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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  France |
| Dates | 15 April 2011 – 24 April 2011 |
| No. of nations | 28 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  Ireland |
Runner-up  |  England |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
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The 2011 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was the eighth annual international rugby union competition for Under 18 national rugby union teams in Europe. The event was organised by rugby's European governing body, the FIRA – Association of European Rugby (FIRA-AER). The competition was contested by 28 men's junior national teams and will be held in April 2011. It was hosted by the French region of Armagnac and Bigorre.[1] The tournament was won by the under-18 team of Ireland, who took out the title for the first time, beating England in the final.[2][3] For the first time, France did not reach the championship game and finished in fourth place only.
The tournament's defending champion was France, who had won five European championships and the last four in a row.[4][5] The 2011 edition of the competition saw the introduction of an elite division, above division one, made up of four teams, France, England, Wales and Ireland. The divisions below remained unchanged. It marked the first time that all countries participating in the Six Nations Championship send a team to the European championship.[1][6]
It was sponsored by French company Justin Bridou and therefore officially called the 2011 Justin Bridou European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship.[1]
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- ^ Ireland overcome England U18 in FIRA/AER final Archived 27 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine RFU website, published: 23 April 2011, accessed: 23 April 2011
- ^ European Glory For Ireland Schools Team Archived 25 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine IRU website, published: 23 April 2011, accessed: 23 April 2011
- ^ "2010 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship – History". MediaOfficina.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "Forty years of age grade growth in Europe". International Rugby Board. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- ^ "About the FIRA AER U18 Championship". Irish Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.