The France national under-20 rugby union team (French: Équipe de France de rugby à XV des moins de 20 ans), also known as France under-20s or France U20(s), is the national under-20 rugby union team of France, under the control of the French Rugby Federation. Competing in the annual Six Nations Under 20s Championship, it is considered to be the feeder team for the France national team.
Replacing the two former age grade teams Under 19s and Under 21s, their first tournament was the 2008 Six Nations U20 Championship, where they finished at the third place. Winning the competition in 2009, 2014 – year in which they win the Grand Slam – and 2018, they also have participated in the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship (later renamed the World Rugby U20 Championship) and all subsequent editions, winning it on three occasions, three times in a row, in 2018, 2019 and 2023.
Nicknamed "Les Bleuets" (French for "The Little Blues"; diminutive from "bleu": blue), they are used to play in medium-sized stadiums all around France. Sébastien Calvet is the current head coach of the team, after having been appointed in 2022.
Coaching history
Current staff
The following members were part of the France U20 coaching staff for the 2022–23 season. Sébastien Calvet replaced Jean-Marc Béderède as head coach in July 2022.
Previous head coaches
Players
Current squad
On 1 June 2023, Calvet named a 30-player squad for the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.
1 On 9 June, Léon Darricarrère withdrew from the squad due to injury and was replaced by Maxence Biasotto.
Head coach: Sébastien Calvet
Caps updated: 14 July 2023
Previous squads
The following 28 players were called up for the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Argentina.
The following 30 players were called up for the 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in France.