2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

The 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.[1]

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host nation Zimbabwe
Date19 April – 1 May 2016
No. of nations8
Final positions
Champions Samoa
Runner-up Spain
Third place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s) Hanco Germishuys (48)
Most tries Hanco Germishuys (8)
2015
2017

The event was held in Harare, Zimbabwe and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.

Venue

The championship was held in Harare.

Location Venue Capacity
HarareHarare Sports Club Ground10,000
HarareNational Sports Stadium60,000

Qualifying

As the host nation, Zimbabwe qualified automatically, as did Samoa for being relegated from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The remaining six countries competed through a qualification process in their regional competitions (Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe).

Qualifying teams

A total of 8 teams played in the tournament.

Teams

PoolTeam[2][3]Number of
Tournaments
Position Last YearBest Position
 Fiji155th (2015)
 Hong Kong288th (2014, 2015)
 Namibia565th (2008, 2009)
 Samoa112th, 2015 JWC1st (2011)
 Spain0N/AN/A
 United States4N/A1st (2012)
 Uruguay631st (2008)
 Zimbabwe3N/A7th (2010, 2012)

Pool Stage

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Samoa 330014254+8819715
 Fiji 3201888806910
 Uruguay 3102106116–1016157
 Zimbabwe 300368146–786140
19 April 2016
14:00
Uruguay  34–38  Fiji


19 April 2016
16:00
Samoa  54–24  Zimbabwe


23 April 2016
10:00
Samoa  32–8  Fiji


23 April 2016
12:00
Uruguay  50–22  Zimbabwe


27 April 2016
10:00
Fiji  42–22  Zimbabwe


27 April 2016
14:00
Samoa  56–22  Uruguay

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Spain 330010446+5814614
 Namibia 320113892+50181310
 United States 31029276+1612108
 Hong Kong 300328148–1184190
19 April 2016
10:00
United States  44–46  Namibia


19 April 2016
12:00
Spain  44–8  Hong Kong


23 April 2016
14:00
Spain  40–22  Namibia


23 April 2016
16:00
United States  32–12  Hong Kong


27 April 2016
12:00
Namibia  70–8  Hong Kong


27 April 2016
16:00
Spain  18–16  United States

Finals

7th place play-off

1 May 2016
14:00
Zimbabwe  40–44  Hong Kong

5th place play-off

1 May 2016
10:00
Uruguay  30–32  United States

Bronze final

1 May 2016
12:00
Fiji  44–30  Namibia

Final

1 May 2016
16:00
Samoa  38–32 (aet)  Spain

References

  1. "Zimbabwe to host World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016". worldrugby.org. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. "Uruguay campeón del Sudamericano Juvenil "A"" (in Spanish). sudamericarugby.org. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. "AFRICA CUP U19 A". rugbyafrique.com. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
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