| 2009 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Tahiti |
| Date | 12-14 November |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Samoa |
| Runner-up |  Tonga |
| Third |  Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 27 |
← 2008 2010 → | |
The 2009 Oceania Sevens Championship was the second edition of the Oceania Sevens. It was held in Papeete, Tahiti from 12 to 14 November. Samoa were the eventual winner. [1]
| Key to colours in group tables |
|---|
| Teams that progressed to the Cup Semi-finals |
| Teams that progressed to the Plate Semi-finals |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 199 | 40 | 159 | 16 |
| Tonga | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 57 | 83 | 16 |
 Niue | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 43 | 69 | 16 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 65 | 47 | 12 |
 Cook Islands | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 94 | 18 | 10 |
 Vanuatu | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 205 | -150 | 8 |
| Tahiti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 245 | -226 | 6 |
Plate
| Semi-final | Plate Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Cook Islands | 43 | |||||||
| 2 | Vanuatu | 33 | Vanuatu | 14 | |||||
| 3 | Tahiti | 10 | |||||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
| 14 November | ||||||
| Samoa | 29 | |||||
| 14 November | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Samoa | 31 | |||||
| 14 November | ||||||
| Tonga | 14 | |||||
| Tonga | 29 | |||||
| Niue | 14 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| 14 November | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 24 | |||||
| Niue | 12 | |||||
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