title: 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
text: # 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship
  
  The 2008 Six Nations Under 20s Championship was the first Six Nations Under 20s Championship, a rugby union competition for under-20 national teams, played between February and March 2008. This was the first competition of the new under-20s tournament, following the merger of the under-19 and under-21 tournaments. England won the tournament along with the Grand Slam and Triple Crown.
  
  ## Table
  
  | Position | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Position | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Tries | Table points |
  | 1 | England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 63 | +95 | 21 | 10 |
  | 2 | Wales | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 73 | +33 | 12 | 8 |
  | 3 | France | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 77 | +7 | 10 | 6 |
  | 4 | Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 90 | −24 | 3 | 4 |
  | 5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 99 | −45 | 5 | 2 |
  | 6 | Scotland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 111 | −55 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Round 1
  
  * 1 February 2008 19:30
  
  | Scotland | 6–12 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
  * 1 February 2008 19:35
  
  | Ireland | 6–0 | Italy |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Dubarry Park, Athlone
  * 1 February 2008 19:45
  
  | England | 28–15 | Wales |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
  
  ### Round 2
  
  * 8 February 2008 19:00
  
  | France | 24–13 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade Jacques-Fouroux, Auch
  * 8 February 2008 19:10
  
  | Wales | 27–10 | Scotland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Rodney Parade, Newport
  * 9 February 2008 15:00
  
  | Italy | 13–22 | England |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio La Sciorba, Genoa
  
  ### Round 3
  
  * 22 February 2008 19:10
  
  | Wales | 33–13 | Italy |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Rodney Parade, Newport
  * 22 February 2008 19:30
  
  | Ireland | 17–12 | Scotland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Dubarry Park, Athlone
  * 22 February 2008 20:00
  
  | France | 6–24 | England |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stade des Alpes, Grenoble
  
  ### Round 4
  
  * 7 March 2008 19:30
  
  | Scotland | 15–41 | England |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk
  * 7 March 2008 19:35
  
  | Ireland | 6–11 | Wales |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Dubarry Park, Athlone
  * 8 March 2008 15:00
  
  | Italy | 14–26 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Porto-Vecchio
  
  ### Round 5
  
  * 14 March 19:10
  
  | Wales | 20–16 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Rodney Parade, Newport
  * 14 March 19:30
  
  | Italy | 14–13 | Scotland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadio Comunale, Mogliano Veneto
  * 14 March 19:35
  
  | England | 43–14 | Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
  
  ## Top try scorers
  
  Noah Cato (ENG) – 6
  
  Leigh Halfpenny (WAL) – 3
  
  Zagar, Bastareaud (both FRA), Strain (SCO), Stegmann, Ellis, Cox, Eves (all ENG) – 2
  
  