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2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

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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

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

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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.