2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host Romania
Date28 August – 9 September 2018
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Third place Portugal
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s)Namibia Denzo Bruwer (59)
Most triesUruguay Manuel Ardao (6)
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The 2018 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the eleventh annually held international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, with host nation Romania, along with seven other sides, playing in a group stage followed by a knockout round to determine a champion as well as promotion to the following years' World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[1]

Qualified teams

A total of eight teams played in the tournament. Other than the host nation of Romania and Samoa who were relegated following the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, six nations qualified through their respective regional qualifiers.[2]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 113 65 +48 18 9 15
 Namibia 3 2 0 1 167 77 +90 21 12 10
 Hong Kong 3 1 0 2 86 158 -72 12 24 5
 Romania 3 0 0 3 76 142 -66 12 18 2
28 August 2018
13:00
Samoa 41–20 Hong Kong
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
28 August 2018
19:00
Namibia 55–26 Romania
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
1 September 2018
15:00
Namibia 84–10 Hong Kong
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
1 September 2018
17:00
Samoa 31–17 Romania
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
5 September 2018
19:00
Romania 35–56 Hong Kong
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
5 September 2018
13:00
Samoa 41–28 Namibia
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 140 82 +58 23 9 15
 Portugal 3 2 0 1 79 76 +3 9 9 9
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 76 104 -28 11 15 6
 Canada 3 0 0 3 78 111 -33 6 16 2
28 August 2018
15:00
Uruguay 34–55 Fiji
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
28 August 2018
17:00
Portugal 31–29 Canada
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
1 September 2018
13:00
Uruguay 27–23 Canada
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
1 September 2018
19:00
Portugal 22–32 Fiji
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
5 September 2018
15:00
Fiji 53–26 Canada
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
5 September 2018
17:00
Portugal 26–15 Uruguay
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf

Finals

7th place
9 September 2018
17:00
Romania 14–71 Canada
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
5th place
9 September 2018
13:00
Hong Kong 17–78 Uruguay
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
3rd place
9 September 2018
15:00
Namibia 36–67 Portugal
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
Final
9 September 2018
19:00
Samoa 8–58 Fiji
Stadionul Arcul de Triumf

References

  1. ^ "Canadian under-20 rugby team takes on U.S. in World Rugby U20 Trophy playoff". Nanaimo News. 12 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Portugal and Uruguay qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018". World Rugby. 16 April 2018.