| 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
 New Zealand |
| Date | 14–15 November 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | 
Australia |
| Runner-up | 
Tonga |
| Third | 
Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner | 
Cook Islands |
| Runner-up | 
Solomon Islands |
| Third | 
American Samoa |
←
2014
2016 → | |
The 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Sevens. It was held in West Auckland, New Zealand on 14–15 November 2015. [1] As well as determining the regional championship, the tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympics sevens, with the highest-placed eligible team gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro. [1]
Australia won the tournament, defeating Tonga 50–0 in the final. [2] The second and third place getters Tonga and Samoa received invitations to the final qualification tournament. [3] Fiji and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania Sevens as they had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
Teams
Participating nations for the 2015 tournament are:
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
All times are New Zealand Daylight Time, i.e. UTC+13.
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 7 | +152 | 9 |
|
Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 7 |
|
Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 77 | –25 | 5 |
Nauru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | –152 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 7 | +132 | 9 |
Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 7 |
|
Solomon Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 107 | –90 | 4 |
|
American Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 114 | –107 | 3 |
| 14 November 2015 13:20 |
|
Papua New Guinea | 52–0 |
Solomon Islands |
| The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand |
Knockout stage
Plate
| 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th–6th play-off | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Solomon Islands | 31 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Nauru | 5 | |||||
|
Solomon Islands | 14 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Cook Islands | 17 | |||||
|
Cook Islands | 24 | |||||
|
American Samoa | 19 | |||||
| 7th–8th play-off | ||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Nauru | 12 | |||||
|
American Samoa | 33 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Tonga | 47 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
|
Tonga | 41 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
|
Samoa | 59 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Nauru | 0 | |||||||||
|
Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Australia | 50 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 19 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Australia | 36 | Third place | ||||||||
|
Australia | 52 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
American Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
|
Samoa | 54 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Final standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic qualification tournament. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Australia
|
 |
Tonga
|
 |
Samoa
|
| 4 |
Papua New Guinea
|
| 5 |
Cook Islands
|
| 6 |
Solomon Islands
|
| 7 |
American Samoa
|
| 8 |
Nauru
|
Tonga and Papua New Guinea also qualified to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Aussie men in Olympic sevens heaven". Special Broadcasting Service. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "How to qualify for Rio 2016 - Men's Rugby Sevens - An Analysis". Australian Rugby. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
| 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |
New Zealand |
| Date | 14–15 November 2015 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |
Australia |
| Runner-up |
Tonga |
| Third |
Samoa |
| Plate | |
| Winner |
Cook Islands |
| Runner-up |
Solomon Islands |
| Third |
American Samoa |
←
2014
2016 → | |
The 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Sevens. It was held in West Auckland, New Zealand on 14–15 November 2015. [1] As well as determining the regional championship, the tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympics sevens, with the highest-placed eligible team gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro. [1]
Australia won the tournament, defeating Tonga 50–0 in the final. [2] The second and third place getters Tonga and Samoa received invitations to the final qualification tournament. [3] Fiji and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania Sevens as they had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics.
Teams
Participating nations for the 2015 tournament are:
Pool stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
All times are New Zealand Daylight Time, i.e. UTC+13.
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 7 | +152 | 9 |
|
Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 7 |
|
Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 77 | –25 | 5 |
|
Nauru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | –152 | 3 |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 7 | +132 | 9 |
|
Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 41 | +65 | 7 |
|
Solomon Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 107 | –90 | 4 |
|
American Samoa
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 114 | –107 | 3 |
| 14 November 2015 13:20 |
|
Papua New Guinea | 52–0 |
Solomon Islands |
| The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand |
Knockout stage
Plate
| 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th–6th play-off | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Solomon Islands | 31 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Nauru | 5 | |||||
|
Solomon Islands | 14 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Cook Islands | 17 | |||||
|
Cook Islands | 24 | |||||
|
American Samoa | 19 | |||||
| 7th–8th play-off | ||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||
|
Nauru | 12 | |||||
|
American Samoa | 33 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Tonga | 47 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
|
Tonga | 41 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
|
Samoa | 59 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Nauru | 0 | |||||||||
|
Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Australia | 50 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 19 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Cook Islands | 7 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
Australia | 36 | Third place | ||||||||
|
Australia | 52 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland | ||||||||||
|
American Samoa | 0 | |||||||||
|
Samoa | 54 | |||||||||
|
Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
Final standings
| Legend |
|---|
| Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic qualification tournament. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Australia
|
|
Tonga
|
|
Samoa
|
| 4 |
Papua New Guinea
|
| 5 |
Cook Islands
|
| 6 |
Solomon Islands
|
| 7 |
American Samoa
|
| 8 |
Nauru
|
Tonga and Papua New Guinea also qualified to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ "Aussie men in Olympic sevens heaven". Special Broadcasting Service. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "How to qualify for Rio 2016 - Men's Rugby Sevens - An Analysis". Australian Rugby. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.