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, and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in Suva.
The Championship was played in May, with New Zealand defeating Australia by 30–10 in the first match of the tournament. Australia won the second match by 25–24 to draw the series one-all, but New Zealand took the championship due to superior points difference. 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.
Teams The teams for the 2016 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:
Championship
Trophy
Championship
Round 1
Team details
Australia FB 15 Jack MaddocksRW 14 Ah-Mu TuimalealiifanoOC 13 Liam JurdIC 12 Jordan Jackson-HopeLW 11 Joey FittockFH 10 Mack MasonSH 9 Moses SoroviN8 8 Harley FoxOF 7 Maclean Jones (c)BF 6 Angus Scott-YoungRL 5 Ryan McCauleyLL 4 Harry HockingsTP 3 Tyrel LomaxHK 2 Joshua TaylorLP 1 Faalelie SioneReplacements: R 16 Jordan UeleseR 17 Vunipola FifitaR 18 Sham VuiR 19 Rob LeotaR 20 Ikapote TupaiR 21 Angus FowlerR 22 Billy GrayR 23 Sione Tuipolotu New Zealand FB 15 Peter Umaga-JensenRW 14 Jonah LoweOC 13 Patelesio TomkinsonIC 12 Jordie BarrettLW 11 Mason EmersonFH 10 Stephen PerofetaSH 9 Sam NockN8 8 Marino Mikaele-Tu’uOF 7 Mitch JacobsonBF 6 Luke JacobsonRL 5 Sam CairdLL 4 Quinten StrangeTP 3 Pouri Rakete-StonesHK 2 Leni Apisai (c)LP 1 Ayden JohnstoneReplacements: R 16 Asafo AumuaR 17 Shaun StodartR 18 Alex FidowR 19 Lui LuamanuR 20 Dalton Papali’iR 21 Ereatara EnariR 22 Orbyn LegerR 23 Josh McKay
Round 2
Team details
Australia FB 15 Jack MaddocksRW 14 Simon KennewellOC 13 Sione TuipolotuIC 12 Nicholas JoosteLW 11 Joseph FittockFH 10 Mack MasonSH 9 Angus FowlerN8 8 Maclean JonesOF 7 Liam WrightBF 6 Angus Scott-YoungRL 5 Ryan McCauleyLL 4 Izack RoddaTP 3 Tyrel LomaxHK 2 Joshua TaylorLP 1 Sione FaaleleiReplacements: R 16 Richie Kelemete-AsiataR 17 Vunipola FifitaR 18 Shambeckler VuiR 19 Robert LeotaR 20 Harley FoxR 21 Moses SoroviR 22 Thomas MolloyR 23 Ah-Mu Tuimalealiifano New Zealand FB 15 Caleb MakeneRW 14 Malo TuitamaOC 13 Sio TomkinsonIC 12 Jordie BarrettLW 11 Jonah LoweFH 10 Orbyn LegerSH 9 Jonathan TaumateineN8 8 Marino Mikaele Tu'uOF 7 Dalton Papali'iBF 6 Luke JacobsonRL 5 Sam CairdLL 4 Quinten StrangeTP 3 Alex FidowHK 2 Leni (c) ApisaiLP 1 Shaun StodartReplacements: R 16 Asafo AumuaR 17 Ayden JohnstoneR 18 Sean ParanihiR 19 Lui LuamanuaR 20 Caleb AperahamaR 21 Sam NockR 22 Stephen PerofetaR 23 Mason Emerson
Oceania Champion Second title
Trophy
Standings Final competition table: {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=175 |Team !width=25 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=25 abbr="Won" |W !width=25 abbr="Drawn" |D !width=25 abbr="Lost" |L !width=32 abbr="Points for" |PF !width=32 abbr="Points against" |PA !width=32 abbr="Points difference" |PD !width=25 abbr="Points" |Pts |- bgcolor=ccffcc |align=left| | 2|| 2||0 ||0 ||68 ||16 ||+52 ||9 |- |align=left| | 2|| 1||0 ||1 ||63 ||30 ||+33 ||6 |- |align=left| | 2|| 0||0 ||2 ||15 ||100 ||−85 ||0 |- |colspan="15"|
Oceania Trophy Winner Second title
References
External links Oceania Rugby website