New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team

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. 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.

Overall

Summary of all matches played by the New Zealand Under-20s as of 27 April 2026. * To be updated at the end of the 2019 World Championship.--> World Rugby U20 Championship record Oceania Rugby U20 Championship record U20 Rugby Championship record ==Players==

Players

Recent squads 2026 On 1 April 2026, a 30-player squad was announced for the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship in South Africa. Non-travelling reserves Xavier Leota, Corban King, Charlie Wallis, Zacherye Taulapapa, Drew Berg-McLean, Bradley Tocker, Charlie Sullivan, Jimmy Taylor, Dallas Rata-Makene. Award winners The following New Zealand U20s players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2008: ==Coaches==

Coaches

Due to the U20 category only existing since the combining of the U19 and U21 age groups in 2007, the following table only includes coaches appointed since. In the inaugural tournament in 2008, Dave Rennie and Russell Hilton-Jones served as co-coaches in charge of the team. Craig Philpott is the longest serving coach. Jarrad Hoeata and Alex Robertson are the current co-head coaches. Updated to: 19 July 2025 ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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