The 2018 World Rugby U20 Trophy was the eleventh annually held international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, with host nation Romania, along with seven other sides, playing in a group stage followed by a knockout round to determine a champion as well as promotion to the following years' World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Romania |
| Date | 28 August – 9 September 2018 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Third place |  Portugal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Top scorer(s) |  Denzo Bruwer (59) |
| Most tries |  Manuel Ardao (6) |
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Qualified teams edit
A total of eight teams played in the tournament. Other than the host nation of Romania and Samoa who were relegated following the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, six nations qualified through their respective regional qualifiers.[2]
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Pool Stage edit
Pool A edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 
Samoa
3 3 0 0 113 65 +48 18 9 15 
Namibia
3 2 0 1 167 77 +90 21 12 10 
Hong Kong
3 1 0 2 86 158 -72 12 24 5 
Romania
3 0 0 3 76 142 -66 12 18 2
Pool B edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts 
Fiji
3 3 0 0 140 82 +58 23 9 15 
Portugal
3 2 0 1 79 76 +3 9 9 9 
Uruguay
3 1 0 2 76 104 -28 11 15 6 
Canada
3 0 0 3 78 111 -33 6 16 2
Finals edit
- 7th place
- 5th place
- 3rd place
- Final
References edit
- ^ "Canadian under-20 rugby team takes on U.S. in World Rugby U20 Trophy playoff". Nanaimo News. 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Portugal and Uruguay qualify for World Rugby U20 Trophy 2018". World Rugby. 16 April 2018.