2007 FORU Oceania Cup

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2007 Oceania Cup
Date 8 December 2007–
22 April 2008
CountriesFlag of Niue.svg  Niue
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Runner-upFlag of Niue.svg  Niue
Tournament statistics
Matches played 5
2006
2008

The 2007 FORU Oceania Cup was a rugby union competition for countries and territories in Oceania with national teams in the developmental band.

Rugby union team sport, code of rugby football

Rugby union, commonly known in most of the world simply as rugby, is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line.

Oceania geographic region comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, Oceania covers an area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi) and has a population of 40 million. Situated in the southeast of the Asia-Pacific region, Oceania, when compared to continental regions, is the smallest in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica.

Contents

The tournament was won by Papua New Guinea.

First round

Western Zone

8 December 2007
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg 18 - 5 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

12 December 2007
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 49 - 9 Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

12 December 2007
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg 46 - 0 Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu

Ranking:

The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team, nicknamed the Pukpuks,, played its first international in 1966, defeating Vanuatu 47-3. Papua New Guinea have not so far qualified for a Rugby World Cup. They participated in the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournaments for the 2007 and 2011 world cups, but did not qualify.

Vanuatu national rugby union team

The Vanuatu national rugby union team represents Vanuatu in the sport of rugby union. The team is classified as a tier three nation by the International Rugby Board (IRB), and has yet to qualify for a Rugby World Cup. Its international debut was in 1966. The team is nicknamed the Tuskers, after the pig tusks prized as currency in some parts of the country. The tusks also appear on the country's flag.

Solomon Islands national rugby union team

The Solomon Islands national rugby union team represent Solomon Islands in the sport of rugby union.

Eastern Zone

11 October 2007
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg 14 - 51 Flag of Niue.svg  Niue

Ranking:

Final

22 April 2008
Niue  Flag of Niue.svg 27 - 46 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
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