2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

The 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the twelfth Oceania Women's Sevens Championship tournament for Oceania women's teams. It also served as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Sevens and was held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 10 to 12 November.[1]

2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation Australia
Date10–12 November 2023
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up Fiji
Third New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played27
2022
2024

Teams edit

Ten national teams were scheduled to compete at the 2023 tournament.[2]

Format edit

With Australia and New Zealand already having qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics, both were placed in Pool A where they played each other four times before the knockout stage.[1] The remaining eight teams were seeded into Pool B and Pool C to allow a clear run for countries competing for Olympic qualification.[3]

A knockout competition involving the two top teams of Pool B and two top teams of Pool C decided the Olympic qualifying berth.

Pool stage edit

Pool A (Championship) edit

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 3 1 0 108 64 +44 11 Advance to title playoffs
2   New Zealand 4 0 1 3 64 108 –44 5
10 November
15:40
New Zealand  19–21  Australia
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
19:20
New Zealand  21–21  Australia
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
16:08
New Zealand  12–26  Australia
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
19:04
New Zealand  12–40  Australia
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Pool B (Olympic) edit

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Fiji 3 3 0 0 158 5 +153 9 Advance to title playoffs
2   Tonga 3 2 0 1 47 40 +7 7
3   American Samoa 3 1 0 2 28 121 –93 5 Advance to lower classification
4   Cook Islands 3 0 0 3 21 88 –67 3
10 November
12:44
Tonga  32–0  American Samoa
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
13:06
Fiji  50–0  Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
16:46
Cook Islands  21–28  American Samoa
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
17:08
Fiji  40–5  Tonga
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
13:56
Tonga  10–0  Cook Islands
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
14:18
Fiji  68–0  American Samoa
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Pool C (Olympic) edit

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 127 7 +120 9 Advance to title playoffs
2   Samoa 3 2 0 1 91 36 +55 7
3   Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 41 75 –34 5 Advance to lower classification
4   Nauru 3 0 0 3 0 141 –141 3
10 November
12:00
Samoa  50–0  Nauru
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
12:22
Papua New Guinea  41–0  Solomon Islands
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
16:02
Solomon Islands  41–0  Nauru
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

10 November
16:24
Papua New Guinea  36–7  Samoa
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
11:00
Samoa  34–0  Solomon Islands
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

11 November
11:22
Papua New Guinea  50–0  Nauru
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane

Knockout stage edit

Lower classification edit

7th–10th playoffsSeventh place
      
12 November 2023 – 12:00 – Ballymore Stadium
  American Samoa 27
12 November 2023 – 18:02 – Ballymore Stadium
  Nauru 7
  American Samoa 7
12 November 2023 – 12:22 – Ballymore Stadium
  Cook Islands 19
  Solomon Islands 14
  Cook Islands 19
Ninth place
12 November 2023 – 17:40 – Ballymore Stadium
  Nauru 0
  Solomon Islands 31

Title playoffs edit

Olympic qualifier semi-finalsChampionship playoffChampionship final
          
12 November 2023 – 16:02 – Ballymore Stadium
  Australia 14
  New Zealand 10
12 November 2023 – 19:30 – Ballymore Stadium
  Australia 26
12 November 2023 – 12:44 – Ballymore Stadium
  Fiji 0
  Fiji 42
Olympic qualifier final
12 November 2023 – 16:24 – Ballymore Stadium
  Samoa 0
  Fiji 54
12 November 2023 – 13:06 – Ballymore Stadium
  Papua New Guinea 0 Third place
  Papua New Guinea 21
12 November 2023 – 18:46 – Ballymore Stadium
  Tonga 10
  New Zealand 20
  Papua New Guinea 0
 
Fifth place
12 November 2023 – 18:24 – Ballymore Stadium
 
 
  Samoa 22
 
 
  Tonga 5
 

Ranking edit

Place Team Qualification
    Australia Already qualified for 2024 Olympics
    Fiji Qualified for 2024 Olympics
    New Zealand Already qualified for 2024 Olympics
4   Papua New Guinea Qualified for Olympic Repechage
5   Samoa
6   Tonga
7   Cook Islands
8   American Samoa
9   Solomon Islands
10   Nauru

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Brisbane Set to host 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship with Olympic Qualification on the line". Oceania Rugby. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Teams buzzing ahead of Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for place at Paris Olympics". Oceania Rugby. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament fixture: 2023 Oceania Sevens" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 19 October 2023.