Tournament details | |
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Host | Australia |
Venue | Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane |
Date | 24 May 2024 –2 June 2024 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Fiji (4th title) |
Runner-up | Samoa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 5 |
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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]
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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 22 | +138 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | Qualifies for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup and 2024 WXV 3 |
2 | Samoa [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | Qualifies for 2024 WXV 3 |
3 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 124 | −113 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Samoa women's national rugby union team is a national sporting side of Samoa, representing the nation at rugby union. The side first played in 2000, and have competed in three Rugby World Cup's since their debut in the 2002 tournament in Spain. In 2023, they claimed their first Oceania Championship.
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