2015 Oceania Sevens Championship

2015 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nation New Zealand New Zealand
Date 14–15 November 2015
Cup
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  Tonga
Third  Samoa
Plate
Champions  Cook Islands
Runners-up  Solomon Islands
Bowl
Shield
Tournament details
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The 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Sevens. It was held in Waitakere, 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 gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Australia won the tournament, defeating Tonga 50–0 in the final.[2] The second and third place getters Tonga and Samoa received invitations to the final qualification tournament.[3] Fiji and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania 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 Quarterfinal

All times are New Zealand Daylight Time, i.e. UTC+13.

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Australia 33001597+1529
 Tonga 32017449+257
 Cook Islands 31025277–255
 Nauru 30030152–152 3
14 November 2015
11:28
Tonga  29–0  Cook Islands
14 November 2015
11:50
Australia  62–0  Nauru
14 November 2015
14:04
Tonga  45–0  Nauru
14 November 2015
16:40
Cook Islands  45–0  Nauru
14 November 2015
17:02
Australia  49–0  Tonga

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Samoa 33001397+1329
 Papua New Guinea 320110641+657
 Solomon Islands 310217107–904
 American Samoa 30037114–1073
14 November 2015
11:06
Samoa  48–0  Solomon Islands
14 November 2015
13:42
Samoa  50–0  American Samoa

Knockout stage

Plate

5th–8th semi-finals 5th–6th play-off
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
  Solomon Islands  31  
  Nauru  5  
 
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
       Solomon Islands  14
     Cook Islands  17
7th–8th play-off
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
   Cook Islands  24    Nauru  12
   American Samoa  19      American Samoa  33

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City        
  Tonga  47
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
  Solomon Islands  0  
  Tonga  41
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
    Samoa  5  
  Samoa  59
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
  Nauru  0  
  Tonga  0
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
    Australia  50
  Papua New Guinea  19
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
  Cook Islands  7  
  Papua New Guinea  0 Third place
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City
    Australia  36  
  Australia  52   Samoa  54
  American Samoa  0     Papua New Guinea  0
15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City

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  Australia
2nd  Tonga
3rd  Samoa
4  Papua New Guinea
5  Cook Islands
6  Solomon Islands
7  American Samoa
8  Nauru

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Aussie men in Olympic sevens heaven". Special Broadcasting Service. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "How to qualify for Rio 2016 - Men's Rugby Sevens - An Analysis". Australian Rugby. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
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