title: 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
text: # 2018 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy
  
  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.
  
  ## Qualified teams
  
  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.
  
  ## Pool Stage
  
  ### Pool A
  
      Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts  Samoa 330011365+4818915  Namibia 320116777+90211210  Hong Kong 310286158-7212245  Romania 300376142-6612182
  * 28 August 2018 13:00
  
  | Samoa | 41–20 | Hong Kong |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 28 August 2018 19:00
  
  | Namibia | 55–26 | Romania |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 1 September 2018 15:00
  
  | Namibia | 84–10 | Hong Kong |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 1 September 2018 17:00
  
  | Samoa | 31–17 | Romania |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 5 September 2018 19:00
  
  | Romania | 35–56 | Hong Kong |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 5 September 2018 13:00
  
  | Samoa | 41–28 | Namibia |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  
  ### Pool B
  
      Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA Pts  Fiji 330014082+5823915  Portugal 32017976+3999  Uruguay 310276104-2811156  Canada 300378111-336162
  * 28 August 2018 15:00
  
  | Uruguay | 34–55 | Fiji |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 28 August 2018 17:00
  
  | Portugal | 31–29 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 1 September 2018 13:00
  
  | Uruguay | 27–23 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 1 September 2018 19:00
  
  | Portugal | 22–32 | Fiji |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 5 September 2018 15:00
  
  | Fiji | 53–26 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  
  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  * 5 September 2018 17:00
  
  | Portugal | 26–15 | Uruguay |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### 7th place
  
  * 9 September 2018 17:00
  
  | Romania | 14–71 | Canada |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  
  ### 5th place
  
  * 9 September 2018 13:00
  
  | Hong Kong | 17–78 | Uruguay |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  * 9 September 2018 15:00
  
  | Namibia | 36–67 | Portugal |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  
  ### Final
  
  * 9 September 2018 19:00
  
  | Samoa | 8–58 | Fiji |
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  * Stadionul Arcul de Triumf
  