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Scotland national under-18 rugby union team

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Scotland under-18
UnionScottish Rugby
Coach(es)Grant McKelvey
Captain(s)Chris Auld
Team kit
Change kit

The Scotland national under-18 rugby union team is the under-18 team of the Scotland national rugby union team in the sport of rugby union.

History

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Under-18 became a recognised age-grade in European rugby in 2004.[1]

European Championship

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Scotland took part in the early editions of the European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, coming third in 2005 and fourth in 2006, on both occasions playing Italy for third place. The team, after this did not take part in the competition again until 2011. Having missed out on participating in the elite division during the qualifying, the team was grouped in the tier-two first division. It won this division convincingly through victories over Romania and Germany, meeting Italy once more in the final, where Scotland won 17–12.[2]

Honours

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European championship

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Positions

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The team's final positions in the European championship:

Year Division Tier Place
2004
2005 A Division I 3rd
2006 A Division I 4th
2007 did not participate
2008 did not participate
2009 did not participate
2010 did not participate
2011 First Division II 1st — Champions

See also

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Men's National teams

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Senior

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Development

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Age Grades

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Women's National teams

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Senior

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References

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  1. ^ Forty years of age grade growth in Europe IRB website, published: 16 April 2009, accessed: 2 May 2010
  2. ^ SCOTS DIG DEEP TO PRESERVE UNBEATEN RECORD Scotland Rugby website, accessed: 24 April 2011
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