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TheAustralian national under-21 rugby union team formerly representedAustralia on a national level in age gradedrugby union. The team competed at theUnder 21 Rugby World Championship, and featured in three championship finals, though they never won the event, losing to South Africa in 2002, New Zealand in 2003 and South Africa again in 2005. Australia finished in fourth place at the final under-21 world championship, held inFrance in2006.
In2008, theInternational Rugby Board scrapped its under-21 and under-19 world championships in favour of a single under-20 competition, theIRB Junior World Championship. Australia accordingly replaced its under-21 and under-19 sides with a newunder-20 side.
| Year | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | South Africa  | 24-21 |  Australia | Johannesburg,South Africa |
| 2003 | New Zealand  | 21-10 | Australia | Oxford,England |
| 2005 | South Africa | 20-15 | Australia | Mendoza,Argentina |
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