Sport Rugby union Holders Queensland
(2016) | Country Australia | |
Inaugural season 2014
(National U20s)
2016
(Super U20s) | ||
The Super Under 20s Championship is an annual rugby union competition for men's junior teams from Australia's Super Rugby franchises. The competition is hosted by the Australian Rugby Union and players must meet an under-20 age requirement.
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National U20s
The first National U20 Rugby Championship was played in 2014, and was contested by teams from New South Wales, Queensland and an Australian Barbarians side (selected from the other states and territories). National under-20 teams from the Pacific islands were also invited to play matches.
The competition was played over two stages, with a Southern States U20 Championship held in March for teams from ACT, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, as well as New South Wales Country and Queensland Country. A representative team from that tournament was selected to participate in the National U20 Championship's top division.
Super U20s
In 2016, the Super Under 20s Championship was launched, with teams from Australia's five Super Rugby franchises competing. Matches were scheduled as curtain-raisers to home games hosted by the Super Rugby teams, with the tournament played as a single round-robin followed by a final between the top two sides to determine the champion team.
Teams
The teams playing in the Super Under 20s Championship for 2016 are:
Following the tournament, the Australian U20s team is selected from the best players. The Australian team competes in the Oceania U20 and World Rugby U20 championships.