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, and the Oceania Under 20 Trophy hosted in Suva, Fiji.
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, 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 U20 Trophy in 2016.
Teams The teams for the 2015 Oceania Rugby Under 20 tournaments were:
Championship
Trophy
Championship
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| | 3|| 3||0 ||0 ||157||43 ||+114 ||12 |- |align=left| | 3||2 ||0 ||1 ||109||87 ||+22 ||8 |- |align=left| | 3||1 ||0 ||2 ||57 ||99 ||−42 ||4 |- |align=left| | 3||0 ||0 ||3 ||61 ||155||−94 ||0 |- |colspan="15"|Updated: 9 May 2015 Source: oceaniarugby.com |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:50%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |Competition rules |- | colspan="4" |Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches |} Due to stormy weather conditions the first round matches were postponed by 24 hours.
Round 1
Team detailsNew Zealand FB 15Luteru LaulalaRW 14Vincent Tavae-AsoOC 13Joshua GoodhueIC 12Tinoai FaianeLW 11Sean WainuiFH 10Otere BlackSH 9 Hohepa TahuriorangiN8 8 Blake GibsonOF 7 Mitchell KarpikBF 6 Mitchell JacobsonRL 5 Hamish DalzellLL 4 Geoffrey CridgeTP 3 Atunaisa Moli (c)HK 2 Leni ApisaiLP 1 Thomas HillReplacements:R 16Liam PolwartR 17John RiccitelliR 18Isileli Tu'ungafasiR 19Mitchell DunsheaR 20Teariki Ben-NicholasR 21Luke CampbellR 22Anton Lienert-BrownR 23Mitchell HuntJapan FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Seiya OzakiOC 13Kaisei KasaharaIC 12Ataata MoeakiolaLW 11Hirofumi HigashikawaFH 10Taisetsu KanaiSH 9 Daiki NakajimaN8 8 Faulua MakisiOF 7 Kosuke UrabeBF 6 Hiroto KatoRL 5 Tevita Malaefo’ou TatafuLL 4 Mitsuru FurukawaTP 3 Tatsuya KakimotoHK 2 Kosuke Horikoshi (c)LP 1 Shogo MiuraReplacements:HK 16Ryosuke IwaiharaPR 17Ryoma KuharaLK 18Yuma FujinoN8 19Rinpei SasakiSH 20Go MaedaFH 21Akira TakenakaCE 22Yusuke KajimuraR 23Toshiki Kuwayama
Team detailsAustralia FB 15Alex NewsomeRW 14Christian YassminOC 13Andrew Kellaway (c)IC 12Duncan Paia'auaLW 11Jack ReddenFH 10Andrew DeeganSH 9 James TuttleN8 8 Lolo FakaosileaOF 7 Michael GunnBF 6 Bradley WilkinRL 5 Riley WinterLL 4 Ned HaniganTP 3 Tyrel LomaxHK 2 Connal McInerneyLP 1 Cameron OrrReplacements:R 16Folau FaingaaR 17Aaron PleashR 18Fereti SaagaR 19Lukhan Lealaiauloto-TuiR 20Oliver KampR 21Harry NuciforaR 22James DalgleishR 23Tyson DavisSamoa FB 15Chase TiatiaRW 14Ah-Mu TuimalealiifanoOC 13Pepesana PatafiloIC 12Tagaloa FonotiLW 11Trent WintersteinFH 10Josh IoaneSH 9 Jonathan TaumateineN8 8 Jordan JackettOF 7 Uini FetalaigaBF 6 Josh Dowsing (c)RL 5 Ben TuiomanufiliLL 4 Mikaele TapiliTP 3 Mike TamoaietaHK 2 Elia EliaLP 1 Jarred AdamsReplacements:R 16Junior HalafukaR 17Marco Fepulea'iR 18Romero TagiR 19Potu LeavasaR 20Gordon LangkildeR 21Melani MatavaoR 22Johnny SamueluR 23Kome Samau
Round 2
Team detailsSamoa FB 15Jonathan TaumateineRW 14Johnny SamueluOC 13Trent WintersteinIC 12Nathan LilomaiavaLW 11Malu FalanikoFH 10Josh Ioane (c)SH 9 Leota Sam-BakerN8 8 Jordan JackettOF 7 Gordon LangkildeBF 6 Uini FetalaigaRL 5 Ben TuiomanufiliLL 4 Siatua SoloeseTP 3 Marco Fepulea'iHK 2 Romero TagiLP 1 Junior HalafukaReplacements:R 16Meki FareniR 17Jarred AdamsR 18Mike TamoaietaR 19Mikaele TapiliR 20Jamason Faanunu-SchultzR 21Tagaloa FonotiR 22Pepesana PatafiloR 23Kome SamauNew Zealand FB 15George BridgeRW 14Wesley GoosenOC 13Anton Lienert-Brown (c)IC 12Faase'e FaauliLW 11Nathaniel ApaFH 10Fletcher SmithSH 9 Luke CampbellN8 8 Teariki Ben-NicholasOF 7 Dillon HuntBF 6 Mitchell DunsheaRL 5 Jamie LaneLL 4 Joshua GoodhueTP 3 Taukiha' Amea KoloamatangiHK 2 Liam PolwartLP 1 John RiccitelliReplacements:R 16Steven MisaR 17Thomas HillR 18Atunaisa MoliR 19Geoffrey CridgeR 20Mitchell JacobsonR 21Hohepa TahuriorangiR 22Mitchell HuntR 23Sean Wainui
Team detailsJapan FB 15Ryuji NoguchiRW 14Seiya Ozaki (c)OC 13Kaisei KasaharaIC 12Yusuke KajimuraLW 11Hirofumi HigashikawaFH 10Taisetsu KanaiSH 9 Ryuji YonemuraN8 8 Tevita Malaefoou TatafuOF 7 Kosuke UrabeBF 6 Faulua MakisiRL 5 Mitsuru YoshikawaLL 4 Hiroto KatoTP 3 Tatsuya KakimotoHK 2 Sung Ho ParkLP 1 Shogo MiuraReplacements:R 16Ryosuke IwaiharaR 17Ryoma KuharaR 18Yuma FujinoR 19Rinpei SasakiR 20Go MaedaR 21Akira TakenakaR 22Toshiki KuwayamaR 23Tatsuhiro OzakiAustralia FB 15Tyson DavisRW 14Christian YassminOC 13Alex NewsomeIC 12Jack ReddenLW 11Joey FittockFH 10James Dalgleish (c)SH 9 Harry NuciforaN8 8 Hayden AndersonOF 7 Oliver KampBF 6 Samuel CrokeRL 5 Lukhan Lealaiauloto-TuiLL 4 Harrison WilliamsTP 3 Fereti SaagaHK 2 Folau FaingaaLP 1 Aaron PleashReplacements:R 16Connal McInerneyR 17Cameron OrrR 18Tyrel LomaxR 19Riley WinterR 20Jack McCalmanR 21James TuttleR 22Andrew DeeganR 23Andrew Kellaway
Round 3
Oceania Champion First 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| | 3|| 3||0 ||0 ||191||16 ||+175 ||12 |- |align=left| | 3||2 ||0 ||1 ||146||35 ||+111 ||8 |- |align=left| | 3||1 ||0 ||2 ||96 ||125 ||−29 ||4 |- |align=left| | 3||0 ||0 ||3 ||13 ||270||−257 ||0 |- |colspan="15"|Updated: 5 December 2015 Source: oceaniarugby.com
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:50%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |Competition rules |- | colspan="4" |Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches
Oceania Trophy Winner First title
See also 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
References
External links 2015 Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship official page Oceania Rugby website