2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
CountriesAustralia
Fiji
New Zealand
Samoa
Date28 April – 6 May 2017
Champions New Zealand (3rd title)
Runners-up 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]

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:

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 New Zealand 3 3 0 0 186 32 +154 15
 Australia 3 2 0 1 81 87 −6 9
 Samoa 3 1 0 2 82 152 −70 5
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 56 134 −78 1
Updated: 6 May 2017

Source: Oceania Rugby[6]

Round 1[]

28 April 2017 New Zealand  63–3  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00 Try: 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  43–20  Samoa Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00 Try: 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  80–23  Samoa Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00 Try: 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  32–24  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00 Try: 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  39–29  Fiji Bond University, Gold Coast  
17:00 Try: 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  6–43  New Zealand Bond University, Gold Coast  
19:00 Pen: Nucifora (2)
 Summary[12] Try: Jacobson (2), Jordan (2), Christie, Tua
Con: Falcon (5)
Pen: Falcon



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:

# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Fiji 2 0 2 0 41 41 0 5
2  Tonga 2 0 2 0 41 41 0 4
Updated: 2 December 2017

Source: Oceania Rugby[5]

Results[]

28 November Fiji  15–15  Tonga Churchill Park, Lautoka  
Summary
2 December Fiji  26–26  Tonga Churchill Park, Lautoka  
Summary



Fiji
Oceania Trophy Winner [5]
Third title

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby: Samoa, Fiji join Oceania U20's party". New Zealand Herald. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Oceania U20 Championship Expands to Four Nations". Oceania Rugby. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Young Blues flyer Rieko Ioane shows up Waratahs as Aussie Super Rugby sides fail to flatter again". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rugby: New Zealand U20s thrash Australia". New Zealand Herald. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Fiji Qualify to 2018 World Rugby U20s Trophy". Oceania Rugby. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s Championship". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  9. ^ "New Zealand U20s def Samoa U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Australia U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Australia U20s def by New Zealand U20s". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

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