The 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. The competition will be held in Papakura and Pukekohe in New Zealand from 9 to 18 July.[1][2] The tournament returns for the first time since 2019. It will be the first time that Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga will play since 2020 and will provide Fiji with valuable preparation ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]
Tournament details | |
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Host | New Zealand |
Venue | Auckland |
Date | 9 July 2022 18 July 2022 | –
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Samoa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Tries scored | 72 (12 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Vitalina Naikore (45 points) |
Most tries | Mele Hufanga (7) |
← 2019 2023 → |
The tournament will be played over three rounds at Massey Park and the Navigation Homes Stadium.[1][2]
Fiji won their third championship title after beating Samoa 31–24 in a hard-fought match.[3][4][5]
Teams
editFour women's teams will compete in the tournament. Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga last played a test match in 2020.[2]
Format
editThe tournament will be played in a round-robin format over the course of nine days.
Table
editPos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
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1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 31 | 186 |
2 | Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 24 | 116 |
3 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 66 | 66 |
4 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 351 | -344 |
Tournament
editRound 1
editTest: 1485 | 9 July | Samoa | 25–17 | Tonga | Massey Park | |
13:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Atonio (2) Curry Bloomfield Con: Siataga Pen: Siataga |
Try: Hufanga (2) Hala Con: Toa |
Referee: Larissa Woolerton |
Samoa
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Tonga
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Test: 1486 | 9 July | Fiji | 152–0 | Papua New Guinea | Massey Park | |
15:30 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Delaiwau (4) Lomani (3) Wilson (2) Naikore (2) Coates Laqeretabua Matarugu Milina Nabura Ofakimalino Rokouono Rubuti Senikarivi Tagabale Vasuturaga Vonosere Waisega Con: Naikore (8) Vosadrau (7) Rokouono |
Referee: Avi'i Fa'alupega |
Fiji
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Papua New Guinea
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Round 2
editTest: 1487 | 13 July | Samoa | 91–0 | Papua New Guinea | Navigation Homes Stadium | |
17:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Eli (3) Fiafia (3) Atonio (2) Suluvale (2) Fanene Leaula Robertson Tauasosi Tuilaepa Con: Siataga (5) Eli (3) |
Referee: Avi'i Fa'alupega |
Samoa
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Papua New Guinea
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Test: 1488 | 13 July | Fiji | 34–7 | Tonga | Navigation Homes Stadium | |
19:30 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Naikore (3) Arei Delaiwau Tawake Con: Naikore Milina |
Try: Hufanga Con: Toa |
Referee: Larissa Woolerton |
Fiji
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Tonga
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Round 3
editTest: 1489 | 18 July | Tonga | 108–7 | Papua New Guinea | Massey Park | |
13:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Hufanga (4) ‘Akau’ola (3) Ma’ake (2) Mahoni (2) Manumu’a (2) Faukafa Hifo Hopoi Pita Tova Con: Tova (9) |
Try: Paloa Con: Aihi |
Referee: Avi'i Fa'alupega |
Tonga
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Papua New Guinea
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Test: 1490 | 18 July | Fiji | 31–24 | Samoa | Massey Park | |
15:30 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Try: Delaiwau Laqeretabua Mirini Ravato Vonosere Con: Naikore Rokouono Vosadrau |
Try: Curry Fiafia Con: Siataga Pen: Siataga (4) |
Referee: Larissa Woolerton |
Fiji
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Samoa
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References
edit- ^ a b c "South Auckland to host regional competitions". oceania.rugby. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ a b c d "Oceania Rugby seeks to provide "best preparation possible" for tournaments through regional competitions". oceania.rugby. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
- ^ "Fijiana win Oceania Rugby Womens Championship in a thriller". oceania.rugby. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Deo, Rohit (2022-07-18). "Fijiana 15s win Oceania tournament". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ Krishant, Naveel (2022-07-17). "Fijiana 15's win Oceania Rugby Women's Championship". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.