2025 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship

2025 Oceania Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host	Fiji
Venue	Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Date	6 June 2025 (2025-06-06)–14 June 2025 (2025-06-14)
Teams	3
Final positions
Champions	Fiji (5th title)
Runner-up	Samoa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
← 2024

The 2025 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship is the seventh edition of the tournament and will be held at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji from 6 to 14 June 2025. ^{[1] [2]} Fiji last hosted the event in 2019. ^[1] Fiji, Samoa and Tonga will be competing in this year's tournament. ^[1] Papua New Guinea will not be participating due to the suspension of Rugby PNG from Oceania Rugby in September 2024. ^[3]

Fiji successfully defended their title after beating Samoa 24–20 in the final match. ^{[4] [5]}

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
1	Fiji	2	2	0	0	83	25	+58	15	5	2	0	10
2	Samoa	2	1	0	1	84	38	+46	14	6	2	1	7
3	Tonga	2	0	0	2	19	123	−104	3	21	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 14 June 2025. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Fixtures

Round 1

6 June 2025 16:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)

(1 BP) Fiji	59–5	Tonga
Try: Mereoni Nakesa 2' m Litiana Vueti 8' m Loraini Senivutu 18' m Setaita Railumu 23' m Josifini Neihamu (3) 30' m, 41' m, 55' c Ema Adivitaloga 43' m Wainikiti Vasuturaga 65' m Manuqalo Komaitai 74' c Salanieta Nabuli 80+2' m Con: Litiana Vueti (2) 56', 75'	[6]	Try: Viviena Heleni Hingano 59' m Cards: Lesieli Tai  80'

Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Referee: Hibiki Ikeda (Japan)

Team details

LP 1 Loraini Senivutu HK 2 Bitila Tawake TP 3 Tiana Robanakadavu LL 4 Jade Coates RL 5 Mereoni Nakesa BF 6 Nunia Daunimoala OF 7 Alfreda Fisher (c) N8 8 Rusila Nagasau SH 9 Setaita Railumu FH 10 Salanieta Kinita LW 11 Atelaite Buna IC 12 Josifini Neihamu OC 13 Ema Adivitaloga RW 14 Repeka Adi Tove FB 15 Litiana Vueti Replacements: HK 16 Selai Naliva PR 17 Salanieta Nabuli PR 18 Wainikiti Vasuturaga LK 19 Asinate Serevi BR 20 Manuqalo Komaitai BK 21 Kolora Lomani BK 22 Adi Salote Nailolo BK 23 Michella'e Brigid Stolz Coach: Ioan Cunningham LP 1 Viviena Heleni Hingano HK 2 Ruby Tangulu TP 3 Katalaine Tei LL 4 Eseta Vuki RL 5 Catherine Lalakai BF 6 Courtney Afeaki OF 7 Pritney Tuiaki N8 8 Iunaise Fakahua SH 9 Ana Ngahe FH 10 Briana Paea LW 11 Lesieli Tai IC 12 Eseta Fangaloka OC 13 Manusiu Kei RW 14 Tonga Tuiaki (c) FB 15 Ofa Napa'a Replacements: HK 16 Seneti Kilisimasi PR 17 Fusipala Vivili PR 18 Pelenaise Sandys LK 19 Palolo Fotu FW 20 Veiongo Lamipeti BK 21 Sinaiti Tupou BK 22 Francis Afeaki BK 23 Ana Pangai Coach: Fili Sau

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Round 2

10 June 2025 16:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)

(1 BP) Samoa	64–14	Tonga
Try: Taytana Pati Ah-Cheung (2) 3' c, 77' m Davina Lasini (3) 10' c, 26' m, 48' m Easter Savelio 16' c Saelua Leaula 30' c Lutia Col Aumua 54' c Penalty Try 58' Drenna Falaniko 65' c Con: Harmony Vatau (5) 4', 11', 17', 31', 55' Melina Grace Salale 66'	[7]	Try: Viviena Heleni Hingano 75' c Eseta Vuki 80+1' c Con: Ofa Napa'a (2) 76', 80+2' Cards: Eseta Vuki  58' Ana Pangai  72'

Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Referee: Meresiana Savenaca (Fiji)

