2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

The 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, was the second 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.[2][3]

2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
CountriesAustralia
New Zealand
Date3–7 May 2016
Champions New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-up Australia

The Championship was played in May, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 30–10 in the first match of the tournament.[4] Australia won the second match by 25–24 to draw the series one-all,[5] but New Zealand took the championship due to superior points difference.[6] The Trophy competition was played in December and won by Fiji, who defeated Tonga by 18–13 in the last round to qualify for the World Rugby U20 Trophy in 2017.[7]

Teams

The teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[8][9]

Championship

Trophy

Championship

Round 1
3 May 2016 Australia  10–30  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
18:30 Try: Sorovi 49' c
Con: Mason (1/1) 50'
Pen: Mason (1/1) 32'
Cards: Tyrel Lomax yellow card 62' to 72'		 Report[10]
Summary[11]		 Try: Emerson (2) 14' m, 66' c
Strange 46' m
Barrett 52' c
Con: Barrett (2/4) 53', 77'
Pen: Barrett (2/2), 6', 65'		 Referee: Nic Berry

Round 2
7 May 2016 Australia  25–24  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
16:00 Try: Kennewell 4' c
Rodda 26' c
Fittock 51' m
Con: Mason (2/3) 5', 27'
Pen: Mason (2) 10', 80'		 Report[12]
Summary[13]		 Try: Makene 50' c
Nock 67' c
Lowe 70' c
Con: Barrett (3/3) 51', 68', 71'
Pen: Barrett (1) 21'		 Referee: Graham Cooper



New Zealand
Oceania Champion [6]
Second title

Trophy

Standings

Final competition table:

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 22006816+529
 Tonga 21016330+336
 Cook Islands 200215100−850
Updated: 10 December 2016
Source: worldrugby.org[9]



Fiji
Oceania Trophy Winner [7]
Second title

References
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  3. "Tonga beats Cook Islands in under-20 championship". The Fiji Times. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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  7. "Future stars". The Fiji Times. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. "BMW Australia U20s to play New Zealand in Oceania Rugby U20s Championship". Australian Rugby. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  9. "Fiji crowned Oceania U20 Trophy champions". World Rugby. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
  10. "NZ U20s bag Oceania opening victory". Rugby 365. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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