France_national_under-20_rugby_union_team

France national under-20 rugby union team

France national under-20 rugby union team

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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.

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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, 2018[1] and 2025, 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]

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Previous head coaches

Players

Current squad

On 23 June 2024, Calvet named a 30-player squad for the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship in South Africa.[4]

1 On 5 July, Zinédine Aouad withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Charly Gambini.[5]

Head coach: France Sébastien Calvet

  • Caps updated: 15 March 2024
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Previous squads

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Award winners

The following France U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[9]

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Competitive record

World Rugby Under 20 Championship

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Honours


References

  1. "Les Bleuets remportent le Tournoi" [The Bleuets won the Championship]. Rugbyrama (in French). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. Burgaud, Florian (14 July 2023). "XV de France U20 - Les Bleuets sur le toit du monde, la France sacrée pour la troisième fois de suite" [France U20 - The Bleuets on top of the world, France crowned three times in a row]. Rugbyrama (in French). Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  3. "Jean-Marc Béderède : " Amener le maximum de joueurs vers le XV de France "" [Jean-Marc Béderède: "Drive as many players as possible to the XV de France] (in French). FFR. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. Baty, Pierre (23 June 2024). "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Championnat du monde" [France U20: The squad for the World Championship] (in French). FFR. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  5. "Charly Gambini remplace Zinédine Aouad chez les Bleuets". L'Équipe (in French). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. "Le groupe de France moins 20 ans pour le Championnat du monde" [France U20 squad for the World Cup] (in French). FFR. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  7. "France moins 20 ans : Le groupe pour le Championnat du monde" [France U20: The squad for the World Cup] (in French). FFR. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. "Champion du monde -20 : Une question de confiance !" [U20 World Champion: a matter of trust!] (in French). FFR. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  9. "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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