2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

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]

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 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

The teams for the 2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:

Championship

•  Australia
•  Fiji
•  New Zealand
•  Samoa

Trophy

•  Fiji
•  Tonga

Championship

Standings

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

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	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

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	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

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Round 2

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	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)

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	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

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Round 3

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	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

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	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

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New Zealand

Oceania Champion [4]

Third title

Trophy

The Oceania Trophy was played in Lautoka, Fiji as a two-match series between Fiji and Tonga.[5]

Standings

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

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	28 November	Fiji	15–15	Tonga	Churchill Park, Lautoka
			Summary

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	2 December	Fiji	26–26	Tonga	Churchill Park, Lautoka
			Summary

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Fiji

Oceania Trophy Winner [5]

Third title

See also

• 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship
• 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

References

1. "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.
2. "Oceania U20 Championship Expands to Four Nations". Oceania Rugby. 15 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
3. "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.
4. "Rugby: New Zealand U20s thrash Australia". New Zealand Herald. 7 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
5. "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.
6. "2017 Oceania Rugby Under 20s Championship". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
7. "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
8. "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
9. "New Zealand U20s def Samoa U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
10. "Australia U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 2 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
11. "Samoa U20s def Fiji U20s". Oceania Rugby. 6 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
12. "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

• Oceania Rugby website