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 in Australia,[1] and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in Suva.[2][3]
| 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
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| Countries | Australia New Zealand |
| Date | 3–7 May 2016 |
| Champions |  New Zealand (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
The Championship was played in May, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 30–10 in the first match of the tournament.[4] Australia won the second match by 25–24 to draw the series one-all,[5] but New Zealand took the championship due to superior points difference.[6] 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 in 2017.[7]
Teams
editThe teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[8][9]
Championship
Trophy
Championship
editRound 1
edit| 3 May 2016 | Australia
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10–30 | New Zealand
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 18:30 | Try: Sorovi 49' c Con: Mason (1/1) 50' Pen: Mason (1/1) 32' Cards: Tyrel Lomax  62' to 72'
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Report[10] Summary[11] |
Try: Emerson (2) 14' m, 66' c Strange 46' m Barrett 52' c Con: Barrett (2/4) 53', 77' Pen: Barrett (2/2), 6', 65' |
Referee: Nic Berry |
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Round 2
edit| 7 May 2016 | Australia
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25–24 | New Zealand
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 16:00 | Try: Kennewell 4' c Rodda 26' c Fittock 51' m Con: Mason (2/3) 5', 27' Pen: Mason (2) 10', 80' |
Report[12] Summary[13] |
Try: Makene 50' c Nock 67' c Lowe 70' c Con: Barrett (3/3) 51', 68', 71' Pen: Barrett (1) 21' |
Referee: Graham Cooper |
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 New Zealand |
| Oceania Champion [6] |
| Second title |
Trophy
editStandings
editFinal competition table:
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 
Fiji
2 2 0 0 68 16 +52 9 
Tonga
2 1 0 1 63 30 +33 6 
Cook Islands
2 0 0 2 15 100 −85 0
 Fiji |
| Oceania Trophy Winner [7] |
| Second title |
References
edit- ^ "Goalkicker Mack Mason proves hero as junior Wallabies become history-makers in beating All Blacks". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Fiji thrashes Cook Islands in U20 Oceania Rugby Tournament". Fiji Village. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Tonga beats Cook Islands in under-20 championship". The Fiji Times. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Beauden Barrett's younger brother shines for junior All Blacks". New Zealand Herald. 4 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "Australian U-20s win thriller over Junior All Blacks". WA Today. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Australia bounce back to beat baby Blacks". The Roar. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Future stars". The Fiji Times. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "BMW Australia U20s to play New Zealand in Oceania Rugby U20s Championship". Australian Rugby. 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Fiji crowned Oceania U20 Trophy champions". World Rugby. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
- ^ "NZ U20s bag Oceania opening victory". Rugby 365. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "2016 Oceania Rugby U20s Championship: Round 1 - Australia U20s v New Zealand U20s". Oceania Rugby. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ HJ Nelson (7 May 2016). "Historic win to Aussie U20's in nail-biter". Green and Gold Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "2016 Oceania Rugby U20s Championship: Round 2 - Australia U20s v New Zealand U20s". Oceania Rugby. 7 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
External links
edit- Oceania Rugby website Archived 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine