2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

The 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It was held in Suva, Fiji on 9–10 November 2018.[1][2]

2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nationFiji Fiji
Date9–10 November 2018
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Third Fiji
Tournament details
Matches played20
2017
2019

Australia won the tournament by defeating defending champions New Zealand in a thrilling final, 14-10. While host Fiji beat Papua New Guinea for third place.[3] Papua New Guinea as the highest ranked non-core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.

Teams

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Pool stage

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

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 134 0 +134 9
  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 55 48 +7 7
  Samoa 3 1 0 2 72 64 +8 5
  Nauru 3 0 0 3 0 149 −149 3
9 November 2018
Papua New Guinea  19–17  Samoa
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Australia  58–0  Nauru
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Papua New Guinea  36–0  Nauru
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Australia  45–0  Samoa
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Samoa  55–0  Nauru
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Australia  31–0  Papua New Guinea
ANZ National Stadium

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 113 8 +105 9
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 72 44 +28 7
  Cook Islands 3 1 0 2 38 64 −26 5
  New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 15 122 −107 3
9 November 2018
Fiji  26–7  Cook Islands
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
New Zealand  45–8  New Caledonia
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Fiji  46–0  New Caledonia
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
New Zealand  31–0  Cook Islands
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
Cook Islands  31–7  New Caledonia
ANZ National Stadium

9 November 2018
New Zealand  37–0  Fiji
ANZ National Stadium

Knockout stage

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5th to 8th bracket

 
Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
10 November 2018
 
 
  Cook Islands19
 
10 November 2018
 
  Nauru0
 
  Cook Islands5
 
10 November 2018
 
  Samoa10
 
  Samoa45
 
 
  New Caledonia5
 
Seventh Place
 
 
10 November 2018
 
 
  Nauru7
 
 
  New Caledonia21

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
10 November 2018
 
 
  New Zealand31
 
10 November 2018
 
  Papua New Guinea0
 
  Australia14
 
10 November 2018
 
  New Zealand10
 
  Australia29
 
 
  Fiji0
 
Third place
 
 
10 November 2018
 
 
  Papua New Guinea5
 
 
  Fiji33

Standings

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Legend
Qualified to 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Already qualified
Rank Team
    Australia
    New Zealand
    Fiji
4   Papua New Guinea
5   Samoa
6   Cook Islands
7   New Caledonia
8   Nauru

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2018". Post-Courier newspaper. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Australia and Fiji triumph at Oceania Rugby Sevens". World Rugby. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.