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