| 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
| Type: | Under 20 |
| Host: | France |
| Date: | 30 May – 17 June 2018 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Champion: | France |
| Runnerup: | England |
| Third: | South Africa |
| Fourth: | New Zealand |
| Matches: | 30 |
| Top Scorer: |  Louis Carbonel (60) |
| Most Tries: |  Giovanni D'Onofrio(6 tries each) |
| Champdest: | 2 |
The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship was the eleventh annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, World Rugby. Twelve nations played in the tournament, which was held in three cities from 30 May to 17 June.
The following teams participated in the 2018 U20 Championship:
| Team | Result (2017) | Best Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 11th | Third place (2016) | ||
| 11 | 6th | Runners-up (2010) | ||
| 11 | 2nd | Champions (2013, 2014, 2016) | ||
| 11 | 4th | Fourth place (2011, 2015, 2017) | ||
| 3 | 10th | Tenth place (2016, 2017) | ||
| 11 | 9th | Runners-up (2016) | ||
| 9 | 8th | Eighth place (2017) | ||
| [1] | 5 | — | Tenth place (2015) | |
| 11 | 1st | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) | ||
| 11 | 5th | Fifth place (2017) | ||
| 11 | 3rd | Champions (2012) | ||
| 11 | 7th | Runners-up (2013) |
The venues that play host to the tournament were as follows:
| Béziers | Narbonne | Perpignan |
|---|---|---|
| Stade de la Méditerranée | Parc des Sports Et de l'Amitié | Stade Aimé Giral |
| Capacity: 18,555 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 14,593 |
The Pool stage fixture was as follows:[2]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 28 | +108 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 80 | –26 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 72 | +21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 139 | –103 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 33 | +84 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 95 | –33 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 82 | –9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 91 | –42 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | −/+ | TF | TA | BP | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 65 | +31 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 90 | +2 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 77 | –14 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 80 | –19 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 3 | +84 | 15 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 3 | +108 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | +31 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | +2 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 5–8th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | –33 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | –26 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 3 | –9 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 3 | +21 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 9–12th place play-offs | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | 3 | –14 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 3 | –18 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | –42 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 12 | 3 | –103 | 1 | |||||||||||
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The player statistics for the 2018 U20 Championship:[3]
| + Top point scorers | Player | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | |||
| 2 | 53 | |||
| 3 | 46 | |||
| 4 | 42 | |||
| align=center rowspan="3" | 5 | align=center rowspan="3" | 38 | |
| align=center rowspan="3" | 8 | align=center rowspan="3" | 30 | |
| + Top try scorers | Player | Tries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center rowspan="2" | 1 | align=center rowspan="2" | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | |||
| align=center rowspan="2" | 4 | align=center rowspan="2" | 4 | |
| 6 | 14 players | 3 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 106 | +39 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 97 | +77 | 25 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 152 | +11 | 26 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 84 | +95 | 24 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5–8th place play-offs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 102 | +76 | 23 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 138 | −11 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 136 | −33 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 173 | −79 | 15 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 9–12th place play-offs | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 149 | −24 | 16 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 158 | −29 | 16 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 202 | −111 | 14 | 29 | ||||||||||||