2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
# 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship

The 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship is the 15th Six Nations Under 20s Championship, the annual northern hemisphere rugby union championship contested by the under-20 national teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England were the defending champions, having completed a Grand Slam in the previous tournament. Ireland won the tournament for the fourth time and due to winning all five of their matches, a third Grand Slam.

## Participants

| Nation | Stadium | Stadium | Stadium | Head coach | Captain |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nation | Home stadium | Capacity | Location | Head coach | Captain |
| England | Castle Park Barnet Copthall | 5,000 10,500 | Doncaster London | Alan Dickens | Fin Baxter |
| France | Stade Guy Boniface Stade Aimé Giral | 16,800 14,593 | Mont-de-Marsan Perpignan | | |
| Ireland | Musgrave Park | 8,008 | Cork | Richie Murphy | Reuben Crothers |
| Italy | Stadio Comunale di Monigo | 5,000 | Treviso | Massimo Brunello | Giacomo Ferrari |
| Scotland | Edinburgh Rugby Stadium | 7,800 | Edinburgh | | Rhys Tait |
| Wales | Eirias Stadium | 6,080 | Colwyn Bay | Byron Haywood | |

## Table

| Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Tries | Tries | Bonus points | Bonus points | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | Tries | Loss | Total points |
| 1 | Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 65 | 145 | 29 | 9 | 4 (+3 Grand Slam) | 0 | 27 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 86 | 74 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | England | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 112 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 113 | −26 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 183 | −103 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 72 | 183 | −111 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Source: Updated: 20 March 2022 ||||||||||||||

Table ranking rules

* Four match points are awarded for a win.
* Two match points are awarded for a draw.
* A bonus match point is awarded to a team that scores four or more tries in a match or loses a match by seven points or fewer. If a team scores four tries in a match and loses by seven points or fewer, they are awarded both bonus points.
* Three bonus match points are awarded to a team that wins all five of their matches (known as a Grand Slam). This ensures that a Grand Slam winning team reaches a minimum of 23 points, and thus always ranks over a team who won four matches in which they also were awarded four try bonus points and were also awarded two bonus points (a try bonus and a losing bonus) in the match that they lost for a total of 22 points.
* Tie-breakers
   * If two or more teams are tied on match points, the team with the better points difference (points scored less points conceded) is ranked higher.
   * If the above tie-breaker fails to separate tied teams, the team that scored the higher number of total tries in their matches is ranked higher.
   * If two or more teams remain tied for first place at the end of the championship after applying the above tiebreakers, the title is shared between them.

## Fixtures

### Week 1

* 4 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) France | 41–15 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Reybier 14' c Dayral 24' c Bevia 29' m Auriac 72' c Con: Auriac (3) 15', 26', 73' Pen: Auriac (5) 21', 48', 53', 60', 78' | Report | Try: Ortombina 41' c Pani 43' m Con: Teneggi 42' Pen: Teneggi 41' |

* Stade Guy Boniface Referee: Eoghan Cross (Ireland)
* 4 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) Scotland | 24–41 | England (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Leatherbarrow (2) 12' m, 30' c Melville 44' m Hiddleston 80+2' c Con: Townsend (2) 32', 80+4' | Report | Try: Arundell 22' m Knight (2) 37' m, 63' c Carr-Smith 54' c Grayson 65' c Litchfield 75' c Con: Benson (4) 55', 64', 66', 76' Pen: Benson 51' |

* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Benoît Rousselet (France)
* 4 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) Ireland | 53–5 | Wales |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Mullins (2) 13' m, 51' c Devine 22' c Morrissey 34' c Crothers 41' c McNabney 44' m McCormick 60' m Brownlee 79' c Con: Tector (4) 23', 35', 42', 52' Butler 80' Pen: Tector 3' | Report | Try: Andrew 74' m |

* Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 7,289 Referee: Sara Cox (England)

### Week 2

* 11 February 2022 19:00

| Italy | 6–0 | England (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Pen: Teneggi (2) 6', 44' | Report | |

* Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Aurélie Groizeleau (France)
* 11 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) Wales | 26–13 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Mann 49' c Hawkins 67' c Houston 73' m Morse 79' c Con: J. Lloyd 50' Edwards (2) 68', 80' | Report | Try: Deehan 14' c Con: Townsend 15' Pen: McClintock (2) 45', 64' |

* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Attendance: 2,583 Referee: Julianne Zussman (Canada)
* 11 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) France | 16–17 | Ireland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Montgaillard 26' c Con: Auriac 28' Pen: Auriac (3) 4', 44', 57' | Report | Try: McCormick 32' c Brownlee 79' c Con: Tector (2) 33', 80' Pen: Tector 54' |

* Stade Maurice David Attendance: 5,043 Referee: Hollie Davidson (Scotland)

### Week 3

* 25 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) England | 43–14 | Wales |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Arundell (2) 26' m, 68' c Theobald-Thomas 34' c Ilione 41' c Hobson 51' c Bailey 64' c Con: Benson (3) 35', 42', 53' Johnson 66', 69' Pen: Benson 21' | Report | Try: Barratt 2' c B. Williams 48' c Con: J. Lloyd (2) 3', 49' |

* Castle Park, Doncaster Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)
* 25 February 2022 20:00

| Scotland | 17–30 | France (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Norrie 59' c Taylor 78' c Con: McClintock (2) 60', 79' Pen: McClintock 4' | Report | Try: Capilla 16' m Le Brun 32' c Gailleton 44' m Sa 66' c Con: Dayral 33' Le Brun 67' Pen: Dayral (2) 9', 26' |

* Edinburgh Rugby Stadium, Edinburgh Referee: Clara Munarini (Italy)
* 25 February 2022 20:00

| (1 BP) Ireland | 39–12 | Italy |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Gibbons 16' c Devine 56' c McLoughlin 60' m Crothers 69' c Mullins 74' c Con: Tector (2) 18', 57' Butler (2) 70', 75' Pen: Tector (2) 24', 28' | Report | Try: Rizzoli 42' c Scramoncin 78' m Con: Teneggi 43' |

* Musgrave Park, Cork Referee: Aled Evans (Wales)

### Week 4

* 10 March 2022 20:00

| Wales | 15–47 | France (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Penalty try 31' Williams 35' m Pen: J. Lloyd 5' | Report | Try: Fonnicola 6' c Sa (2) 16' c, 46' c Reybier 72' c Tarel 77' m Auriac 79' m Con: Barre (4) 7', 17', 47', 72' Pen: Barre (3) 12', 40', 43' |

* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Shota Tevzadze (Georgia)
* 11 March 2022 19:00

| Italy | 27–13 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Ferrari (2) 3' c, 52' c Mey 32' c Con: Sante (3) 4', 33', 53' Pen: Sante (2) 19', 49' | Report | Try: Taylor 80' c Con: Townsend 80+1' Pen: McClintock (2) 8', 16' |

* Stadio Comunale Di Monigo Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)
* 12 March 2022 19:15

| (1 BP) England | 27–42 | Ireland (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Hendy 4' c Ilione 30' c Cleaves 57' m Bailey 74' m Con: Benson (2) 6', 31' Pen: Benson 10' | Report | Try: Devine 17' c McLoughlin 22' c McGuire 43' c King (2) 61' c, 66' m Con: Tector (4) 18', 23', 44', 62' Pen: Tector (3) 13', 53', 71' |

* Barnet Copthall, London Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)

### Week 5

* 20 March 2022 14:00

| (1 BP) Wales | 20–27 | Italy (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Davies 63' c Mann 74' c Con: Phillips (2) 64', 75' Pen: Hawkins (2) 5', 32' | Report | Try: Mey 2' c Garbisi (2) 33', 48' Frangini 60' c Con: Sante 3' Teneggi 62' Pen: Sante 40' |

* Eirias Stadium, Colwyn Bay Referee: Damián Schneider (Argentina)
* 20 March 2022 17:00

| (1 BP) Ireland | 59–5 | Scotland |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Boyle 5' c Gibbons (2) 11' m, 78' c Postlethwaite 23' c Culhane 32' c Carson 39' c Devine 52' m McCormick 57' c Hanlon 74' c Con: Tector (4) 6', 24', 34', 40' Butler (3) 58', 75', 79' | Report | Try: McKnight 70' m |

* Musgrave Park, Cork Attendance: 8,008 Referee: Federico Vedovelli (Italy)
* 20 March 2022 20:00

| France | 26–22 | England (1 BP) |
| - | - | - |
| Try: Yemsi 3' c Reybier 62' c Con: Barre 4' Auriac 63' Pen: Barre 19' Auriac (3) 49', 65', 74' | Report | Try: Arundell 52' m Penalty try 71' Brooke 76' c Con: Johnson 76' Pen: Johnson 2' |

* Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan Referee: AJ Jacobs (South Africa)
