2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
Countries Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Samoa
Date28 April – 6 May 2017
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Matches played6
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The 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the third edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. The competition was expanded from the previous season with Fiji and Samoa joining New Zealand and hosts Australia at Bond University on the Gold Coast. [1] [2]

Contents

The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 43–6 in the last match of the round-robin tournament on 6 May 2017, [3] to take the title. [4]

The Oceania Trophy was played as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga, held in Lautoka, Fiji. Both matches finished as draws but Fiji, after securing a four-try bonus point in the second match, won the event. [5]

Teams

The teams for the 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:

Championship

Trophy

Championship

Standings

Final competition table:

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330018632+15415
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 32018187−69
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 310282152−705
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 300356134−781
Updated: 6 May 2017

Source: Oceania Rugby [6]

Round 1

28 April 2017 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg63–3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00Try: Jordan (3), Christie (2), Papali'i, Leger, Sauni
Con: Falcon (6), Matoe
Pen: Falcon (3)
 Summary [7] Pen: Botitu
Referee: Ed Martin
28 April 2017 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg43–20Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00Try: Ma'afu, Hewat,
Johnson-Holmes, Scott-Young,
Lonergan, Ikitau, Ramm
Con: Lonergan (4)
 Summary [8] Try: Telea, Filipo
Con: Lolesio, Ene
Pen: Ene (2)
Referee: Damon Murphy

Round 2

2 May 2017 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg80–23Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00Try: Ennor (2), Aumua,
Coxon, Slade, Jacobson,
Price, Clarke, Umaga-Jensen,
Nareki, Lindenmuth, Papali'i
Con: Matoe (6),
Falcon (4), Coxon
 Summary [9] Try: Filipo, Ah See
Con: Ene (2)
Pen: Ene (3)
2 May 2017 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg32–24Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00Try: Ma'afu (2), Hewat, Strang
Con: Nucifora (3)
Pen: Nucifora (2)
 Summary [10] Try: Tagi, Bogidrau, Tukania
Con: Botitu (2), Vukatavo
Pen: Vukatavo

Round 3

6 May 2017 Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg39–29Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00Try: Ah See (2), Fepuleai,
Ene, Enoku, Paisami
Con: Ene (3)
Pen: Ene
 Summary [11] Try: Matawalu, Kotz,
Turagavola, Batiniu
Con: Kotz (2), Bolatolu
Pen: Kotz
6 May 2017 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg6–43Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00Pen: Nucifora (2)
 Summary [12] Try: Jacobson (2), Jordan (2), Christie, Tua
Con: Falcon (5)
Pen: Falcon


Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Oceania Champion  [4]
Third title

Trophy

The Oceania Trophy was played in Lautoka, Fiji as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga. [5]

Standings

Final competition table:

#TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2020414105
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2020414104
Updated: 2 December 2017

Source: Oceania Rugby [5]

Results

28 November Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg15–15Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Churchill Park, Lautoka  
Summary
2 December Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg26–26Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Churchill Park, Lautoka  
Summary


Flag of Fiji.svg
Fiji
Oceania Trophy Winner  [5]
Third title

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