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'{{Infobox rugby team |country =England under-18 |image= England national rugby union team (emblem).svg |imagesize= 150px |union = Rugby Football Union |captain = Imran Jonson Hasseeb |coach = John Fletcher |from = |caps = |top scorer = |pattern_la1 = _white |pattern_b1 = |pattern_ra1 = |pattern_so1 = _band_white |leftarm1 = FFFFFF |body1 = FFFFFF |rightarm1 = FFFFFF |shorts1 = FFFFFF |socks1 = 000000 |first = |bigwin = |bigloss = |World cup apps = |year = |no World cup apps = }} The '''England national under-18 rugby union team''' is the under-18 team of the [[England national rugby union team]] in the sport of [[rugby union]]. ==History== Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2030622.html|title=Forty years of age grade growth in Europe|website=IRB website|author=Chris Thau|date=16 April 2009|accessdate=2 May 2010|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20100203040615/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2030622.html|archivedate=3 February 2010}}</ref> ===European Championship=== England is, apart from France and Ireland, the only other team in the [[European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship]] to have won the championship, having done so in 2005 and 2006. Additionally, the team came second in the 2009 and 2011 editions. The team did not participate in the 2010 edition. England lost the 2011 final in wet conditions against Ireland, who took out their first title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/April/News%20Articles/230411_EngU18_Ire_Final.aspx|title=Ireland overcome England U18 in FIRA/AER final|website=RFU|date=23 April 2011|accessdate=23 April 2011|archiveurl=//web.archive.org/web/20110427100051/http://www.rfu.com/News/2011/April/News%20Articles/230411_EngU18_Ire_Final.aspx|archivedate=27 April 2011}}</ref> ==Honours== *'''[[European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship]]''' **'''Champions''': 2005, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2014 **'''Runners-up''': 2009, 2011 ==European championship== ===Positions=== The teams final positions in the European championship: {| class="wikitable" |- style="text-align:center; background:#dfdfdf;" | '''Year''' | '''Division''' | '''Tier''' | '''Place''' |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2004 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2004]] | | | |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2005 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2005]] | A Division | I | bgcolor="#FFD700"| 1st &mdash; Champions |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2006 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2006]] | A Division | I | bgcolor="#FFD700"| 1st &mdash; Champions |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2007 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2007]] | A Division | I | 3rd |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2008 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2008]] | A Division | I | 3rd |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2009 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2009]] | A Division | I | bgcolor=silver| 2nd &mdash; Runners-up |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2010]] | colspan=3| ''did not participate'' |- style="text-align:center;" | [[2011 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship|2011]] | Elite Division | I | bgcolor=silver| 2nd &mdash; Runners-up |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.rfu.com England Rugby Football Union website] *[//web.archive.org/web/20130903143433/http://www.rfu.com/squadsandplayers/englandunder18.aspx England Under 18 at the Rugby Football Union website] {{Rugby union in England}} {{European national under-18 rugby union teams}} [[Category:England national rugby union team|Under 18]] [[Category:European national under-18 rugby union teams]] [[Category:National youth sports teams of England|Rugby union]]'