United States national under-20 rugby union team
| Union | USA Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Junior Eagles | ||
| Coach(es) | Billy Millard | ||
| Top scorer | Madison Hughes | ||
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| First international | |||
 United States 18–108 South Africa  (6 June 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
United States 64-15 Cayman Islands  (21 June 2009) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 England 109–0 United States (13 June 2013) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 1st, 2012 JWRT | ||
The United States national under-20 rugby union team is the United States' junior rugby team at the national level. The U-20 team has competed at the IRB Junior World Championship and at several IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy tournaments.
World Rugby Under 20 Championship and Trophy
| Year | Competition | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | PF | PA | Diff | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Trophy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 106 | +26 | 5th |
| 2015 | Trophy | DNQ | |||||||
| 2014 | Trophy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 63 | +33 | 3rd |
| 2013 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 251 | –248 | 12th |
| 2012 | Trophy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 82 | +67 | 1st |
| 2011 | Trophy | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 152 | –70 | 7th |
| 2010 | Trophy | DNQ | |||||||
| 2009 | Trophy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 97 | +41 | 2nd |
| 2008 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 240 | –172 | 16th |
Current Squad
Squad for the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[1]
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Forwards
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Backs
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Management
- Billy Millard - Head Coach
- Dave Williams - Assistant Coach
- Luke Gross - Assistant Coach
- Michael Engelbrecht - Assistant Coach
- Dennis Greenhill JR - Physiotherapist
- Terrence Cronin - Team Doctor
Notable Players
All-Time Scoring Leaders
- Madison Hughes - 82 points scored (including 12 penalties & 6 tries) in JWRT competitions.[2]
- Robert Johnson - 35 points scored (including 12 conversions) in JWRT competitions.[3]
- Tai Enosa - 3 drop goals in JRWT competitions (tied for all-time lead among players from all countries).[4]
Graduates to Men's National Team
The following players, who have played for the US youth team, have also gone on to represent the senior men's team in 15's or 7's:
- Madison Hughes - A key player in the USA U20's to their first JWRT victory, scoring 100 points to become the all time JWRT leading scorer. Hughes captained the USA Seven's team bound for the Rio 2016 Olympics.
- Todd Clever
- Mike Petri
- Takudzwa Ngwenya
- Tai Enosa - 2009 JWRT scored 23 pts[5]
- Zack Test - 2009 JWRT scored 3 tries[6]
- Peter Tiberio - 2009 JWRT started 3 matches[7]
- Cam Dolan - 2009 JWRT team captain[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=4061/index.html
- ↑ IRB JWRT, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics, http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35570/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=32424/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35584/index.html
- ↑ http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35569/index.html
External links
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