Ireland national under-20 rugby union team
Introduction The '''Ireland national under-20 rugby team''' was formed in 2006, having previously been known as the under-21 team.
History Ireland have won the Grand Slam four times and the Six Nations Championship five times: 2007, 2010, 2019, 2022 and 2023.In the pandemic-truncated competition in 2020, Ireland won the Triple Crown. At the time the competition was halted, Ireland were undefeated and led the table. However, this was not considered a championship nor a grand slam.
Current squad Head coach Richie Murphy named his 31–man squad for the 2024 Six Nations Under 20s Championship on 16 January. Name  Date of Birth  Height (m)  Weight (kg)  Position  Club  Province Alex Usanov  10 July 2005      Prop  Clontarf  Leinster Ben Howard  18 February 2004      Prop  Terenure College  Leinster Danny Sheehan  7 April 2004  1.86  105  Hooker  Cork Constitution  Munster Henry Walker  24 June 2005  1.87  100  Hooker  Queen's University  Ulster Stephen Smyth  1 August 2004  1.87  110  Hooker  Old Wesley  Leinster Patreece Bell  23 May 2004  1.80  111  Prop   Sale Sharks  IQ Rugby Jacob Boyd  10 July 2004  1.86  125  Prop  Queen's University  Ulster Andrew Sparrow  15 November 2004  1.82    Prop  UCD  Leinster Billy Corrigan  25 June 2005  1.86    Lock  Old Wesley  Leinster Evan O'Connell (c)  04 April 2004  2.01  109  Lock  UL Bohemians  Munster Alan Spicer  4 May 2005  2.09  120  Lock  UCD  Leinster Joe Hopes  16 March 2004  1.98  110  Back-row  Queen's University  Ulster Bryn Ward  17 July 2004  1.85  113  Back-row  Ballynahinch  Ulster Sean Edogbo  8 May 2004  1.96  103  Back-row  UCC  Munster Brian Gleeson  5 February 2004  1.93  116  Back-row  Garryowen  Munster Luke Murphy  27 January 2005      Back-row  Shannon  Munster Josh Stevens  14 December 2004  1.79  105  Back-row  Queen's University  Ulster Oliver Coffey  13 September 2004  1.83  83  Scrum-half  Blackrock College  Leinster Tadhg Brophy  18 September 2004  1.73  73  Scrum-half  Naas  Leinster Will Wootton  17 June 2005  1.72  78  Scrum-half   Sale Sharks  IQ Rugby Jake O'Riordan  17 December 2004      Scrum-half  UL Bohemians  Munster Jack Murphy  15 July 2004      Fly-half  Clontarf  Leinster Sean Naughton  19 October 2004  1.82  78  Fly-half  Corinthians  Connacht Hugo McLaughlin  26 May 2004      Wing  Lansdowne  Leinster Finn Treacy  14 August 2004  1.80  81  Wing  Galwegians  Connacht Stephen Kiely  25 January 2004  1.85  92  Wing  Shannon  Munster Hugh Gavin  10 January 2004  1.92  103  Centre  Galwegians  Connacht Wilhelm de Klerk  16 August 2004      Centre  UCD  Leinster Rory Ellerby        Centre  Queen's University  Ulster Ethan Graham  27 April 2004  1.81  87  Fullback  Ballynahinch  Ulster Ben O'Connor  20 August 2004  1.88  94  Fullback  UCC  Munster
Coaching and management PositionNameHead coachRichie MurphyForwards coachJimmy DuffySkills and backs coachMark SextonDefence coachWillie FaloonTeam managerHendrik KrugerAthletic performance coachMartin KennedyPerformance analystJohn BuckleyMedia and communicationsRyan Bailey
Overall record ''Correct as of 9 February 2024''===Six Nations Under 20s Championship=== Year Pos Played W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD LBP TBP Triple Crown Grand Slam 2008 4th  5  2  0  3  56  90   –34  3  13   –10   N/A   N/A    No   No 2009 2nd  5  4  0  1  86  88   –2  5  9   –4   N/A   N/A    No   No 2010 1st  5  4  0  1  147  62   85  17  5   12   N/A   N/A    Yes   No 2011 4th  5  2  1  2  147  99   48  11  14   –3   N/A   N/A    No   No 2012 3rd  5  4  0  1  86  46   40  7  4   3   N/A   N/A    No   No 2013 3rd  5  2  1  2  98  83   15  13  9   4   N/A   N/A    No   No 2014 4th  5  2  0  3  74  79   –5  7  8   –1   N/A   N/A    No   No 2015 5th  5  2  0  3  120  90   30  13  10   3   N/A   N/A    No   No 2016 3rd  5  3  0  2  108  120   –18  10  12   –2   N/A   N/A    No   No 2017 4th  5  3  0  2  111  122   –11  12  13   –1   1   0    No   No 2018 3rd  5  2  0  3  145  182   –37  21  26   –5   1   3    No   No 2019 1st  5  5  0  0  150  92   58  18  12   6   0   3    Yes   Yes 2020 Cancelled  3  3  0  0  113  69   44  17  10   7   0   3    Yes   Cancelled 2021 3rd  5  3  0  2  151  100   51  20  14   6   1   3    No   No 2022 1st  5  5  0  0  210  65   145  29  9   20   0   4    Yes   Yes 2023 1st  5  5  0  0  239  116   123  32  17   15   0   4    Yes   Yes 2024 TBD  2  2  0  0  60  53   7  7  7   0   0   1    TBD   TBD===World Rugby U20 Championship=== Year Place Pool Played W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD LBP TBP 2008 9th  A  5  3  0  2  112  127   –15  11  13   –2   0   1 2009 8th  A  5  2  0  3  81  54   27  9  3   6   0   1 2010 9th  B  5  2  0  3  154  118   36  18  9   9   2   0 2011 8th  C  5  1  0  4  120  183   –63  11  24   –13   0   0 2012 5th  B  5  4  0  1  124  70   54  13  7   6   1   1 2013 8th  B  5  2  0  3  121  86   35  14  9  5   1   1 2014 4th  B  5  2  0  3  124  127   –3  14  16  –2   1   2 2015 7th  C  5  3  0  2  74  92  –18  6  9   –3   0   0 2016 2nd  A  5  4  0  1  173  153   20  17  16  1   0   1 2017 9th  B  5  2  0  3  128  167   –39  16  25  –9   2   0 2018 11th  C  5  1  0  4  129  158  –29  16  23  –7   2   0 2019 8th  B  5  2  0  3  137  155   –18  18  20  –2   0   2 2020-2022Not held 2023 2nd  B  5  3  1  1  156  133  23  23  19   4   0   3 2024 TBD B To be determined
Honours *'''Six Nations Under 20s Championship''':**'''Winner (5):''' 2007, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2023*'''Grand Slam''':**'''Winner (4):''' 2007, 2019, 2022, 2023* '''Triple Crown''':** '''Winner (6):''' 2007, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023*'''World Rugby Under 20 Championship''':**'''Runner Up (2):''' 2016, 2023
See also *Ireland national rugby union team*Ireland Wolfhounds*Emerging Ireland*Ireland national schoolboy rugby union team*Six Nations Under 20s Championship*World Rugby Under 20 Championship
References
External links * Ireland U-20 Squad from official IRFU site