2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
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Countries | Australia Fiji New Zealand Tonga |
Date | 27 April – 5 May 2018 |
Champions | New Zealand (4th title) |
Runners-up | Australia |
Matches played | 6 |
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]
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]
The teams for the 2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were: [4]
Championship
2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | ||||||||||||||
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Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts | ||||
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 43 | +152 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||
Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 55 | +115 | 3 | 0 | 11 | ||||
Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 106 | −32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||||
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 242 | −235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Updated: 5 May 2018 Source: rugbyarchive.net |
Competition rules | |||
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Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most points scored accumulated from all matches |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The Oceania Trophy was played at Lotopa, near Apia in Samoa, as a two-match series between Samoa and Tonga. [5]
Final competition table:
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 32 | + 11 | 8 |
2 | Samoa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 43 | - 11 | 2 |
Updated: 8 December 2018 Source: Oceania Rugby |
Competition rules | |||
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Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most points scored accumulated from all matches |
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 |
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