2014 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2014 Oceania Sevens Championship was the seventh Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held in Noosa, Australia.[1]

2014 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date3–4 October 2014
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Samoa
Plate
Winner Papua New Guinea
Runner-up Tonga
Bowl
Winner Solomon Islands
Runner-up Niue
2013
2015

Fiji won the Oceania Sevens Championship by defeating New Zealand 21-5.[2] The two best-placed non-core Sevens World Series teams qualified through to the 2015 Wellington Sevens (Papua New Guinea) and the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens (Tonga).

Pool Stage edit

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 125 12 113 9
  American Samoa 3 1 1 1 32 42 –10 6
  Papua New Guinea 3 1 1 1 45 65 –20 6
  Niue 3 0 0 3 22 105 –83 3
3 October 2014
American Samoa  12–12  Papua New Guinea
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
New Zealand  57–7  Niue
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
American Samoa  15–10  Niue
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
New Zealand  48–0  Papua New Guinea
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Papua New Guinea  33–5  Niue
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
New Zealand  20–5  American Samoa
Dolphin Oval, Noosa

Pool B edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 134 0 +134 9
  Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 47 44 +3 7
  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 31 64 –33 5
  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 12 116 –104 3
3 October 2014
Cook Islands  21–5  Solomon Islands
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Fiji  64–0  Tahiti
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Cook Islands  26–5  Tahiti
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Fiji  36–0  Solomon Islands
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Solomon Islands  26–7  Tahiti
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Fiji  34–0  Cook Islands
Dolphin Oval, Noosa

Pool C edit

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 87 19 +68 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 81 40 +41 7
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 31 62 -31 5
  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 26 104 -78 3
3 October 2014
Australia  21–0  Tonga
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Samoa  40–7  New Caledonia
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Australia  40–7  New Caledonia
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Samoa  29–7  Tonga
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Tonga  24–12  New Caledonia
Dolphin Oval, Noosa
3 October 2014
Samoa  12–26  Australia
Dolphin Oval, Noosa

Knockout stage edit

Bowl edit

 
9th–12th semi-finals9th–10th play-off
 
      
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
 
  Solomon Islands14
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Tahiti12
 
  Solomon Islands19
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Niue14
 
  New Caledonia10
 
 
  Niue38
 
11th–12th play-off
 
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
 
  Tahiti10
 
 
  New Caledonia31

Plate edit

 
5th–8th semi-finals5th–6th play-off
 
      
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
 
  Tonga29
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Cook Islands5
 
  Tonga17
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Papua New Guinea26
 
  American Samoa10
 
 
  Papua New Guinea27
 
7th–8th play-off
 
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
 
  Cook Islands36
 
 
  American Samoa19

Cup edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
 
  Fiji49
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Tonga7
 
  Fiji24
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Samoa12
 
  Samoa31
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  Cook Islands7
 
  Fiji21
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  New Zealand5
 
  Australia59
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  American Samoa0
 
  Australia14
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  New Zealand19 Third place
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
4 October 2014 – Dolphin Oval, Noosa
 
  New Zealand54
 
  Samoa33
 
 
  Australia7
 

Final standings edit

Legend
A core team in the 2014–15 Sevens World Series
Qualified to play in 2015 Wellington Sevens and 2015 Hong Kong Sevens
Qualified to play in 2015 Hong Kong Sevens
Rank Team
    Fiji
    New Zealand
    Samoa
4   Australia
5   Papua New Guinea
6   Tonga
7   Cook Islands
8   American Samoa
9   Solomon Islands
10   Niue
11   New Caledonia
12   Tahiti

References edit

  1. ^ "Big Guns Progress on Day One at Oceania Sevens". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Fiji Crowned 2014 Oceania Sevens Champion". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.