2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
Countries Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Tonga
Date27 April – 5 May 2018
ChampionsFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Matches played6
  2017
2019  

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]

Contents

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
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 330019543+1523015
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 320117055+1153011
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 310274106−32105
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 30037242−235000
Updated: 5 May 2018

Source: rugbyarchive.net

Round 1


27 April New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg97–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
17:00

27 April Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg51–5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
19:00

Round 2


1 May New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg55–15Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
17:00

1 May Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg91–7Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
19:00

Round 3


5 May Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg54–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
17:00

5 May Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg28–43Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast 
19:00


Flag of New Zealand.svg
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:

#TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 22004332+ 118
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 20023243- 112
Updated: 8 December 2018

Source: Oceania Rugby

Results


4 December Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg12–16Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa  
Summary

11 December Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg20–27Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa  
Summary


Flag of Tonga.svg
Tonga
Oceania Trophy Winner
First title

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