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Union | New Zealand Rugby | |
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Nickname(s) | Baby Blacks | |
Coach(es) | Jono Gibbes | |
Top scorer | Trent Renata (59) | |
Most tries | Zac Guildford and Tevita Li (8) | |
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First international | ||
![]() ![]() (6 June 2008; Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff) | ||
Largest win | ||
![]() ![]() (14 June 2011; Rugby Rovigo Delta, Rovigo) | ||
Largest defeat | ||
![]() ![]() (5 May 2019; Bond Sports Park, Gold Coast) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 14 (First in 2008) | |
Best result | Champions (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
The New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team, nicknamed the Baby Blacks, is the representative rugby union team from New Zealand. It replaced the two former age grade teams, the under-19s and the under-21s. Their first tournament was the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship, which they won after defeating England (38–3) in the final.[1] They have gone on to also win the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 and 2017. The New Zealand under-20s have been nicknamed the "Baby Blacks" after the youthful All Blacks side which played in 1986.