2017 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship was the tenth Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 10–11 November 2017.[1] The tournament was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 26–0 in the final.[2]

2017 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationFiji Fiji
Date10–11 November
Cup
Champion Fiji
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Australia
 Samoa
2016
2018

Qualifiers

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Aside from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, the tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:

Teams

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Participating nations for the 2017 tournament are:

Pool stage

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All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13:00)

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Championship quarter-finals
Teams that advanced to the 9th-12th ranking semi-final
Eliminated

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 2 2 0 0 59 5 +54 6
  American Samoa 2 0 1 1 19 38 −19 3
  New Caledonia 2 0 1 1 14 49 −35 3
10 November 2017
13:40
American Samoa  14–14  New Caledonia

10 November 2017
16:40
Fiji  35−0  New Caledonia

10 November 2017
19:40
Fiji  24−5  American Samoa

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 82 0 +82 6
  Cook Islands 2 1 0 1 27 36 −9 4
  Nauru 2 0 0 2 0 73 −73 2
10 November 2017
13:20
Cook Islands  27–0  Nauru

10 November 2017
16:20
New Zealand  46−0  Nauru

10 November 2017
19:20
New Zealand  36−0  Cook Islands

Pool C

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Australia 2 2 0 0 75 7 +68 6
  Tonga 2 1 0 1 14 24 −10 4
  Solomon Islands 2 0 0 2 0 58 −58 2
10 November 2017
13:00
Tonga  7–0  Solomon Islands

10 November 2017
16:00
Australia  51–0  Solomon Islands

10 November 2017
19:00
Australia  24−7  Tonga

Pool D

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 121 14 +107 9
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 73 41 +32 7
  Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 24 85 −61 5
  Tuvalu 3 0 0 3 22 100 −78 3
10 November 2017
12:20
Papua New Guinea  26–10  Tuvalu

10 November 2017
12:40
Samoa  40–0  Vanuatu

10 November 2017
15:20
Papua New Guinea  33−0  Vanuatu

10 November 2017
15:40
Samoa  50−0  Tuvalu

10 November 2017
18:20
Vanuatu  24−12  Tuvalu

10 November 2017
18:40
Samoa  31−14  Papua New Guinea

Knockout stage

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9th-12th Place

 
Semi-finalsNinth Place
 
      
 
11 November 2017 – 12:20
 
 
  Solomon Islands19
 
11 November 2017 - 16:26
 
  Vanuatu0
 
  Solomon IslandsN/A [N 1]
 
11 November 2017 – 12:40
 
  New Caledonia
 
  New Caledonia34
 
 
  Nauru10
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
11 November 2017 - 16:06
 
 
  VanuatuN/A [N 1]
 
 
  Nauru

5th-8th Place

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFifth Place
 
          
 
11 November 2017 – 11:00
 
 
  Australia22
 
11 November 2017 – 14:20
 
  Papua New Guinea21
 
  Papua New Guinea22
 
11 November 2017 – 11:20
 
  American Samoa7
 
  New Zealand58
 
11 November 2017 - 17:26
 
  American Samoa0
 
  Papua New Guinea32
 
11 November 2017 – 11:40
 
  Cook Islands0
 
  Samoa45
 
11 November 2017 – 14:40
 
  Tonga0
 
  Tonga5
 
11 November 2017 – 12:00
 
  Cook Islands12 Seventh Place
 
  Fiji57
 
11 November 2017 - 16:46
 
  Cook Islands0
 
  American SamoaN/A [N 1]
 
 
  Tonga
 

Championship

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 November 2017 – 11:00
 
 
  Australia22
 
11 November 2017 – 15:00
 
  Papua New Guinea21
 
  Australia0
 
11 November 2017 – 11:20
 
  New Zealand31
 
  New Zealand58
 
11 November 2017 - 18:46
 
  American Samoa0
 
  New Zealand0
 
11 November 2017 – 11:40
 
  Fiji26
 
  Samoa45
 
11 November 2017 – 15:20
 
  Tonga0
 
  Samoa7
 
11 November 2017 – 12:00
 
  Fiji17 Third place
 
  Fiji57
 
11 November 2017 - 18:06
 
  Cook Islands0
 
  AustraliaN/A [N 1]
 
 
  Samoa
 

Notes:

  1. ^ a b c d Due to adverse weather conditions affecting the schedule of games, all classification finals except the fifth-place playoff and Championship Final were cancelled. The fifth-place match was played because of qualification implications.

Placings

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Place  Team
    Fiji
    New Zealand
    Australia
  Samoa
5   Papua New Guinea
6   Cook Islands
Place  Team
7   American Samoa
  Tonga
9   New Caledonia
  Solomon Islands
11   Nauru
  Vanuatu
13   Tuvalu
Legend
Green fill Qualified to 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens ­and 2018 Commonwealth Games
Dark bar Gained entry to the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Rugby Sevens Series
Light bar Already a core team in World Rugby Sevens Series

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2017". Oceania Rugby. 19 September 2017. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Oceania Sevens Championships". Flashscore. 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
  3. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. ^ "Papua New Guinea qualify for first RWC Sevens". World Rugby. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.