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==Points Scorers==
==Points Scorers==

Revision as of 19:23, 27 June 2014

The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) section of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification sees five teams competing for one spot in the final tournament in England.[1]

Format

Oceania will provide one direct qualifier to Rugby World Cup 2015 (Oceania 1) and will be the last region to begin its qualification process for England 2015. The Oceania Cup 2013 is the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2015 with the winner to play Fiji in a one-off match. The winner of this play-off will qualify directly for Rugby World Cup 2015 as Oceania 1.[2]

Entrants

The 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying teams that will compete for the 2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification. (World rankings, shown in brackets, are to first Oceania qualification match on 6 July 2012)

Qualified nations

Still in Contention

Round 1: 2013 FORU Oceania Cup

Main article: FORU Oceania Cup

The first round consisted of six home-and-away matches, featuring the top 4 lowest ranked teams in Oceania. The winner of the series proceeded to the second round. The FORU Oceania Cup took place in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.[3]

Advances to Round 1 Final
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– BP Pts
1  Cook Islands 3 3 0 0 116 48 +68 3 15
2  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 99 93 +6 4 12
3  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 57 90 –33 1 5
4  Tahiti 3 0 0 3 59 100 –41 3 3
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point

Round 2: Oceania Final

The first round winner, Cook Islands, will play Fiji, in a one-off match on the 28th June 2014. The winner of this play-off qualifies for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

28 June 2014
15:00 FJT (UTC+12)
Fiji v Cook Islands
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Referee: Nick Briant (New Zealand)

Points Scorers

Updated: 13 July 2013

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Qualification". RWC 2015. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  2. ^ "Oceania sets RWC 2015 qualification process". RWC 2015. 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
  3. ^ "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
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