| Date | August 2015 |
|---|---|
| Countries | American Samoa Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tahiti |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runner-up |  |
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The 2015 Oceania Rugby Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby in August 2015. [1] Papua New Guinea won the title by finishing on top of the table after completing the round-robin tournament undefeated.
Participating nations for the 2015 tournament were: [1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 51 | +75 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Tahiti | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 52 | +14 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | American Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 71 | -11 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 124 | -78 | 0 | 0 |
| Updated: 30 August 2015 Source: espnscrum.com [2] | ||||||||||
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