2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
| 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Fiji |
| Date | 9–10 November 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third | Fiji |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 20 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
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]
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
[edit]Pool stage
[edit]All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13:00)
Pool A
[edit]| 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 |
Pool B
[edit]| 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 |
Knockout stage
[edit]5th to 8th bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 19 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Nauru | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 5 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||
| Samoa | 45 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 5 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Nauru | 7 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 21 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||
| Australia | 29 | |||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | |||||
| Fiji | 33 | |||||
Standings
[edit]| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Qualified to 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens | |
| Already qualified | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Australia
|
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New Zealand
|
 |
Fiji
|
| 4 | Papua New Guinea
|
| 5 | Samoa
|
| 6 | Cook Islands
|
| 7 | New Caledonia
|
| 8 | Nauru
|
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Women's Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2018". Post-Courier newspaper. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Australia and Fiji triumph at Oceania Rugby Sevens". World Rugby. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.