2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | |
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Host nation | Samoa |
Date | 25–26 July |
Cup | |
Champion | Australia |
Runner-up | New Zealand |
Tournament details | |
Matches played | 14 |
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The 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the inaugural tournament for the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Samoa from 25 to 26 July. The tournament was a regional qualifier for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia won the tournament and New Zealand were runners-up. They made history by qualifying for the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens women's competition. [1] [2]
Five teams competed at the tournament and were vying for a spot at the RWC Sevens. [3]
Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
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Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 12 |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 25 |
Fiji | 2 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 64 |
Samoa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 92 |
Niue | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 221 |
Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
Australia | 29 | |||||
Samoa | 0 | |||||
Australia | 22 | |||||
New Zealand | 15 | |||||
New Zealand | 35 | |||||
Fiji | 10 | |||||
3rd Place | ||||||
Fiji | 24 | |||||
Samoa | 7 |
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