Fiji national under-20 rugby union team
| Union | Fiji Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Baby Flying Fijians |
| Emblem(s) | the Palm |
| Coach(es) | Viliame Gadolo |
The Fiji national Under 20 rugby team is for Fijian rugby union players aged 20 or under on January 1 of the year during which they are selected.
Under 20 age grade rugby came into existence, as a result of the IRB combining the Under 19 Rugby World Championship and Under 21 Rugby World Championship into a single IRB Junior World Championship tournament.
Since 2014, the Fiji under-20 team has been invited to compete at the Australian Under 20 Rugby Championship.
In June 2008 Wales hosted the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. Fiji lost all of its pool matches going down to England 41-17 the losing to Australia by 53-17 before going down in a close match against Canada by 10-17. In the 13th-16th Places Playoffs, Fiji beat USA before going down to Tonga and finishing 14th overall out of 16.
In June 2009, Japan hosted the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship. Fiji lost its first two matches against South Africa (36-10) and France (48-25) before defeating Italy by 20-14 with tries to Ledua and Matawalu. Fiji lost out to Scotland in the Semi final play offs and then losing to Argentina in the 11th place play off and finished overall at 12th position and due to its 12th finish, qualified for the next championship in 2010 which was reduced to 12 teams.
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