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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

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The championship was held in Harare.

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

Qualifying

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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

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A total of 8 teams played in the tournament.

Teams

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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

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Venue: Harare Sports Club, Harare

Pool A

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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

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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

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7th place play-off

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

5th place play-off

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

Bronze final

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

Final

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

References

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  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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