Fiji crushed by NZ in Oceania U20 Championship

The Fiji Under-20 rugby team were thrashed by New Zealand Under-20 63-3 finding a hard start to their Oceania Under 20s series campaign. 

Fiji finished third at the Under 20 Trophy in 2016 and will compete in the second tier for a third straight year.

Fullback Will Jordan led the way with a hat‑trick as New Zealand romped to a 35‑0 halftime lead and coasted home in their first of three games in Gold Coast.

The New Zealand side opened up an early lead with the boot, mixed in with a try to JP Sauni.

They were helped by some poor discipline for Fiji, who had two players sin binned, as New Zealand ran in further tries to Orbyn Leger, Dalton Papalii and a double to flanker Tom Christie.

They next play Samoa on Tuesday, followed by a clash with Australia on Saturday as build‑up to the world championships in Georgia in just under five weeks' time.