2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

The 2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the fourth edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. Tonga played in the tournament for the first time, replacing Samoa from the previous year and joining Fiji, New Zealand and hosts Australia at Bond University on the Gold Coast.[1][2]

2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
CountriesAustralia
Fiji
New Zealand
Tonga
Date27 April – 5 May 2018
Champions New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-up Australia
Matches played6

The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 43–28 in the last match of the round-robin tournament to take the title.[3]

Teams

The teams for the 2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[4]

Championship

Trophy

Championship

Standings

2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
 New Zealand 330019543+1523015
 Australia 320117055+1153011
 Fiji 310274106−32105
 Tonga 30037242−235000
Updated: 5 May 2018

Source: rugbyarchive.net

Round 1


27 April New Zealand  97–0  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
17:00

27 April Australia  51–5  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
19:00

Round 2


1 May New Zealand  55–15  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
17:00

1 May Australia  91–7  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
19:00

Round 3


5 May Fiji  54–0  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
17:00

5 May Australia  28–43  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast  
19:00



New Zealand
Oceania Champion[3]
Fourth title

Trophy

The Oceania Trophy was played at Lotopa, near Apia in Samoa, as a two-match series between Samoa and Tonga.[5]

Standings

Final competition table:

# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Tonga 22004332+ 118
2 Samoa 20023243- 112
Updated: 8 December 2018

Source: Oceania Rugby

Results


4 December Samoa  12–16  Tonga Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa  
Summary

11 December Samoa  20–27  Tonga Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa  
Summary



Tonga
Oceania Trophy Winner
First title

See also

References

  1. "Jason Gilmore says Super Rugby experience with Reds will help him plot junior Wallabies revival". Fox Sports. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. "Oceania Rugby U20s Championship returns to the Gold coast". Oceania Rugby. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  3. "New Zealand too strong for Junior Wallabies". rugby.com.au. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. "Junior Wallabies Oceania Rugby U20s fixtures confirmed". Brumbies Rugby. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. "Tonga wins 2018 Oceania Rugby U20s Trophy". Oceania Rugby. 11 December 2018.
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