- Source: New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team
The New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Baby Blacks, is the representative rugby union team from New Zealand. It replaced the two former age grade teams, the under-19s and the under-21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won after defeating England (38–3) in the final. They have gone on to also win the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2017. The New Zealand under-20s have been nicknamed the "Baby Blacks" after the youthful All Blacks side which played in 1986.
Overall
Summary of all matches played by the New Zealand Under-20s as of 19 July 2024
= World Rugby U20 Championship record
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= Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record
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= U20 Rugby Championship record
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Players
= Recent squads
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2024
On 10 April 2024, Head Coach Jono Gibbes announced the squad for the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship in Australia.
Non-travelling reserves named were:
Logan Wallace (Hurricanes, Manawatū)
Nathaniel Pole (Blues, Auckland)
Riley Williams (Blues, Auckland)
Tai Cribb (Chiefs, Waikato)
Tofuka Paongo was initially named as a non-travelling reserve but was subsequently selected to play in the match against Argentina U20.
After winning the inaugural U20 Rugby Championship title, Jono Gibbes named the squad for the 2024 World Rugby U20 Championship on 31 May 2024.
Non-travelling reserves:
Nathaniel Pole (Blues, Auckland)
Josh Whaanga (Highlanders, Otago)
Toby Bell (Crusaders, Canterbury)
Tofuka Paongo (Hurricanes, Wellington)
Tristyn Cook (Blues, North Harbour)
Mosese Bason was initially considered unavailable due to injury and Senio Sanele was named as a non-travelling reserve, but they were subsequently added to the squad as injury replacements for Kurene Luamanuvae and Malachi Wrampling-Alec.
= Award winners
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The following New Zealand U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008:
Coaches
Due to the U20 category only existing since the combining of the U19 and U21 age groups in 2007, the following table only includes coaches appointed since. In the inaugural tournament in 2008, Dave Rennie and Russell Hilton-Jones served as co-coaches in charge of the team. Craig Philpott is the longest serving coach. As of 2024, the current Head Coach is Jono Gibbes.
Updated to: 19 July 2024
See also
New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team
New Zealand national under-19 rugby union team
New Zealand national under-21 rugby union team
Junior All Blacks
References
External links
Official website
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