2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy

2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
Tournament details
Host Zimbabwe
Date19 April – 1 May 2016
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Samoa
Runner-up Spain
Third place Fiji
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s)United States Hanco Germishuys (48)
Most triesUnited States Hanco Germishuys (8)
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The 2016 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the ninth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, second-tier world championship.[1]

The event was held in Harare, Zimbabwe and was organized by rugby's governing body, World Rugby.

Venue

The championship was held in Harare.

Location Venue Capacity
Harare Harare Sports Club Ground 10,000
Harare National Sports Stadium 60,000

Qualifying

As the host nation, Zimbabwe qualified automatically, as did Samoa for being relegated from 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. The remaining six countries competed through a qualification process in their regional competitions (Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Europe).

Qualifying teams

A total of 8 teams played in the tournament.

Teams

Pool Team[2][3] Number of
Tournaments		 Position Last Year Best Position
 Fiji 1 5 5th (2015)
 Hong Kong 2 8 8th (2014, 2015)
 Namibia 5 6 5th (2008, 2009)
 Samoa 1 12th, 2015 JWC 1st (2011)
 Spain 0 N/A N/A
 United States 4 N/A 1st (2012)
 Uruguay 6 3 1st (2008)
 Zimbabwe 3 N/A 7th (2010, 2012)

Pool Stage

Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 142 54 +88 19 7 15
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 88 88 0 6 9 10
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 106 116 –10 16 15 7
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 68 146 –78 6 14 0
19 April 2016
14:00
Uruguay 34–38 Fiji
19 April 2016
16:00
Samoa 54–24 Zimbabwe
23 April 2016
10:00
Samoa 32–8 Fiji
23 April 2016
12:00
Uruguay 50–22 Zimbabwe
27 April 2016
10:00
Fiji 42–22 Zimbabwe
27 April 2016
14:00
Samoa 56–22 Uruguay

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 104 46 +58 14 6 14
 Namibia 3 2 0 1 138 92 +50 18 13 10
 United States 3 1 0 2 92 76 +16 12 10 8
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 28 148 –118 4 19 0
19 April 2016
10:00
United States 44–46 Namibia
19 April 2016
12:00
Spain 44–8 Hong Kong
23 April 2016
14:00
Spain 40–22 Namibia
23 April 2016
16:00
United States 32–12 Hong Kong
27 April 2016
12:00
Namibia 70–8 Hong Kong
27 April 2016
16:00
Spain 18–16 United States

Finals

7th place play-off

1 May 2016
14:00
Zimbabwe 40–44 Hong Kong
National Sports Stadium, Harare

5th place play-off

1 May 2016
10:00
Uruguay 30–32 United States
National Sports Stadium, Harare

Bronze final

1 May 2016
12:00
Fiji 44–30 Namibia
National Sports Stadium, Harare

Final

1 May 2016
16:00
Samoa 38–32 (a.e.t.) Spain
National Sports Stadium, Harare

References

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe to host World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016". worldrugby.org. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Uruguay campeón del Sudamericano Juvenil "A"" (in Spanish). sudamericarugby.org. 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  3. ^ "AFRICA CUP U19 A". rugbyafrique.com. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 8 September 2015.