2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
Countries Australia
New Zealand
Date3–7 May 2016
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
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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]

Contents

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  Flag of Australia (converted).svg10–30Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
18:30Try: Sorovi 49' c
Con: Mason (1/1) 50'
Pen: Mason (1/1) 32'
Cards: Tyrel Lomax Yellow card.svg 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  Flag of Australia (converted).svg25–24Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
16:00Try: 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


Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Oceania Champion  [6]
Second title

Trophy

Standings

Final competition table:

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 22006816+529
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 21016330+336
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 200215100−850
Updated: 10 December 2016
Source: worldrugby.org [9]


Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Oceania Trophy Winner  [7]
Second title

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