2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Zimbabwe |
| Date | 19 April – 1 May 2016 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Spain |
| Third place |  Fiji |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Hanco Germishuys (48) |
| Most tries | 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
[edit]The championship was held in Harare.
| Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Harare | Harare Sports Club Ground | 10,000 |
| Harare | National Sports Stadium | 60,000 |
Qualifying
[edit]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
[edit]A total of 8 teams played in the tournament.
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Teams
[edit]| 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
[edit]Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare
Pool A
[edit]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
Pool B
[edit]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
Finals
[edit]7th place play-off
[edit]5th place play-off
[edit]Bronze final
[edit]Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Zimbabwe to host World Rugby U20 Trophy 2016". worldrugby.org. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "AFRICA CUP U19 A". rugbyafrique.com. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-07. Retrieved 8 September 2015.