2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
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]
Teams[]
The teams for the 2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[4]
Championship
Championship[]
Standings[]
2018 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship 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
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Round 1[]
27 April | New Zealand | 97–0 | Tonga | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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27 April | Australia | 51–5 | Fiji | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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Round 2[]
1 May | New Zealand | 55–15 | Fiji | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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1 May | Australia | 91–7 | Tonga | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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Round 3[]
5 May | Fiji | 54–0 | Tonga | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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5 May | Australia | 28–43 | New Zealand | Bond University, Gold Coast, Gold Coast | show |
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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:
# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 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
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Results[]
4 December | Samoa | 12–16 | Tonga | Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa | show |
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11 December | Samoa | 20–27 | Tonga | Marist St Joseph Park, Lotopa | show |
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Tonga |
Oceania Trophy Winner |
First title |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Jason Gilmore says Super Rugby experience with Reds will help him plot junior Wallabies revival". Fox Sports. 10 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Oceania Rugby U20s Championship returns to the Gold coast". Oceania Rugby. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "New Zealand too strong for Junior Wallabies". rugby.com.au. 6 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- ^ "Junior Wallabies Oceania Rugby U20s fixtures confirmed". Brumbies Rugby. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ "Tonga wins 2018 Oceania Rugby U20s Trophy". Oceania Rugby. 11 December 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship
- Rugby union competitions in Queensland
- Sport on the Gold Coast, Queensland
- 2018 rugby union tournaments for national teams
- 2018 in Australian rugby union
- 2018 in New Zealand rugby union
- 2018 in Tongan rugby union
- 2018 in Fijian rugby union
- 2018 in youth sport