The England national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of England in the sport of rugby union.
History Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004. In June 2018, coach John Fletcher and Peter Walton left the backroom staff having joined the U18 set-up since 2008 from Newcastle Falcons.
European Championship England is, apart from France and Ireland, the only other team in the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship to have won the championship, having done so in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, the team came second in the 2009 and 2011 editions. The team did not participate in the 2010 edition.
England lost the 2011 final in wet conditions against Ireland, who took out their first title.
Under-19 International Series Since 2012, England U18s travel to South Africa to compete in the U19 international series in August every year.
2012
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 10 August 2012 Wales Wellington 28 – 25 Win 14 August 2012 France Outeniqua Park, George 13 – 20 Loss 18 August 2012 South Africa UWC Stadium, Cape Town 36 – 29 Loss
2013
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 9 August 2013 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 19 – 14 Loss 13 August 2013 Wales Outeniqua Park, George 17 – 15 Win 17 August 2013 France Boland Stadium, Wellington 12 – 8 Win
2014
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 15 August 2014 Wales City Park Stadium, Cape Town 24 – 21 Win 19 August 2014 France Outeniqua Park, George 23 – 6 Win 23 August 2014 South Africa A.F. Markötter Stadium, Stellenbosch 22 – 30 Win
2015
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 7 August 2015 France City Park Stadium, Cape Town 15 – 7 Win 11 August 2015 South Africa A Outeniqua Park, George 18 – 33 Win 15 August 2015 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 23 – 16 Loss
2016
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 12 August 2016 France City Park Stadium, Cape Town 18 – 23 Loss 16 August 2016 South Africa A Diocesan College, Cape Town 53 – 14 Loss 20 August 2016 South Africa Paarl Boys' High School, Paarl 13 – 12 Loss
2017
Date Opposing Team Venue Score Results 11 August 2017 France Paul Roos, Stellenbosch 24 – 8 Win 14 August 2017 Wales Paarl Gimnasium, Paarl 14 – 12 Loss 19 August 2017 South Africa City Park Stadium, Cape Town 52 – 22 Win
Honours European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship Champions: 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 Runners-up: 2009, 2011
European championship Positions The team's final positions in the European championship: Year Division Tier Place 2004 2005 A Division I 1st — Champions 2006 A Division I 1st — Champions 2007 A Division I 3rd 2008 A Division I 3rd 2009 A Division I 2nd — Runners-up 2010 did not participate 2011 Elite Division I 2nd — Runners-up 2012 Elite Division I 1st — Champions 2013 Elite Division I 1st — Champions 2014 Elite Division I 1st — Champions 2015 Elite Division I 3rd 2016 did not participate 2017 did not participate
References
External links England Rugby Football Union website England Under 18 at the Rugby Football Union website