2024 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship

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2024 Oceania Women's Championship
Tournament details
HostFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Venue Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane
Date24 May 2024 (2024-05-24)–2 June 2024 (2024-06-02)
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (4th title)
Runner-upFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
2023
2025

The 2024 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship is the tournament's sixth edition and will be held in Brisbane, Queensland from 24 May to 2 June. [1] [2] The winner qualifies directly for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and for the 2024 WXV 3, whereas the runner-up qualifies only for WXV 3. [3] [4]

Contents

The second match of the opening day between Samoa and Papua New Guinea was cancelled due to unforeseen travel issues that prevented Papua New Guinea from arriving on time. [5] [6]

Fiji claimed their fourth title with their win over Samoa and qualified for the World Cup in England. Both teams also qualified for the WXV 3 tournament in Dubai. [7] [8]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 330016022+1382822014Qualifies for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2024 WXV 3
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa [lower-alpha 1] 21014234+8241010Qualifies for 2024 WXV 3
3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3102498233813105
4Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 200211124113120000
Updated to match(es) played on 29 May 2024. Source: Oceania Rugby [9]
Notes:
  1. Samoa were awarded a default victory and received 5 points after their cancelled game against Papua New Guinea. [9]

Tournament

Round 1

24 May 2024
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg48–3Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report [10]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

24 May 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svgCancelled
[N 1]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
[10] [9]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

Round 2

29 May 2024
17:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg85–6Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report [11]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

29 May 2024
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg29–7Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Report [11]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

Round 3

2 June 2024
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg39–5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Report [12]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

2 June 2024
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg13–27Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Report [12]
Sunnybank Rugby Club

Notes

  1. Samoa were awarded a default victory and received 5 competition points. [9]

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