2023 World Rugby U20 Championship
The 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship was the 13th edition of the premier age-grade rugby union competition. The tournament is hosted in South Africa for the second time, previously being held in 2012.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | South Africa |
| Venue | 3 |
| Date | 24 June – 14 July 2023 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | France (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Ireland |
| Third place | South Africa |
| Fourth place | England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Tries scored | 259 (8.63 per match) |
| Most tries | Nicolas Depoortère Macca Springer Caleb Tangitau Basa Khonelidze (5 tries) |
← 2019 2024 → | |
This year's under 20 competition (alongside the Trophy) is the first global U20 competition held since 2019, with the 2020 edition, scheduled to be held in Italy, cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing instability in the world following the pandemic delaying the return of the competition. There have however been various regional U20 competitions with the Six Nations Under 20s Championship and Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship continuing to take place.
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