2016 Oceania Sevens Championship

2016 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nation Fiji Fiji
Date 11–12 November
Cup
Champion  Fiji
Runner-up  Samoa
Third  Australia
2015
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The 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship was the seventh Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji.[1] The top two teams besides Australia, Fiji, or Samoa will qualify to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status on the Sevens World Series.

Teams

Participating nations for the 2016 tournament are:

Pool Stage

All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13)

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advance to the Championship semi-final
Teams that advance to the 5th-8th ranking semi-final
Teams that advance to 9th-10th ranking playoff

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 440019831+16712
 Papua New Guinea 430111460+5410
 Tonga 420210182+198
 American Samoa 410338150-1126
 Nauru 400425153-1284
11 November 2016
11:45
Papua New Guinea  29-5  Nauru


11 November 2016
12:06
Fiji  52-0  American Samoa


11 November 2016
14:12
Fiji  31-12  Papua New Guinea


11 November 2016
14:33
Tonga  38-7  American Samoa


11 November 2016
16:39
Fiji  73-0  Nauru


11 November 2016
17:00
Tonga  10-28  Papua New Guinea


11 November 2016
19:06
American Samoa  17-15  Nauru


11 November 2016
19:27
Fiji  42-19  Tonga


12 November 2016
11:21
Papua New Guinea  45-15  American Samoa


12 November 2016
12:03
Tonga  34-5  Nauru

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 440014010+13012
 Australia 430111736+8110
 Cook Islands 42025864-68
 New Caledonia 410338124-866
 Solomon Islands 400424143-1194
11 November 2016
11:03
Cook Islands  24-7  New Caledonia


11 November 2016
11:24
Australia  43-0  Solomon Islands


11 November 2016
13:30
Australia  12-7  Cook Islands


11 November 2016
13:51
Samoa  52-0  Solomon Islands


11 November 2016
15:57
Australia  57-5  New Caledonia


11 November 2016
16:18
Samoa  33-5  Cook Islands


11 November 2016
18:24
Solomon Islands  12-26  New Caledonia


11 November 2016
18:45
Australia  5-24  Samoa


12 November 2016
11:00
Cook Islands  22-12  Solomon Islands


12 November 2016
11:42
Samoa  31-0  New Caledonia

Knockout Stage

9th-10th Place

Final
   
12 November 2016 – 16:19
   Nauru   22
   Solomon Islands   19

5th-8th Place

Semi-finals Final
12 November 2016 – 13:52
   Tonga   26  
   New Caledonia   7  
 
12 November 2016 - 17:01
       Tonga   19
     Cook Islands   0
Third place
12 November – 14:13 12 November 2016 - 16:40
   American Samoa   14    New Caledonia   19
   Cook Islands   15      American Samoa   26

Cup

Semi-finals Final
12 November 2016 – 14:34
   Samoa   17  
   Papua New Guinea   12  
 
12 November 2016 - 19:08
       Samoa  19
     Fiji   28
Third place
12 November – 14:55 12 November 2016 - 18:19
   Fiji   19    Papua New Guinea   0
   Australia   7      Australia   25

Final Standings

Legend
Winner
Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens.
Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  Fiji
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Samoa
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Australia
4  Papua New Guinea
5  Tonga
6  Cook Islands
7  American Samoa
8  New Caledonia
9  Nauru
10  Solomon Islands

References

  1. "2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016.
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