The Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship is an international

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competition organised by

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, which is the regional governing body for rugby in

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. It is contested by men's junior national teams with an under-20 age requirement, and played as two tournaments: the Oceania Championship for teams that qualify for the

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; and the Oceania Trophy for teams aiming to compete in the

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History

This event replaced Oceania's former age-grade competition, the Oceania Under 19 Rugby Championship. The inaugural first division tournament, played at on Australia's

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in May 2015, featured four national under 20 teams and was won by . A planned tournament for a further six national under 20 sides was postponed, until December 2015. However, and participated in the Australian Under 20 Rugby Championship to prepare for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. The inaugural Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy, featuring four national under 20 teams, was played in

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in December 2015 and won by .

Teams

The teams for the Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments, as of 2022, were:

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Tournament winners

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Notes

The Oceania U20 Trophy is traditionally held in November or December. There was no tournament in 2019 due to the event being pushed back by several months into 2020 to be closer to the World U20 Trophy.

References

External links

Oceania Rugby
official website {{International rugby union Rugby union competitions in Oceania for national teams 2015 establishments in Oceania Recurring sporting events established in 2015 Under-20 rugby union competitions

History

Teams

Championship

Trophy

Tournament winners

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See also

References

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