2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
| 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa |
| Date | 28 April – 6 May 2017 |
| Champions |  New Zealand (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
| Matches played | 6 |
The 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the third edition of the Oceania Rugby Junior Championship. The competition was expanded from the previous season with Fiji and Samoa joining New Zealand and hosts Australia at Bond University on the Gold Coast.[1][2]
The Oceania Championship was played over three rounds in nine days, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 43–6 in the last match of the round-robin tournament on 6 May 2017,[3] to take the title.[4]
The Oceania Trophy was played as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga, held in Lautoka, Fiji. Both matches finished as draws but Fiji, after securing a four-try bonus point in the second match, won the event.[5]
Teams
[edit]The teams for the 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:
Championship
Championship
[edit]Standings
[edit]Final competition table:
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 
New Zealand 3 3 0 0 186 32 +154 15 
Australia 3 2 0 1 81 87 −6 9 
Samoa 3 1 0 2 82 152 −70 5 
Fiji 3 0 0 3 56 134 −78 1 Updated: 6 May 2017 Source: Oceania Rugby[6]
Competition rules Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
Most log points accumulated from all matches
Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams
Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches
Most points scored accumulated from all matches
Round 1
[edit]| 28 April 2017 | New Zealand | 63–3 |  Fiji | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Jordan (3), Christie (2), Papali'i, Leger, Sauni Con: Falcon (6), Matoe Pen: Falcon (3) | Summary[7] | Pen: Botitu | Referee: Ed Martin |
| 28 April 2017 | Australia | 43–20 |  Samoa | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Ma'afu, Hewat, Johnson-Holmes, Scott-Young, Lonergan, Ikitau, Ramm Con: Lonergan (4) | Summary[8] | Try: Telea, Filipo Con: Lolesio, Ene Pen: Ene (2) | Referee: Damon Murphy |
Round 2
[edit]| 2 May 2017 | New Zealand | 80–23 | Samoa | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Ennor (2), Aumua, Coxon, Slade, Jacobson, Price, Clarke, Umaga-Jensen, Nareki, Lindenmuth, Papali'i Con: Matoe (6), Falcon (4), Coxon | Summary[9] | Try: Filipo, Ah See Con: Ene (2) Pen: Ene (3) |
| 2 May 2017 | Australia | 32–24 | Fiji | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 19:00 | Try: Ma'afu (2), Hewat, Strang Con: Nucifora (3) Pen: Nucifora (2) | Summary[10] | Try: Tagi, Bogidrau, Tukania Con: Botitu (2), Vukatavo Pen: Vukatavo |
Round 3
[edit]| 6 May 2017 | Samoa | 39–29 | Fiji | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 17:00 | Try: Ah See (2), Fepuleai, Ene, Enoku, Paisami Con: Ene (3) Pen: Ene | Summary[11] | Try: Matawalu, Kotz, Turagavola, Batiniu Con: Kotz (2), Bolatolu Pen: Kotz |
| 6 May 2017 | Australia | 6–43 | New Zealand | Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 19:00 | Pen: Nucifora (2) | Summary[12] | Try: Jacobson (2), Jordan (2), Christie, Tua Con: Falcon (5) Pen: Falcon |
 New Zealand |
| Oceania Champion [4] |
| Third title |
Trophy
[edit]The Oceania Trophy was played in Lautoka, Fiji as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga.[5]
Standings
[edit]Final competition table:
# Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 Fiji 2 0 2 0 41 41 0 5 2 
Tonga 2 0 2 0 41 41 0 4 Updated: 2 December 2017 Source: Oceania Rugby[5]
Competition rules Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
Classification:
Teams standings are calculated as follows:
Most log points accumulated from all matches
Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams
Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches
Most points scored accumulated from all matches
Results
[edit]| 28 November | Fiji | 15–15 |  Tonga | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| Summary |
| 2 December | Fiji | 26–26 | Tonga | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| Summary |
 Fiji |
| Oceania Trophy Winner [5] |
| Third title |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby: Samoa, Fiji join Oceania U20's party". New Zealand Herald. 16 March 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Oceania U20 Championship Expands to Four Nations". Oceania Rugby. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Young Blues flyer Rieko Ioane shows up Waratahs as Aussie Super Rugby sides fail to flatter again". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Rugby: New Zealand U20s thrash Australia". New Zealand Herald. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Fiji Qualify to 2018 World Rugby U20s Trophy". Oceania Rugby. 4 December 2017. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s Championship". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand U20s def Samoa U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Australia U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ "Australia U20s def by New Zealand U20s". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Oceania Rugby website Archived 1 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine