2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

Tournament details
Host nation	Romania
Date	28 August – 9 September 2018
No. of nations	8
Final positions
Champions	Fiji
Runner-up	Samoa
Third place	Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Top scorer(s)	(59)
Most tries	Manuel Ardao (6)
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The 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the eleventh annually held international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, with host nation Romania, along with seven other sides, playing in a group stage followed by a knockout round to determine a champion as well as promotion to the following years' World Rugby Under 20 Championship.^[1]

Qualified teams[]

A total of eight teams played in the tournament. Other than the host nation of Romania and Samoa who were relegated following the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, six nations qualified through their respective regional qualifiers.^[2]

Pool Stage[]

Pool A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Samoa	3	3	0	0	113	65	+48	18	9	15
Namibia	3	2	0	1	167	77	+90	21	12	10
Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	86	158	-72	12	24	5
Romania	3	0	0	3	76	142	-66	12	18	2

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Pool B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	Pts
Fiji	3	3	0	0	140	82	+58	23	9	15
Portugal	3	2	0	1	79	76	+3	9	9	9
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	76	104	-28	11	15	6
Canada	3	0	0	3	78	111	-33	6	16	2

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Finals[]

7th place

5th place

3rd place

Final

References[]

External links[]

• Tournament Website
• World Rugby Website