Team details

LP 1 Ana Mamea HK 2 Faith Nonutunu TP 3 Tori Iosefo LL 4 Jennifer Taylor RL 5 Easter Savelio BF 6 Demielle Onosemo-Tuilaepa OF 7 Sui Tauasa-Pauaraisa (c) N8 8 Sinead Ryder SH 9 Saelua Leaula FH 10 Harmony Vatau LW 11 Michelle Curry IC 12 Fa'asua Makisi OC 13 Taytana Pati Ah-Cheung RW 14 Davina Lasini FB 15 Melina Salale Replacements: HK 16 Soolefai Auimatagi PR 17 Denise Aiolupotea PR 18 Glory Aiono-Samuelu LK 19 Ana-Lise Sio BR 20 Naila Fa'aiuaso-Cocker BK 21 Fa'alua Tugaga BK 22 Drenna Falaniko BK 23 Lutia Col-Aumua Coach: Ramsey Tomokino LP 1 Viviena Heleni Hingano HK 2 Pelenaise Sandys TP 3 Fusipala Vivili LL 4 Eseta Vuki RL 5 Catherine Lalakai BF 6 Courtney Afeaki OF 7 Pritney Tuiaki N8 8 Iunaise Fakahua SH 9 Sinaiti Tupou FH 10 Ana Ngahe LW 11 Lesieli Tai IC 12 Tonga Tuiaki (c) OC 13 Francis Afeaki RW 14 Ana Pangai FB 15 Ofa Napa'a Replacements: HK 16 Ruby Tangulu PR 17 Seneti Kilisimasi PR 18 Kalolaine Tei FW 19 Veiongo Lamipeti FW 20 Mele Kei BK 21 Pauline Vailanu BK 22 Manusiu Kei BK 23 Briana Paea Coach: Fili Sau

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Round 3

14 June 2025 16:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	24–20	Samoa
Try: Bitila Tawake 4' m Josifini Neihamu 38' c Repeka Tove (2) 44' m, 69' c Con: Luisa Tisolo 39' Salanieta Kinita 70' Cards: Michella'e Stolz  23'	[8]	Try: Drenna Falaniko (2) 30' m, 54' m Linda Fiafia (2) 64' m, 75' m Cards: Taytana Pati Ah-Cheung  3' Jayjay Taylor  72'

Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Referee: Hibiki Ikeda (Japan)

Team details

LP 1 Loraini Senivutu HK 2 Bitila Tawake TP 3 Tiana Robanakadavu LL 4 Jade Coates RL 5 Mereoni Nakesa BF 6 Nunia Daunimoala OF 7 Alfreda Fisher (c) N8 8 Manuqalo Noame Komaitai SH 9 Setaita Railumu FH 10 Salanieta Kinita LW 11 Michella’e Stolz IC 12 Josifini Neihamu OC 13 Ema Adivitaloga RW 14 Repeka Tove FB 15 Luisa Tisolo Replacements: HK 16 Keleni Marawa PR 17 Lavenia Nauga-Grey PR 18 Bulou Wainikiti Vasuturaga LK 19 Carletta Yee BR 20 Karalaini Naisewa BK 21 Kolora Lomani BK 22 Salote Nailolo BK 23 Alowesi Nakoci Coach: Ioan Cunningham LP 1 Ana Mamea HK 2 Lulu Leuta TP 3 Tori Iosefo LL 4 Easter Savelio RL 5 Ana-Lise Sio BF 6 Sinead Ryder OF 7 Sailiai Pau (c) N8 8 Utumalama Atonio SH 9 Fa'alua Tugaga FH 10 Harmony Vatau LW 11 Lutia Col-Aumua IC 12 Fa'asua Makisi OC 13 Drenna Falaniko RW 14 Davina Lasini FB 15 Tatyana Pati Ah- Cheung Replacements: HK 16 Avau Filimaua PR 17 Denise Aiolupotea PR 18 Glory Aiono-Samuelu FW 19 Jennifer Taylor FW 20 Christabelle Onosemo-Tuilaepa BK 21 Saelua Leaula BK 22 Linda Fiafia BK 23 Melina Salale Coach: Ramsey Tomokino

Source: ^{[9] [10]}

References

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