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The Wales national Under 20 rugby team is for Welsh rugby union players aged 20 or under on January 1 of the year during which they are selected. Under 20 age grade rugby came into existence, as a result of the IRB combining the Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship into a single IRB Junior World Championship tournament.〔(WRU: IRB Junior World Championships: Wales 2008: About the Tournament )〕 They also compete in the Six Nations Under 20s Championship. ==2008 Junior World Championships== In June 2008 Wales hosted the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. As hosts they played all their group matches at the Liberty Stadium in Swansea, starting against Italy on Friday 6 June, before further ties against Japan and France.〔(WRU: IRB Junior World Championships: Wales 2008: Fixtures & Results )〕 Wales won all three group matches before losing the semi-final to New Zealand and subsequently losing the 3rd place play-off to South Africa. For the tournament the same management team remained from the 2008 U20 Six Nations; head coach Patrick Horgan and assistant coaches Rob Appleyard and Wayne Jones. Sam Warbuton remained as captain. For the next two Junior World championships, Wales alongside France will have to start the pool stages with a three-point deficit, following a brawl between the two sides in the 2008 tournament. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wales national under-20 rugby union team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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