New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team

New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team

New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team

Rugby team

The New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Baby Blacks, is the representative rugby union team from New Zealand. It replaced the two former age grade teams: the under-19s and the 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 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2017. The team also competes in 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.

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Overall

Summary of all matches played by the New Zealand Under-20s as of 15 July 2023

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World Rugby U20 Championship record

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Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record

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Players

Current squad

On 14 April 2023, a wider squad was announced for a two-match series against Australia on 29 May and 3 June 2023 in Wellington.[2] From that wider squad, the following group was selected for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship:[3]

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Award winners

The following New Zealand U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:[4]

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Coaches

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. Craig Philpott is the longest serving coach.

For the 2023 season, Clark Laidlaw is the head coach, with Marty Bourke and Wesley Clarke as assistant coaches.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Clutton, Graham. "Final: New Zealand 38–3 England". irb.com. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  2. [2]
    "New Zealand Under 20 wider squad announced". allblacks.com (Press release). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "New Zealand Under 20 squad named for the World Rugby U20 Championship". allblacks.com (Press release). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. [4]
    "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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