Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship
International rugby union competition
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The Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship is an international rugby union competition organised by Oceania Rugby, which is the regional governing body for rugby in Oceania.[1] It is contested by men's junior national teams with an under-20 age requirement, and played as two tournaments: the Oceania Championship for teams that qualify for the World Championship; and the Oceania Trophy for teams aiming to compete in the World Rugby U20 Trophy.
Most recent tournament 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2015 |
| Number of teams | 4 (2018) |
History
This event replaced Oceania's former age-grade competition, the Oceania Under 19 Rugby Championship. The inaugural first division tournament, played at Bond University, Gold Coast on Australia's Gold Coast in May 2015,[1] featured four national under 20 teams and was won by New Zealand.[2]
A planned tournament for a further six national under 20 sides was postponed,[3][4][5] until December 2015. However, Fiji and Tonga participated in the Australian Under 20 Rugby Championship to prepare for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.[1] The inaugural Oceania Rugby U20 Trophy, featuring four national under 20 teams, was played in Suva in December 2015 and won by Fiji.[6]
Teams
Tournament winners
Championship
| Year | Host city | Teams | Winner | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 |  New Zealand |
[2] |
| 2016 | Gold Coast, Australia | 2 | New Zealand |
[7] |
| 2017 | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 | New Zealand |
[8] |
| 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 | New Zealand |
[9] |
| 2019 | Gold Coast, Australia | 4 |  Australia |
[10] |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [11] | ||
| 2021 | [12] | |||
| 2022 | Sunshine Coast, Australia | 4 | New Zealand |
[13] |
Trophy
Notes
^a The Oceania U20 Trophy is traditionally held in November or December. There was no tournament in 2019 due to the event being pushed back by several months into 2020 to be closer to the World U20 Trophy.[20]