2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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
Countries	Australia New Zealand
Date	3–7 May 2016
Champions	New Zealand (2nd title)
Runners-up	Australia
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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

The teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:^[8][9]

Championship

•  Australia
•  New Zealand

Trophy

•  Cook Islands
•  Fiji
•  Tonga

Championship

Round 1

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	3 May 2016	Australia	10–30	New Zealand	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'	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

Team details

Australia FB 15 Jack Maddocks RW 14 Ah-Mu Tuimalealiifano OC 13 Liam Jurd IC 12 Jordan Jackson-Hope LW 11 Joey Fittock FH 10 Mack Mason SH 9 Moses Sorovi N8 8 Harley Fox OF 7 Maclean Jones (c) BF 6 Angus Scott-Young RL 5 Ryan McCauley LL 4 Harry Hockings TP 3 Tyrel Lomax HK 2 Joshua Taylor LP 1 Faalelie Sione Replacements: R 16 Jordan Uelese R 17 Vunipola Fifita R 18 Sham Vui R 19 Rob Leota R 20 Ikapote Tupai R 21 Angus Fowler R 22 Billy Gray R 23 Sione Tuipolotu New Zealand FB 15 Peter Umaga-Jensen RW 14 Jonah Lowe OC 13 Patelesio Tomkinson IC 12 Jordie Barrett LW 11 Mason Emerson FH 10 Stephen Perofeta SH 9 Sam Nock N8 8 Marino Mikaele-Tu’u OF 7 Mitch Jacobson BF 6 Luke Jacobson RL 5 Sam Caird LL 4 Quinten Strange TP 3 Pouri Rakete-Stones HK 2 Leni Apisai (c) LP 1 Ayden Johnstone Replacements: R 16 Asafo Aumua R 17 Shaun Stodart R 18 Alex Fidow R 19 Lui Luamanu R 20 Dalton Papali’i R 21 Ereatara Enari R 22 Orbyn Leger R 23 Josh McKay

Round 2

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	7 May 2016	Australia	25–24	New Zealand	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

Team details

Australia FB 15 Jack Maddocks RW 14 Simon Kennewell OC 13 Sione Tuipolotu IC 12 Nicholas Jooste LW 11 Joseph Fittock FH 10 Mack Mason SH 9 Angus Fowler N8 8 Maclean Jones OF 7 Liam Wright BF 6 Angus Scott-Young RL 5 Ryan McCauley LL 4 Izack Rodda TP 3 Tyrel Lomax HK 2 Joshua Taylor LP 1 Sione Faalelei Replacements: R 16 Richie Kelemete-Asiata R 17 Vunipola Fifita R 18 Shambeckler Vui R 19 Robert Leota R 20 Harley Fox R 21 Moses Sorovi R 22 Thomas Molloy R 23 Ah-Mu Tuimalealiifano New Zealand FB 15 Caleb Makene RW 14 Malo Tuitama OC 13 Sio Tomkinson IC 12 Jordie Barrett LW 11 Jonah Lowe FH 10 Orbyn Leger SH 9 Jonathan Taumateine N8 8 Marino Mikaele Tu'u OF 7 Dalton Papali'i BF 6 Luke Jacobson RL 5 Sam Caird LL 4 Quinten Strange TP 3 Alex Fidow HK 2 Leni (c) Apisai LP 1 Shaun Stodart Replacements: R 16 Asafo Aumua R 17 Ayden Johnstone R 18 Sean Paranihi R 19 Lui Luamanua R 20 Caleb Aperahama R 21 Sam Nock R 22 Stephen Perofeta R 23 Mason Emerson

New Zealand

Oceania Champion [6]

Second title

Trophy

Standings

Final 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
Updated: 10 December 2016 Source: worldrugby.org[9]

Fiji

Oceania Trophy Winner [7]

Second title

References

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3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "Australia bounce back to beat baby Blacks". The Roar. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
7. "Future stars". The Fiji Times. 11 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
8. "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.
9. "Fiji crowned Oceania U20 Trophy champions". World Rugby. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016.
10. "NZ U20s bag Oceania opening victory". Rugby 365. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
11. "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.
12. 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.
13. "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

• Oceania Rugby website Archived 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine