2023 Oceania Sevens Championship
The 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship will be the fifteenth Oceania Sevens tournament in men's rugby sevens. It will serve as the regional qualifier for the 2024 Paris Olympic Sevens and will be held at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane, Australia from 10 to 12 November.[1]
| 2023 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Date | 10–12 November 2023 |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 35 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
Teams
Fourteen national teams are scheduled to compete at the 2023 tournament, plus an Oceania invitational team:[2][3]
American Samoa- Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Nauru
New Zealand
Niue
Oceania Barbarians
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Format
Teams were seeded into three pools of five.[4]
To allow a clear run for countries competing for qualification to the 2024 Summer Olympic Sevens, the three Oceania nations already qualified (Australia, Fiji and New Zealand) are placed in Pool A together with, Niue (not Olympic eligible) and the Oceania invitational team (Barbarians). The remaining teams are seeded into Pool B and Pool C for Olympic qualification.[1]
A playoff between the winners of Pool B and Pool C decided the Olympic qualifying berth.
Pool stage
Pool A (Championship)
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niue |
Advance to finals | ||||||||
| 2 | Oceania Barbarians |
Advance to finals | ||||||||
| 3 | Australia |
Middle classification | ||||||||
| 4 | Fiji |
Lower classification | ||||||||
| 5 | New Zealand |
Fifteenth place |
Pool B (Olympic)
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa |
Advance to finals and Olympic qualifier | ||||||||
| 2 | Cook Islands |
Fifth place match | ||||||||
| 3 | Samoa |
Middle classification | ||||||||
| 4 | Solomon Islands |
Middle classification | ||||||||
| 5 | Tuvalu |
Lower classification |
Pool C (Olympic)
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati |
Advance to finals and Olympic qualifier | ||||||||
| 2 | Nauru |
Fifth place match | ||||||||
| 3 | Papua New Guinea |
Middle classification | ||||||||
| 4 | Tonga |
Middle classification | ||||||||
| 5 | Vanuatu |
Lower classification |
Classification
Thirteenth place match
| 12 November 13:28 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Eleventh place match
| 12 November 13:50 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Ninth place match
| 12 November 14:12 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Seventh place match
| 12 November 14:34 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Fifth place match
| 12 November 14:56 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Finals
| Semi-finals | Championship final | ||||||||||||||||
| 12 November 2023 – 15:18 – Ballymore Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
A1 | |||||||||||||||||
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A2 | |||||||||||||||||
Olympic qualifier 12 November 2023 – 15:40 – Ballymore Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
B1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||||
C1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 November 2023 – 19:08 – Ballymore Stadium | |||||||||||||||||
Semi-finals
| 12 November 15:18 |
| 1st Pool A | – | 2nd Pool A |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
- Olympic qualifying match
| 12 November 15:40 |
| 1st Pool B | – | 1st Pool C |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Third place match
| 12 November 19:08 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Championship final match
| 12 November 20:00 |
| TBD | – | TBD |
| Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane |
Placing
References
- "Brisbane Set to host 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship with Olympic Qualification on the line". Oceania Rugby. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Teams buzzing ahead of Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for place at Paris Olympics". Oceania Rugby. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Oceania Sevens teams" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- "Tournament fixture: 2023 Oceania Sevens" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 19 October 2023.