Fiji U20 ruggers target successful Oceania Championship campaign

Fiji U20 ruggers target successful Oceania Championship campaign

By Rusiate Baleilevuka
Monday 24/04/2017

The Vodafone Fiji Under 20 Rugby team is targeting a successful tour at the Oceania Under 20 Rugby Championship in Australia.

The national side left yesterday with high hopes of producing some upsets as they will play New Zealand, Australia and Samoa.

Fans from across the Oceania region and the world will also be able to watch the Championship with the entire tournament to be streamed LIVE through www.rugby.com.au and Oceania Rugby. 

Now in its third year, the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship will be held at Bond University on the Gold Coast, with New Zealand looking to defend their two-year winning streak at the Championship.

This is the first time the Oceania Rugby U20s Championship has featured four nations from the region and is the first time the Fiji U20s have taken part in the competition. 

Fiji’s first game is against New Zealand at 7pm Friday.

2017 Oceania Rugby U20s Championship fixtures:

Round 1: 

Friday April 28, 5pm New Zealand vs Fiji, 7pm Australia vs Samoa 

Round 2 

Tuesday May 2, 3pm New Zealand vs Samoa, 5pm Australia vs Fiji

Round 3 

Saturday May 6, 5pm Samoa vs Fiji, 7pm Australia vs New Zealand

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