

2012 World Championship – (2nd place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 63–0 Samoa
Pool match 6–9 Wales
Pool match 33–12 Fiji
Semi-final 30–6 Wales
Final 16–22 South Africa

The team's first-ever loss was 6–9 to Wales in 2012.

2011 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 64–7 Italy
Pool match 92–0 Wales
Pool match 48–15  Argentina
Semi-final 37–7  Australia
Final 33–22  England

2010 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 44–11 Fiji
Pool match 77–7 Samoa
Pool match 43–10 Wales
Semi-final 36–7 South Africa
Final 62–17 Australia

2009 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 75–0 Uruguay
Pool match 17–0  Ireland
Pool match 48–9 Argentina
Semi-final 31–17 Australia
Final 44–28 England

2008 World Championship – (1st place)

Match Score Opposition
Pool match 48–9 Tonga
Pool match 65–10  Ireland
Pool match 60–0 Argentina
Semi-final 31–6 Wales
Final 38–3 England

Squads

Current squad

The following players were named in the New Zealand Under-20 squad for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship[2]

2019 New Zealand Under-20 rugby union team
Name GEO SCO SA WAL IRE
Ollie Norris116111
Kianu Kereru Symes21722
Fletcher Newell3193183
Cullen Grace4204204
Taine Plumtree56 204
Samipeni Finau621 621
Kohan Herbert72277
Devan Flanders82388
Leroy Carter92492424
Rivez Reihana1025252510
Leicester Fainga'anuku1128111111
Dallas McLeod1226121216
Quinn Tupaea1313271312
Etene Nanai-Seturo14111416 14
Cole Forbes1527152815
Shilo Klein16 216 16 2
George Dyer17 117 17
Kaliopasi Uluilakepa18 319 19 18
Tamaiti Williams1918319
Tupou Vaa'i205555
Kaylum Boshier21621 66
Jeriah Mua22 722227
Simon Parker23 823 238
Taufa Funaki24 924 99
Fergus Burke25101023
Billy Proctor26131326 13
Scott Gregory271528 15
Lalomilo Lalomilo281426 14

Previous squads

Coaches

The current head coach of the All Blacks is Craig Philpott, who has held the position since 2017, making him the longest serving head coach of the U20 New Zealand team. Due to the U20 category only existing since the combining of the U19 and U21 age-groups in 2007, the following table only includes coaches appointed since. In the inaugural tournament in 2008, Dave Rennie and Russell Hilton-Jones served as Co-Coaches in charge of the team.

Name Years Tests Won Drew Lost Win percentage
Dave Rennie 2008 5 5 0 0 100% 100%
2009-10 10 10 0 0 100%
Russell Hilton-Jones 2008 5 5 0 0 100%
Mark Anscombe 2011 5 5 0 0 100%
Rob Penney 2012 5 3 0 2 60%
Chris Boyd 2013-14 10 6 0 4 60%
Scott Robertson 2015-16 15 14 0 1 93%
Craig Philpott 2017- 24 19 0 5 79%
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References
  1. Clutton, Graham. "Final: New Zealand 38–3 England". irb.com. Archived from the original on 2014-04-24. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
  2. "nz under-20 squad named for world rugby championship". AllBlacks.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
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