2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

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2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa
Date25–26 July
Cup
ChampionFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played14
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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]

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Teams

Five teams competed at the tournament and were vying for a spot at the RWC Sevens. [3]

Tournament

NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst+/−Pts
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 40014112+12912
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30112425+9910
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2028964+258
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1036092–326
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 0040221–2214
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg29 - 0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg55 - 0Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg21 - 7Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg48 - 0Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Niue  Flag of Niue.svg0 - 59Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg0 - 46Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg10 - 31Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg59 - 0Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg15 - 5Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg12 - 17Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Finals

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29
 
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22
 
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 35
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 10
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7

References

  1. ↑ "Four qualify from Oceania for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". RNZ . 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ↑ "RWC Sevens field continues to take shape". ESPN.com. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. ↑ "Oceania sides battle for RWC 7s spot". ESPN.com. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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