| Tournament details | |
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| 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) |
| ← 2017 2019 → | |
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.
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Pool Stage
Pool A
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
| 28 August 2018 13:00 |
| Samoa | 41–20 | Hong Kong |
| 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 |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
Pool B
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
| 28 August 2018 15:00 |
| Uruguay | 34–55 | Fiji |
| 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 |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
Finals
- 7th place
| 9 September 2018 17:00 |
| Romania | 14–71 | Canada |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
- 5th place
| 9 September 2018 13:00 |
| Hong Kong | 17–78 | Uruguay |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
- 3rd place
| 9 September 2018 15:00 |
| Namibia | 36–67 | Portugal |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
- Final
| 9 September 2018 19:00 |
| Samoa | 8–58 | Fiji |
| Stadionul Arcul de Triumf |
References
- "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.
External links
| World Rugby Junior Championships | |
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| U20 Championship | |
| U20 Trophy | |
| U21 (defunct) | |
| U19 (defunct) | |