2024 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

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2024 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nationFlag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands
Date7–8 December 2024
Cup
ChampionFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Development
Runner-upFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
ThirdFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Tournament details
Matches played21
2023
2025

The 2024 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the thirteenth Oceania Women's Sevens for Oceania women's teams and was held at the National Stadium in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 7 to 8 December. [1] [2] Teams competed to qualify for a spot in the World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. [1]

Contents

The Fiji Development team defeated Samoa in the final to win the tournament. [3] [4] As Fiji were already in the SVNS series, Samoa as runners-up qualified for the 2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. [3] [5]

Teams

Nine women's national teams competed in the tournament: [6]

Format

Teams were seeded into three pools of three teams. The top two teams from each group alongside the top two third ranked teams advanced to the quarter-finals. [1] The highest-ranked non-2024–25 SVNS team would secure a spot in the World Rugby Challenger Series. [6]

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD PtsQualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Development 2200850+854Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 21011744–272
3Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2002563–580
7 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg46–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg17–5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg39–0Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
National Stadium, Honiara

Pool B

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD PtsQualification
1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2200945+894Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 21002953–242
3Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 20021277–650
7 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg46–0Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svg7–29Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg48–5Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
National Stadium, Honiara

Pool C

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD PtsQualification
1Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2200850+854Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 21005931+282
3Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 20020113–1130Eliminated
7 December
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg54–0Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg59–0Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
National Stadium, Honiara

7 December
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg31–0Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
National Stadium, Honiara

Knockout stage

5th–8th Semi-final

 
Semi-finals5th Place Final
 
      
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
 
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 31
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 5
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 26
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 0
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 43
 
 
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 0
 
7th Place
 
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
 
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 29
 
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0

Quarter-finals

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsCup Final
 
          
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 43
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 0
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Dev. 36
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Dev. 48
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Dev. 14
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 5
 
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 0
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 15
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 24 3rd Place
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 50
 
8 December – National Stadium
 
Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa 0
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 41
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 5
 

Placings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Development
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
6Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
7Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
8Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
9Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati

References

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  2. "Oceania Rugby 7s tournament to be held in Honiara". Islands Business. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  3. 1 2 "Samoa and Tonga secure spots in 2025 World Rugby Challenger Series". RNZ. 2024-12-09. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  4. Raqio, Mosese (2024-12-08). "Fijiana 7s development crowned Oceania 7s champion after 14-5 win over Samoa in the final". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
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