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2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
| 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
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| Countries | Australia Japan New Zealand Samoa |
| Date | 1-9 May 2015 |
| Champions |  New Zealand (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Australia |
The 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20s, was the first 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, Fiji.[2]
The Championship tournament was played in May and won by New Zealand, who defeated Australia by 46-29 in the last match of the round-robin competition. A planned tournament for a further six national under 20 sides was postponed,[3][4][5] however the Trophy competition was eventually played in December and won by Fiji, who defeated Tonga by 19-10 in the last round to qualify for the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in 2016.[2]
Teams
The teams for the 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:[2][6][7][8]
Championship
Trophy
Championship
Standings
Final competition table:
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 
New Zealand
3 3 0 0 157 43 +114 12 
Australia
3 2 0 1 109 87 +22 8 
Samoa
3 1 0 2 57 99 -42 4 
Japan
3 0 0 3 61 155 -94 0 Updated: 9 May 2015 Source: oceaniarugby.com[9]
Competition rules Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a drawClassification:
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
Due to stormy weather conditions the first round matches were postponed by 24 hours.[10]
Round 1
| 2 May 2015 | New Zealand
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75-0 |  Japan
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Karpik (3), Wainui (2), Dunshea (2), Faiane, Tavae-aso, Lualala, Hunt Con: Black (10/11) |
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| 2 May 2015 | Australia
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33-10 |  Samoa
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Yassmin (2), Wilkin, Fakosilea Con: Deegan (2/4) Pen: Deegan (3/3) |
Report[13] Summary[14] |
Try: Winterstein, Tuimalealiifano Con: Ioane (0/2) |
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Round 2
| 5 May 2015 | Samoa
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14-36 | New Zealand
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Fepulea'i, Fetalainga Con: Falaniko (2/2) |
Report[15] Summary[16] |
Try: Hunt (2), Smith, Lienert-Brown, Goosen, Cridge Con: Smith (2/4), Hunt (1/1) Cards: Lienert-Brown  67 to 77
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| 5 May 2015 | Japan
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31-47 | Australia
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Tatafu (2), Makisi, Urabe Con: Noguchi (3/3), Kanai (1/1) Pen: Noguchi (1/1) |
Report[17] Summary[18] |
Try: Lealaiauloto-Tui (2), Nucifora, Reddan, Newsome Con: Deegan (3/3), Dalgleish (2/2) Pen: Dalgleish (3/3), Deegan (1/2) |
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Round 3
| 9 May 2015 | Samoa
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33-30 | Japan
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 13:00 | Try: Tiuiomanufili, Dowsing, Jackett, Falaniko Con: Falaniko (2) Pen: Ioane (2), Falaniko (1) |
Report[19] Summary[20] |
Try: Tatfu, Horikoshi, Higashikawa, Hirofumi Con: Noguchi (2) Pen: Noguchi (2) |
| 9 May 2015 | Australia
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29-46 | New Zealand
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Bond University, Gold Coast | ||
| 15:00 | Try: Fittock, Paia'aua, Croke, McCalman Con: Deegan (3/4) Pen: Deegan (1) |
Report[21] Summary[22] |
Try: Gibson (2), Hunt, Faiane, , , Koloamatangi Con: Hunt (4/7) Pen: Hunt (1) |
 New Zealand |
| Oceania Champion [21] |
| First title |
Trophy
Standings
Final competition table:
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 191 16 +175 12 
Tonga
3 2 0 1 146 35 +111 8 
Papua New Guinea
3 1 0 2 96 125 -29 4 
Vanuatu
3 0 0 3 13 270 -257 0 Updated: 5 December 2015 Source: oceaniarugby.com[2]
Competition rules Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a drawClassification:
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
See also
References
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