2022 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2022 Oceania Sevens Championship was held in Pukekohe, New Zealand on 24–26 June 2022.[1][2] The event was the fourteenth Oceania Sevens tournament in men's rugby sevens. The competition was the final official tournament for Oceania Rugby national teams ahead of the Commonwealth Games Sevens in Birmingham.[3] It was played as a double round-robin format at Navigation Homes Stadium. New Zealand won the tournament, with Australia VII Selection as runner-up.[4]

2022 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationNew Zealand
Date24–26 June 2022
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Australia VII Selection
Tournament details
Matches played12
2021
2023

Teams

Only four teams competed at the 2022 men's tournament, after Papua New Guinea was forced to withdraw due to travel logistics.[5] The teams were:

Championship

Each team's schedule mirrored the Commonwealth Games three-day format, with two matches played by each team per day. Each team played the other three teams twice. The highest ranked team after all matches were completed was declared the champion.[6]

Standings

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 New Zealand 650116860+10816
2 Australia VII 6402163102+6114
3 Fiji 630313196+3512
4 Tonga 600636240–2046

Round 1

24 Jun
11:00
New Zealand 38–0 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

24 Jun
11:24
Australia VII 29–19 Fiji
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 2

24 Jun
17:00
Fiji 24–12 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

24 Jun
17:24
Australia VII 19–35 New Zealand
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 3

25 Jun
11:00
Australia VII 42–0 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

25 Jun
11:24
Fiji 5–19 New Zealand
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 4

25 Jun
17:00
New Zealand 54–12 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

25 Jun
17:24
Australia VII 26–24 Fiji
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 5

26 Jun
11:00
Fiji 47–5 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

26 Jun
11:24
Australia VII 12–17 New Zealand
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Round 6

26 Jun
17:00
Australia VII 35–7 Tonga
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

26 Jun
17:24
Fiji 12–5 New Zealand
Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

Placings

Place  Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Australia VII
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Fiji
4  Tonga

Source:

Challenge

Tonga and Papua New Guinea finished first and second in the men's tournament of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge to qualify for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[7][8] The tournament was hosted by Australia at the Hugh Courtney Oval in Gatton, west of Brisbane.[9]

Pool A Round 1
19 Nov
8:22 AM
Cook Islands 22–12 Vanuatu
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
19 Nov
8:44 AM
Tonga 22–21 Australia A
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Pool B Round 1
19 Nov
10:34 AM
Solomon Islands 35–0 Niue
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
19 Nov
10:56 AM
Papua New Guinea 0–33 Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Pool A Round 2
19 Nov
1:32 PM
Australia A 31–5 Cook Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
19 Nov
1:54 PM
Tonga 39–0 Vanuatu
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Pool B Round 2
20 Nov
8:00 AM
Solomon Islands 50–0 Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
20 Nov
8:22 AM
Papua New Guinea 12–14 Niue
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Pool A Round 3
20 Nov
10:34 AM
Vanuatu 5–34 Australia A
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
20 Nov
10:58 AM
Tonga 42–5 Cook Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Pool B Round 3
20 Nov
1:54 PM
Niue 46–0 Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
20 Nov
3:22 PM
Papua New Guinea 27–5 Solomon Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Finals
QF1: 20 Nov
Tonga 64–0 Vanuatu
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
QF2: 20 Nov
Solomon Islands 36–12 Vanuatu
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
QF3: 20 Nov
Papua New Guinea 19–26 Australia A
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
QF4: 20 Nov
Cook Islands 22–5 Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
5th place: 20 Nov
Australia A 57–0 Niue
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
5th place: 20 Nov
Vanuatu 64–0 Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
SF1: 20 Nov
Papua New Guinea 21–12 Cook Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
SF2: 20 Nov
Tonga 36–0 Solomon Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
7th place: 20 Nov
Niue def. Kiribati
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
5th place: 20 Nov
Australia A def. Vanuatu
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
3rd place: 20 Nov
Cook Islands abandoned Solomon Islands
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
1st place: 20 Nov
Tonga abandoned Papua New Guinea
Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
Challenge placings
Place  Team
1  Tonga
2  Papua New Guinea
3  Solomon Islands
4  Cook Islands
5  Australia A
6  Vanuatu
7  Niue
8  Kiribati

See also

References

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