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U20 Barthés Trophy

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 U20 Barthés Trophy
Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2007
No. of teams	8
Continent	Africa
Most recent champion(s)	Kenya

The U20 Barthés Trophy is an annual rugby union competition that features national Under-20 teams from Africa, organised by Rugby Africa. The tournament began in 2007 with Uganda as the host, which saw Namibia winning the title.

The tournament champion qualifies to the following year's World Rugby U20 Trophy organised by World Rugby.

History

The 2020 tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament placings

U20 Barthés Trophy

Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place
2017	Madagascar	Namibia	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
2018	Namibia	Namibia	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
2019	Kenya	Kenya	Namibia	Senegal	Tunisia
2020	Cancelled
2021	Kenya	Kenya	Madagascar	Senegal
2022	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Kenya	Madagascar
2023	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Kenya	Namibia	Tunisia
2024	Zimbabwe	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Tunisia

Previous Tournaments

Division A

Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place
2007	Uganda	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Morocco	Tunisia
2008	Tunisia	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Kenya
2009	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Kenya	Morocco
2010	Ivory Coast	Zimbabwe	Namibia
2011	Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Kenya	Madagascar
2012	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Kenya	Tunisia
2013	South Africa	Namibia	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Madagascar
2014	Namibia	Namibia	Kenya	Zimbabwe	Tunisia
2015	Zimbabwe	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Kenya	Uganda
2016	Namibia	Namibia	Zimbabwe	Kenya	Tunisia

Division B

Year	Host	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Fourth Place
2007	Kenya	Kenya	Uganda	Ivory Coast
2012	Zimbabwe	Madagascar	Zimbabwe Select	Zambia	Morocco
2013	Tunisia	Tunisia	Uganda	Senegal
2014	Uganda	Uganda	Madagascar	Senegal	Zambia
2015	Tunisia	Tunisia	Senegal	Madagascar	Morocco

References

1. "U20 Barthés trophy postponed due to coronavirus concerns – KBC". Kenyan Digest. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
2. "Rugby Africa announces competition program and calendar for 2021". infobae (in European Spanish). 2021-07-12. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
3. Njiru, Eric. "New dates for Barthes Cup". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
4. "Rugby Africa postpones U20 Barthés Trophy due to coronavirus concerns". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 2021-12-26.

External links

• Official site

• African Rugby Under-19 Cup
• Rugby union competitions in Africa for national teams
• 2007 establishments in Africa