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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.

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

Venue

The championship was held in Harare.

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	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

Uruguay	34–38	Fiji

Samoa	54–24	Zimbabwe

Samoa	32–8	Fiji

Uruguay	50–22	Zimbabwe

Fiji	42–22	Zimbabwe

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

United States	44–46	Namibia

Spain	44–8	Hong Kong

Spain	40–22	Namibia

United States	32–12	Hong Kong

Namibia	70–8	Hong Kong

Spain	18–16	United States

Finals

7th place play-off

Zimbabwe	40–44	Hong Kong

5th place play-off

Uruguay	30–32	United States

Bronze final

Fiji	44–30	Namibia

Final

Samoa	38–32 (a.e.t.)	Spain

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.

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• 2016 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 2016 in Zimbabwean sport
• International rugby union competitions hosted by Zimbabwe
• Sports competitions in Harare
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