The 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship, was the second edition of the
Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. It was played as two tournaments; the Oceania Under 20 Championship hosted on the
Gold Coast
Gold Coast may refer to:
Places Africa
* Gold Coast (region), in West Africa, which was made up of the following colonies, before being established as the independent nation of Ghana:
** Portuguese Gold Coast (Portuguese, 1482–1642)
** Dutch G ...
in Australia,
[ and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in ]Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
.[
The Championship was played in May, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 30–10 in the first match of the tournament.][ Australia won the second match by 25–24 to draw the series one-all,][ but New Zealand took the championship due to superior points difference.][ The Trophy competition was played in December and won by Fiji, who defeated Tonga by 18–13 in the last round to qualify for the ]World Rugby U20 Trophy
The World Rugby Under 20 Trophy (known as the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy until 2014) is an international rugby union competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, World Rugby, and is contested by 8 men's junior national tea ...
in 2017.[
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Teams
The teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[
Championship
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Trophy
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Championship
Round 1
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Round 2
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Trophy
Standings
Final competition table:
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References
External links
Oceania Rugby website
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2016
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2016 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2016 in Oceanian rugby union
2016 in Australian rugby union
2016 in New Zealand rugby union
Sports competitions on the Gold Coast, Queensland
2016 in youth sport
International rugby union competitions hosted by Australia