2010 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2010 Oceania Sevens Championship was the third Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at Larrakia Park (also known as Austar Rugby Park) in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[1]

2010 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date1–2 October 2010
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up Samoa
Third Tonga
Plate
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Niue
2009
2011

Australia won the Oceania Sevens Championship by defeating Samoa 34 to 12.[2] Tonga, PNG and the Cook Islands, as the three highest finishers excluding core teams Australia and Samoa, qualified for the Wellington and Adelaide legs of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. Tonga also qualified for the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens.

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
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 105 12 +93 9
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 74 34 +40 7
  Niue 3 1 0 2 53 58 -5 5
  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 0 128 -128 3
1 October 2010
Samoa  24–7  Papua New Guinea
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Niue  38–0  Tahiti
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Papua New Guinea  27–10  Niue
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Samoa  50–0  Tahiti
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Samoa  31–5  Niue
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Papua New Guinea  38–0  Tahiti
Larrakia Park

Pool B

edit
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 97 19 +78 9
  Tonga 3 2 0 1 86 35 +51 7
  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 42 51 -9 5
  Vanuatu 3 0 0 3 10 130 -120 3
1 October 2010
Australia  21–12  Tonga
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Cook Islands  21–10  Vanuatu
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Tonga  22–14  Cook Islands
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Australia  57–0  Vanuatu
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Australia  19–7  Cook Islands
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Tonga  52–0  Vanuatu
Larrakia Park

Knockout stage

edit

Plate

edit
 
5th–8th semi-finals5th–6th play-off
 
      
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 
  Vanuatu7
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
  Cook Islands33
 
  Cook Islands15
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
  Niue5
 
  Niue26
 
 
  Tahiti5
 
7th–8th play-off
 
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 
  Vanuatu7
 
 
  Tahiti19
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 
  Samoa55
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Vanuatu7
 
  Samoa17
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Papua New Guinea10
 
  Papua New Guinea21
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Cook Islands17
 
  Samoa12
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Australia34
 
  Tonga24
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Niue0
 
  Tonga5
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Australia24 Third place
 
  Tahiti0
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
  Australia51
 
  Papua New Guinea7
 
 
  Tonga12
 

References

edit
  1. ^ "Aussies make dream start at Oceania Seven". Sports Australia. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Australia win Oceania Sevens Championships". Sports Australia. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.