The Australia national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Junior Wallabies, is the national under-20

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team that represents Australia. The team has been competing at the annual World Rugby U20 Championship since it began in 2008, replacing the previously held under-19 and under-21 championships. The team also competes at the Oceania U20 Championship as of 2015 and the

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since

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. Australia's highest finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship was second-place in

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. The team finished third in

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by beating

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in the third place playoff, and fourth in

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after losing to South Africa 32–5 in the third place playoff. The Junior Wallabies also finished second in the first four editions of the Oceania U20 Championship before being crowned champions in

after defeating

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24–0.

Team name

The Junior Wallabies name was incorporated into the Australian under-20 crest prior to the 2018 season, but the name was also previously applied to several other teams in the history of Australian rugby. In the era of amateur rugby from the 1950s onwards, the Junior Wallabies team was selected from uncapped players (with no age restriction) to play against touring Test sides or to represent Australia on goodwill tours to Asia and the Pacific. Media publications sometimes also used the name Junior Wallabies to refer to age-graded national teams such as the Australian under-19 side, Australian Schoolboys, and later the Australian under-20 team.

Overall record

Summary for all competitive test matches up to and including the 2025 season:

World Rugby U20 Championship record

U20 Rugby Championship record

Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record

Head coaches

Honours

; World Junior Championship :* Runners-up (2):

; Oceania Junior Championship :* Winners (1): 2019 :* Runners-up (4): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Award winners

The following Australia U20s players have been recognised at the

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since 2008:

Notes

References

External links

Australia U-20
{{National sports teams of Australia Rugby Australia Under 20 Oceanian national under-20 rugby union teams