The 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the fifth Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It was held in 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 not already qualified gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro.[1]
| 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  New Zealand |
| Date | 14–15 November 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Fiji |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Third |  Cook Islands |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 14 |
← 2014 2016 → | |
Fiji won the tournament, defeating Samoa 55–0 in the final. The second and third place getters Samoa and the Cook Islands received invitations to the final qualification tournament. Australia and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens as they had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
Teams
editParticipating nations for the 2015 tournament are:
Pool stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup semifinals | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | +194 | 12 |
| Cook Islands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 67 | +8 | 10 |
| Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 67 | +6 | 8 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 108 | –74 | 6 |
| Tonga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 144 | –134 | 4 |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 13:20 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
| Fiji | 38 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 17:32 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Fiji | 55 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 12:58 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
| Samoa | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 15 | |||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 16:48 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 32 | |||||
Final standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Fiji | |
| Samoa | |
| Cook Islands | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
| 5 | Tonga |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.