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
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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

Participating nations for the 2015 tournament are:

Pool stage
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 44001940+19412
 Cook Islands 43017567+810
 Samoa 42027367+68
 Papua New Guinea 410334108–746
 Tonga 400410144–1344
14 November 2015
10:00
Samoa 35–0 Tonga
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
10:22
Papua New Guinea 7–29 Cook Islands
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand
14 November 2015
12:36
Papua New Guinea 20–5 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
15:12
Samoa 31–7 Papua New Guinea
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
15 November 2015
10:22
Fiji 43–0 Papua New Guinea
The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand

Knockout stage
 
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
Legend
Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Fiji
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Samoa
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Cook Islands
4 Papua New Guinea
5 Tonga

See also

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