The tallest and heaviest players at the World Rugby U20s

The World Rugby U20s Championship has typically been an efficient conveyor belt of talent for the professional game.

A total of 655 players have graduated from the Championship to full test level, while the majority of Tier 1 squad members can expect to enjoy a professional career in the game.

As Round two of the World Rugby U20s Championship gets underway, RugbyPass takes a  look at some of the larger specimens of young players from across the tournament squads.

The heaviest player at this year's tournament tips the scales at 135kg, with a total of three players weighing in north of 130 kilos.  There are also no less than nine players standing 6 foot 7 inches or more.

Here is a list of the heaviest and tallest players in the World Rugby U20s Championship.

Australia

Trevor Hosea

Lock

6'8 (2.04m)

117kg (18 stone 6 pounds)

Nick Frost

Lock

6'9 (2.06m)

110kg (17 stone 5 pounds)

New Zealand

Kaliopasi Uluilakepa

Prop

6'3 (1.90m)

135kg (21 stone 3 pounds)

England

Rusiate Tuima

Backrow

6'3 (1.90m)

129kg (20 stone 4 pounds)

Alfie Petch

Alfie Petch

Prop

6'1

124kg (19 stone 8 pounds)

Joel Kpoku

Lock

6'5 (1.96m)

126kg (19 stone 12 pounds)

Joe Heyes

Prop

6'2 (1.89m)

127kg (20 stone)

Georgia

Gia Koraisvilli

Prop

6'1 (1.85m)

125kg (19 stone 10 pounds)

Ireland

Charlie Ryan

Lock

6'7 (2.01m)

110kg (17 stone 5 pounds)

Niall Murray

Lock

6'7 (2.01m)

99kg (15 stone 8 pounds)

Italy

Matteo Nocera

Prop

6'4 (1.94m)

126kg (19 stone 11 pounds)

Scotland

Marshall Sykes

Lock

6'7 (2m)

112kg (17 stone 9 pounds)

Cameron Henderson

Lock

6'7.5 (2.02m)

109kg (17 stone 4 pounds)

South Africa

Asenathi Ntlabakanye

Asenathi Ntlabakanye

Prop

6ft (1.82m)

134kg (21 stone 1 pound)

JJ van der Mescht

Lock

6'7 (2m)

130kg (20 stone 7 ounds)

Emile Van Herden

Lock

6'7 (2m)

100kg (15 stone 10 pounds)

Wales

Ed Scragg

Lock

6'7 (2m)

114kg (17 stone 13 pounds)

Weights and heights are sourced from the World Rugby U20s website. 

2018 saw the most successful U20 Championship in history, with records broken across both in-stadia attendance and the digital and social reach of the event. Nearly 100,000 fans turned out in force across the five match days, while a peak audience of 1.31 million tuned into France 4 to see Les Bleuets lift the trophy after beating England in the final.