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United States national under-20 rugby union team

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Rugby team
United States U-20
UnionUSA Rugby
NicknameJunior Eagles
CoachBilly Millard
Top scorerMadison Hughes (82)
Teamkit
Changekit
First international
 United States 18–108South AfricaSouth Africa
(June 6, 2008)
Largest win
United States United States 64–15Cayman IslandsCayman Islands
(June 21, 2009)
Largest defeat
EnglandEngland 109–0 United StatesUnited States
(June 13, 2013)
World Cup
Best result12th,2013 IRB Junior World Championship

TheUnited States national under-20 rugby union team, for sponsorship reasons known as theAIG Men's Junior All-Americans,[1] is the United States' junior rugby team at the national level. The U-20 team has competed at theIRB Junior World Championship and at severalIRB Junior World Rugby Trophy tournaments.

History

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The U20 program was originally a U19 team.[2] With the decision by theInternational Rugby Board to merge theirU19 andUnder 21 Rugby World Championships to form theIRB Junior World Championship for U20 players effective as of the2008 season, the team evolved into a U20 team to participate in the new competitions.

The first competition for the U20 team was on June 6, 2008, againstSouth Africa. The United States won the2012 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy under head coachScott Lawrence.

World Rugby Under 20 Championship and Trophy

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Junior World Championship/Trophy
YearCompetitionPldWinDrawLossPFPADiffFinish
2008Championship500568240–17216th
2009Trophy420213897+412nd
2010TrophyDNQ
2011Trophy410382152–707th
2012Trophy440014982+671st
2013Championship30033251–24812th
2014Trophy43019863+333rd
2015TrophyDNQ
2016Trophy4202124106+265th
2017TrophyDNQ
2018TrophyDNQ
2019TrophyDNQ
2023Trophy4103128133–57th
2024Trophy4301116113+32nd

Current squad

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Match day squad for the2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy qualifier against Canada.[3]

1Thomas WagnerUniversity of New South Wales (UNSW)
2Cade CristUniversity of California - Berkeley
3Connor DevosLindenwood University
4Dylan FortuneLindenwood University
5Will ShermanUCLA
6Cameron McAlpineUnited Kingdom
7Hayden McKayYoung Glory (Old Glory DC)
8Aidan ChristiansUSA Hawks
9Cormac SaintUniversity of California - Berkeley
10Hugh O'KennedyTrinity College - Dublin
11Sosaia PongiSt. Mary's College of California
12Aki PuluAmerican Raptors
13Dominic BesagSt. Mary's College of California
14Corbin SmithHartpury University
15Steffan CrimpCardiff Metropolitan University
Substitutions:
16Gabriel Hayden (No. 24)Canterbury RFC (UK)
17Trevion Reed (No. 25)Queens University
18Leon BestLife University
19Logan BallingerLife University
20Henry DukeUnattached
21Oliver ClineCentral Washington University
22Thomas HannonIndiana University
23Aaron FaisonLife University
Coach:
United StatesKyle Sumsion

Management

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  • Kyle Sumsion - Head coach
  • Colton Cariaga - Assistant coach
  • Elvis Seveali'i - Assistant coach
  • Neethling Gericke - Assistant coach
  • Matoko Noudehou - Performance Coach

George Janke - Performance Analyst

  • Zach Fornier - Physiotherapist
  • Gary McMahon - Team Manager

Notable players

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Scoring leaders

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  • Madison Hughes - 82 points scored (including 12 penalties & 6 tries) in JWRT competitions.[4]
  • Robert Johnson - 35 points scored (including 12 conversions) in JWRT competitions.[5]
  • Tai Enosa - 3 drop goals in JRWT competitions (tied for all-time lead among players from all countries).[6]

Graduates to men's national team

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The following players, who have played for the U.S. youth team, have also gone on to represent the senior men's team in 15s or 7s:

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Men's Junior All-Americans".USA Rugby. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2017.
  2. ^"On the Under 20 team's next chapter".www.gainline.us. July 5, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 15, 2017.
  3. ^"USA Men's U20s look to close out qualification in second match of World Rugby Trophy".USA Rugby. RetrievedJuly 17, 2023.
  4. ^IRB JWRT, player statistics,http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.htmlArchived March 24, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  5. ^IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics,http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.htmlArchived March 24, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  6. ^IRB, Junior World Rugby Trophy, player statistics,http://www.irb.com/jwrt/statistics/playerStatistics.htmlArchived March 24, 2008, at theWayback Machine
  7. ^http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35570/index.html[dead link]
  8. ^http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=32424/index.html[dead link]
  9. ^"Archived copy". Archived fromthe original on September 4, 2012. RetrievedMarch 26, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^http://www.irb.com/jwrt/teams/team=2606/player=35569/index.html[dead link]

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