2021 Oceania Rugby U20 Championship Postponed
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Photos from the 2019 Oceania Rugby U20 Final for editorial purposes available here
- 2 test 2021 Championship postponed due to COVID-19
Following consultation with Rugby Australia and New Zealand Rugby, who were due to contest the title, Oceania Rugby announced today the tough decision to postpone the 2021 Oceania Rugby U20 Championship.
The Championship was scheduled to take place on Tuesday 6 and Saturday 10 July 2021 at Bond University on the Gold Coast Australia.
Due to the current COVID-19 outbreak in Australia Oceania Rugby with the two teams determined the evolving border restrictions presented unavoidable challenges in teams and officials assembling for the matches.
Oceania Rugby General Manager Bruce Cook said:
“After successfully staging the 2021 PacificAus Sports Oceania Rugby Sevens in Townsville last weekend we were looking forward to the U20 Championship returning to Bond University next week.
"This current interruption to our competition programme is unfortunate but is the appropriate decision for the health and safety of the participating teams and tournament staff.”
Oceania Rugby continues to adjust the 2021 tournament schedule and looks forward to announcing a new date for the 2021 Oceania Rugby U20 Championship.
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Sarah Walker
Oceania Rugby
E: Sarah.Walker@oceaniarugby.com
P: +61 418 678 548
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Oceania Rugby U20 Championship: The 2021 Oceania Rugby U20 Championship will return to its roots with Australia and New Zealand battling it out. All teams involved in the World Rugby U20 Championships are eligible to participate in the Oceania U20 Championship, with Samoa, Fiji, Japan and Tonga having competed over the past four years. For more information about the event can be found here.
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