2007 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification

In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, there are two places available for Oceania teams, and one place in the repechage. In the group rounds, there are three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There are no bonus points awarded.

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Qualification process

Round 1a

One group of three teams from the Oceania East region, the winner of the group qualify for Round 2.

Round 1b

One group of three teams from the Oceania West region, the winner of the group qualify for Round 2.

Round 2

A playoff home and away between the winners of Round 1a and Round 1b, the winner goes forward to Round 4.

Round 3

A round robin league between the teams of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 1, Runner Up progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 2 and Third place progresses to Round 4.

Round 4

Winner of Round 2 vs 3rd placed team from Round 3. Winner progresses to Repechage Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2.

Round 1a

Winner advances to Round 2 (Papua New Guinea)

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 132 6
 Vanuatu 2 1 0 1 30 4
 Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 -102 2
Date Match Venue Result
29-Jul-2005 Vanuatu - Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 20-12
13-Aug-2005 Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands 7-45
20-Aug-2005 Papua New Guinea - Vanuatu Papua New Guinea 97-3

Round 1b

Winner advances to Round 2 (Cook Islands)

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Cook Islands 2 2 0 0 44 6
 Niue 2 1 0 1 28 4
 Tahiti 2 0 0 2 -72 2
Date Match Venue Result
22-Jul-2005 Niue - Tahiti Niue 55-8
30-Jul-2005 Tahiti - Cook Islands Tahiti 22-47
06-Aug-2005 Cook Islands - Niue Cook Islands 24-5

Round 2

Winner advances to Round 4 (Cook Islands)

Date Match Venue Result
03-Sep-2005 Cook Islands - Papua New Guinea Cook Islands 37-12
10-Sep-2005 Papua New Guinea - Cook Islands Papua New Guinea 20-11

Cook Islands win 48-32 on aggregate

Round 3

Samoa and Fiji qualify for RWC 2007 as Oceania 1 & 2, Tonga goes forward to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country GP W D L +/- Pts
 Samoa 4 3 0 1 53 10
 Fiji 4 3 0 1 -7 10
 Tonga 4 0 0 4 -46 4
Date Match Venue Result
25-Jun-2005 Fiji - Tonga Fiji 19-11
02-Jul-2005 Samoa - Tonga Samoa 50-28
09-Jul-2005 Fiji - Samoa Fiji 10-38
16-Jul-2005 Tonga - Fiji Tonga 19-24
23-Jul-2005 Tonga - Samoa Tonga 19-30
30-Jul-2005 Fiji - Samoa Fiji 21-15

Round 4

Tonga progresses to Repechage Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2.

Date Match Venue Result
23-Jun-2006 Cook Islands - Tonga Rarotonga, Cook Islands 10-77
8-Jul-2006 Tonga - Cook Islands Tonga 90-0

Tonga win 167-10 on aggregate

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