2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

The 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the first edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. It was played as two tournaments; the Oceania Under 20 Championship hosted on the Gold Coast in Australia,[1] and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in Suva, Fiji.[2]

2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
CountriesAustralia
Japan
New Zealand
Samoa
Date1–9 May 2015
Champions New Zealand (1st title)
Runners-up Australia

The Championship tournament was played in May and won by New Zealand, who defeated Australia by 46–29 in the last match of the round-robin competition. A planned tournament for a further six national under 20 sides was postponed,[3][4][5] however the Trophy competition was eventually played in December and won by Fiji, who defeated Tonga by 19–10 in the last round to qualify for the World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2016.[2]

Teams

The teams for the 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[2][6][7][8]

Championship

Trophy

Championship

Standings

Final competition table:

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 330015743+11412
 Australia 320110987+228
 Samoa 31025799−424
 Japan 300361155−940
Updated: 9 May 2015

Source: oceaniarugby.com[9]

Due to stormy weather conditions the first round matches were postponed by 24 hours.[10]

Round 1
2 May 2015 New Zealand  75–0  Japan Bond University, Gold Coast  
13:00 Try: Karpik (3), Wainui (2), Dunshea (2), Faiane, Tavae-aso, Lualala, Hunt
Con: Black (10/11)		 Report[11]
Summary[12]
2 May 2015 Australia  33–10  Samoa Bond University, Gold Coast  
15:00 Try: Yassmin (2), Wilkin, Fakosilea
Con: Deegan (2/4)
Pen: Deegan (3/3)		 Report[13]
Summary[14]		 Try: Winterstein, Tuimalealiifano
Con: Ioane (0/2)

Round 2
5 May 2015 Samoa  14–36  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
13:00 Try: Fepulea'i, Fetalainga
Con: Falaniko (2/2)		 Report[15]
Summary[16]		 Try: Hunt (2), Smith, Lienert-Brown, Goosen, Cridge
Con: Smith (2/4), Hunt (1/1)
Cards: Lienert-Brown yellow card 67' to 77'
5 May 2015 Japan  31–47  Australia Bond University, Gold Coast  
15:00 Try: Tatafu (2), Makisi, Urabe
Con: Noguchi (3/3), Kanai (1/1)
Pen: Noguchi (1/1)		 Report[17]
Summary[18]		 Try: Lealaiauloto-Tui (2), Nucifora, Reddan, Newsome
Con: Deegan (3/3), Dalgleish (2/2)
Pen: Dalgleish (3/3), Deegan (1/2)

Round 3
9 May 2015 Samoa  33–30  Japan Bond University, Gold Coast  
13:00 Try: Tiuiomanufili, Dowsing, Jackett, Falaniko
Con: Falaniko (2)
Pen: Ioane (2), Falaniko (1)		 Report[19]
Summary[20]		 Try: Tatfu, Horikoshi, Higashikawa, Hirofumi
Con: Noguchi (2)
Pen: Noguchi (2)
9 May 2015 Australia  29–46  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
15:00 Try: Fittock, Paia'aua, Croke, McCalman
Con: Deegan (3/4)
Pen: Deegan (1)		 Report[21]
Summary[22]		 Try: Gibson (2), Hunt, Faiane, Lienert-Brown, Tavae-Aso, Koloamatangi
Con: Hunt (4/7)
Pen: Hunt (1)



New Zealand
Oceania Champion [21]
First title

Trophy

Standings

Final competition table:

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 330019116+17512
 Tonga 320114635+1118
 Papua New Guinea 310296125−294
 Vanuatu 300313270−2570
Updated: 5 December 2015

Source: oceaniarugby.com[2]



Fiji
Oceania Trophy Winner [2]
First title

See also

References
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