2016 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship was the ninth Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji.[1] The host nation Fiji won the tournament, defeating Samoa 28–19 in the final.[2] Papua New Guinea and Tonga, as the two highest finishers not already core teams in the Sevens World Series, won qualification to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status for the 2018 season.

2016 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationFiji Fiji
Date11–12 November
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up Samoa
Third Australia
2015
2017

Teams

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Participating nations for the 2016 tournament are:

Pool Stage

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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

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 4 4 0 0 198 31 +167 12
  Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 1 114 60 +54 10
  Tonga 4 2 0 2 101 82 +19 8
  American Samoa 4 1 0 3 38 150 -112 6
  Nauru 4 0 0 4 25 153 -128 4
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

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 4 4 0 0 140 10 +130 12
  Australia 4 3 0 1 117 36 +81 10
  Cook Islands 4 2 0 2 58 64 -6 8
  New Caledonia 4 1 0 3 38 124 -86 6
  Solomon Islands 4 0 0 4 24 143 -119 4
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

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9th-10th Place

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

5th-8th Place

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

Cup

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

Final standings

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Legend
Winner
Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens.
Rank Team
    Fiji
    Samoa
    Australia
4   Papua New Guinea
5   Tonga
6   Cook Islands
7   American Samoa
8   New Caledonia
9   Nauru
10   Solomon Islands

References

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  1. ^ "2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  2. ^ "Oceania Sevens Championships". Flashscore. 2016. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.