2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

The 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the fifth Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It was held in Auckland, New Zealand on 14–15 November 2015.[1] As well as determining the regional championship, the tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympics sevens, with the highest-placed eligible team not already qualified gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro.[1]

2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nationNew Zealand New Zealand
Date14–15 November 2015
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Third Cook Islands
Tournament details
Matches played14
2014
2016

Fiji won the tournament, defeating Samoa 55–0 in the final. The second and third place getters Samoa and the Cook Islands received invitations to the final qualification tournament. Australia and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens as they had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics.

Teams

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Participating nations for the 2015 tournament are:

Pool stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Fiji 4 4 0 0 194 0 +194 12
  Cook Islands 4 3 0 1 75 67 +8 10
  Samoa 4 2 0 2 73 67 +6 8
  Papua New Guinea 4 1 0 3 34 108 –74 6
  Tonga 4 0 0 4 10 144 –134 4
14 November 2015
10:00
Samoa  35–0  Tonga
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
12:58
Fiji  48–0  Cook Islands
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
15:34
Fiji  62–0  Tonga
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
17:48
Cook Islands  27–5  Tonga
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
18:10
Fiji  41–0  Samoa
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
15 November 2015
10:00
Samoa  7–19  Cook Islands
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November 2015 - 13:20 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland
 
 
  Fiji38
 
15 November 2015 - 17:32 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Fiji 55
 
15 November 2015 - 12:58 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland
 
  Samoa0
 
  Cook Islands15
 
 
  Samoa17
 
Third place
 
 
15 November 2015 - 16:48 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland
 
 
  Papua New Guinea 0
 
 
  Cook Islands32

Final standings

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Legend
Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Rank Team
    Fiji
    Samoa
    Cook Islands
4   Papua New Guinea
5   Tonga

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.