World Rugby Under 20 Championship - wikipedia World Rugby Under 20 Championship World Rugby Under 20 Championship Current season or competition : 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship Competition logo Sport Rugby union Instituted 2008 Number of teams 12 Country International ( World Rugby ) Holders France ( 2018 ) Most titles New Zealand ( 6 titles ) The World Rugby Under 20 Championship ( known as the IRB Junior World Championship until 2014 ) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport 's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 12 men 's junior national teams with an under - 20 age requirement. This event replaced the IRB 's former age - grade world championships, the Under 19 and Under 21 World Championships. The inaugural tournament was held in June 2008, hosted by Wales and with 16 teams participating. Wales was announced as host for the inaugural tournament in November 2007. The number of participating nations was reduced to 12 before the 2010 tournament due to financial reasons. The U20 Championship is the upper level of the World Rugby tournament structure for under - 20 national sides. At the same time that the U20 Championship was launched, World Rugby ( then known as the International Rugby Board ) also launched a second - level competition, the U20 Trophy, featuring eight teams. Promotion and relegation between the Trophy and the Championship is in place. The winner of the Trophy will play in next year 's Championship, while the last placed team at the Championship will be relegated to the Trophy for the next year. Contents 1 Tournament results 2 Team records 3 Participating nations 4 World Rugby Junior Player of the Year 5 References 6 External links Tournament results Year Host Final Third place match Winner Score Runner - up 3rd place Score 4th place 2008 Wales New Zealand 38 -- 3 England South Africa 43 -- 18 Wales 2009 Japan New Zealand 44 -- 28 England South Africa 32 -- 5 Australia Argentina New Zealand 62 -- 17 Australia South Africa 27 -- 22 England 2011 Italy New Zealand 33 -- 22 England Australia 30 -- 17 France 2012 South Africa South Africa 22 -- 16 New Zealand Wales 25 -- 17 Argentina 2013 France England 23 -- 15 Wales South Africa 41 -- 34 New Zealand 2014 New Zealand England 21 -- 20 South Africa New Zealand 45 -- 23 Ireland 2015 Italy New Zealand 21 -- 16 England South Africa 31 -- 18 France 2016 England England 45 -- 21 Ireland Argentina 49 -- 19 South Africa 2017 Georgia New Zealand 64 -- 17 England South Africa 37 -- 15 France 2018 France France 33 -- 25 England South Africa 40 -- 30 New Zealand 2019 Argentina Team records Team Titles Runners - up Third Fourth New Zealand 6 ( details ) 1 ( 2012 ) 1 ( 2014 ) 2 ( 2013, 2018 ) England 3 ( 2013, 2014, 2016 ) 6 ( details ) -- 1 ( 2010 ) South Africa 1 ( 2012 ) 1 ( 2014 ) 7 ( details ) 1 ( 2016 ) France 1 ( 2018 ) -- -- 3 ( 2011, 2015, 2017 ) Australia -- 1 ( 2010 ) 1 ( 2011 ) 1 ( 2009 ) Wales -- 1 ( 2013 ) 1 ( 2012 ) 1 ( 2008 ) Ireland 1 ( 2016 ) 1 ( 2014 ) Argentina -- -- 1 ( 2016 ) 1 ( 2012 ) Participating nations Team 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Years Argentina 8th 11th 6th 9th 4th 6th 9th 9th 3rd 11th 6th q 12 Australia 5th 4th 2nd 3rd 8th 7th 5th 5th 6th 6th 5th q 12 Canada 12th 14th WT WT WT WT WT WT - WT WT England 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 7th 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd q 12 Fiji 14th 12th 8th 6th 11th 11th 12th WT WT WT WT 7 France 6th 5th 5th 4th 6th 5th 6th 4th 9th 4th 1st q 12 Georgia WT - - WT WT - WT WT 10th 10th 9th q Ireland 9th 8th 9th 8th 5th 8th 4th 7th 2nd 9th 11th q 12 Italy 11th 13th WT 11th 12th WT 11th 11th 11th 8th 8th q 10 Japan 15th 15th WT WT WT WT WT 10th 12th WT 12th WT 5 New Zealand 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 1st 5th 1st 4th q 12 Samoa 7th 7th 12th WT 10th 9th 8th 12th WT 12th WT 8 Scotland 10th 9th 10th 10th 9th 10th 10th 8th 8th 5th 10th q 12 South Africa 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd q 12 Tonga 13th 10th 11th 12th WT WT WT WT - - - United States 16th WT - WT WT 12th WT - WT - - Uruguay WT 16th WT WT - WT WT WT WT WT WT Wales 4th 6th 7th 7th 3rd 2nd 7th 6th 7th 7th 7th q 12 Total 16 16 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Legend = Hosts 1st = Champions 2nd = Runners - up 3rd = Third place 4th = Fourth place Place = Relegated to World Rugby Under 20 Trophy WT = Competed in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy q = Qualified - = Did not qualify World Rugby Junior Player of the Year Year Name Nation 2008 Luke Braid New Zealand 2009 Aaron Cruden New Zealand Julian Savea New Zealand 2011 George Ford England 2012 Jan Serfontein South Africa 2013 Sam Davies Wales 2014 Handré Pollard South Africa 2015 James Chisholm England 2016 Max Deegan Ireland 2017 Juarno Augustus South Africa 2018 Jordan Joseph France References Jump up ^ UK Sport Jump up ^ International Rugby Board External links World Rugby U20 Championship -- from World Rugby website World Rugby Junior Championships U-20 Championship 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 U-20 Trophy 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 U-21 ( defunct ) 2002 2003 2005 2006 U-19 ( defunct ) 2005 2006 2007 International rugby union competitions World Rugby Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania Worldwide Men World Cup World Cup Sevens Sevens Series U20 World Championship U20 Trophy Women World Cup World Cup Sevens Sevens Series Multi-sport events Olympic Games ( 7s ) Asian Games Commonwealth Games ( 7s ) Pacific Games Pan American Games Intercontinental Nations Cup Pacific Nations Cup Pacific Rugby Challenge The Rugby Championship Continental Africa Africa Cup African Development Trophy North African Tri Nations Rugby Africa Sevens African Rugby Under - 19 Cup Asia Asia Rugby Championship Asian Sevens Series Europe Six Nations Rugby Europe International Championships European Nations Cup Women 's Six Nations Under - 20 Six Nations Under - 20 Championship Under - 18 Championship Oceania Oceania Cup Oceania U20 Championship Americas South American Rugby Championship Americas Rugby Championship Rugby Americas North Championship South American U19 Championship Defunct Olympic Games ( 15s ) World Games ( 7s ) Churchill Cup Crescent Cup Four Nations Pacific Rim Championship Pan American Serendib International Cup Super Cup Tbilisi Cup U-19 World Championship U-21 World Championship Women 's Nations Cup IRB Women 's Sevens Challenge Cup Women 's international rugby World Rugby Rankings World Rugby Awards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship&oldid=851011742 '' Categories : World Rugby Under 20 Championship World Rugby competitions Under - 20 rugby union competitions World championships in rugby union Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from September 2012 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Afrikaans Asturianu Ελληνικά Español Français Italiano 日本 語 Polski 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 July 2018, at 13 : 29 ( UTC ). 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Question: who won the under 21 rugby world cup
Answer: France