Scotland national under-20 rugby union team
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
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| Coach(es) | John Dalziel | ||
| Captain(s) | Scott Cummings | ||
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| First international | |||
 Scotland 6–12 France  (1 February 2008) | |||
| Largest win | |||
Scotland 39–3 United States  (18 June 2013) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 South Africa 73–0 Scotland (9 June 2010) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 2008) | ||
| Best result | 9th 2009,2012 | ||
The Scotland national under-20 rugby union team is Scotland's junior national rugby union team. They participate in the IRB Junior World Championship. They were placed 10th three times, first in 2008 and in 2010 and 2011. Their highest placement is 9th which they achieved twice in 2009 and 2012.
Squad
Scotland named a squad for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. 23 of the players selected featured in the Under-20 Six Nations Championship. There were five noted changes to the squad:[1]
Props
- Dan Elkington (Melrose)
- Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
- Murray McCallum (Heriot’s)**
- Callum Sheldon (Leeds Beckett University)
- George Thornton (Bishop Burton College)
Hookers
- Lewis Anderson (Ayr)
- Jake Kerr (Boroughmuir)**
Locks
- Stephen Ainslie (Currie)*
- Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors)** CAPTAIN
- Andrew Davidson (Glasgow Hawks)**
- Callum Hunter-Hill (Stirling County)**
Back-rows
- Scott Burnside (Boroughmuir)*
- Ally Miller (Melrose)**
- Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby)
- Matt Smith (Glasgow Hawks)**
- Lewis Wynne (Stirling County)**
Half-backs
- Hugh Fraser (Heriot’s)**
- Adam Hastings (Bath Rugby)
- Charlie Shiel (Currie)*
Centres
- Tom Galbraith (Melrose)**
- Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints)
- Matt McPhillips (Currie)
- George Taylor (Melrose)**
Back-three
- Darcy Graham (Hawick)*
- Cameron Gray (Currie)
- Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby)
- Robbie Nairn (Harlequins)
- Ben Robbins (Currie)**
Management
- John Dalziel - Head Coach
- Iain Monaghan - Assistant Coach
- Paul Larter - Video Analyst
Previous Squads
| 2015 U-20 Six Nations Championship Squad |
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Forwards
Backs
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See also
Men's National teams
Senior
- Scotland national rugby union team
- Scotland A national rugby union team
- Scotland national rugby sevens team
Development
Age Grades
- Scotland national under-21 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-20 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-19 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-18 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-17 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-16 rugby union team
Women's National teams
Senior
References
- ↑ scottishrugby.org. "Scotland under-20 squad announced for World Championship". Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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