Boosted performances from Samoa and Fiji at Oceania Rugby U20’s, but still a long way to go – ABC Online

At the Oceania under 20 Rugby Championship on the Gold Coast, the young Fijian team have given the host nation Australia a fright, pushing them all the way before eventually losing their match by just eight points, 32-24.

Fiji scored three tries to Australia's four and showed plenty of fighting spirit after losing their opening encounter against New Zealand by 60 points to 3.

In the earlier game on Match Day 2, Samoa again managed to get past the 20 point mark, but that was nowhere near enough to trouble the junior All Blacks, who ran in 12 tries to the young Manu's two, to win by 80 points to 23.

Peter Horne, World Rugby's High Performance General Manager in Oceania says while there were positive signs from the two junior sides from the Pacific, its clear there's still work to be done in order for them to be more competitive with Australia and New Zealand.

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Boosted performances from Samoa and Fiji at Oceania Rugby U20's, but still a long way to go - ABC Online