The European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship was first held in 2004, in Treviso, Italy.

It marked the first time that all countries participating in the six nations send a team to the European championship.

England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland and Italy left the tournament for the 2016 edition.

[5] On March 26 Rugby Europe has decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments for an indefinite period of time.

[7] In 2010, the championship, similar to previous editions, was organised in an A, B and C Division, with A being the highest and C the lowest.

This meant, France was crowned European champions while Romania finished on the relegation spot.

Portugal won the B division and earned promotion while Ukraine was relegated and replaced by Sweden, the C champions.