2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series =
| countries = {{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa
| date =25–26 July
| champions1 = {{ru7w|AUS}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7w|NZ}}
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| matches =14
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| prevseason =2007
| nextseason =2012
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The 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the inaugural tournament for the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Samoa from 25 to 26 July. The tournament was a regional qualifier for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia won the tournament and New Zealand were runners-up. They made history by qualifying for the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens women's competition.{{Cite web|date=2008-07-28|title=Four qualify from Oceania for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/44865/four-qualify-from-oceania-for-rugby-world-cup-sevens-2009|access-date=2021-11-28|website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web|date=2008-07-27|title=RWC Sevens field continues to take shape|url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/15405284/rwc-sevens-field-continues-take-shape|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
Teams
Five teams competed at the tournament and were vying for a spot at the RWC Sevens.{{Cite web|date=2008-07-25|title=Oceania sides battle for RWC 7s spot|url=https://www.espn.com.au/rugby/story/_/id/15405265/oceania-sides-battle-rwc-7s-spot|access-date=2021-11-28|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
- {{ruw7|Australia}}
- {{ruw7|New Zealand}}
- {{ruw7|Fiji}}
- {{ruw7|Samoa}}
- {{ruw7|Niue}}
Tournament
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Nation !Won !Drawn !Lost !For !Against !+/− !Pts |
| bgcolor="ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ruw7|Australia}} |4 |0 |0 |141 |12 | +129 |12 |
| bgcolor="ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ruw7|New Zealand}} |3 |0 |1 |124 |25 | +99 |10 |
| bgcolor="ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ruw7|Fiji}} |2 |0 |2 |89 |64 | +25 |8 |
| bgcolor="ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ruw7|Samoa}} |1 |0 |3 |60 |92 |–32 |6 |
| align=left|{{ruw7|Niue}}
|0 |0 |4 |0 |221 |–221 |4 |
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|NZ}} ||score =29 - 0 ||away = {{ruw7|SAM}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|FIJ}} ||score =55 - 0 ||away = {{ruw7|NIU}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|AUS}} ||score =21 - 7 ||away = {{ruw7|FIJ}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|SAM}} ||score =48 - 0 ||away = {{ruw7|NIU}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|NIU}} ||score =0 - 59 ||away = {{ruw7|NZ}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|SAM}} ||score =0 - 46 ||away = {{ruw7|AUS}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|FIJ}} ||score =10 - 31 ||away = {{ruw7|NZ}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|AUS}} ||score =59 - 0 ||away = {{ruw7|NIU}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|AUS}} ||score =15 - 5 ||away = {{ruw7|NZ}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
{{rugbybox ||date = ||home = {{ruw7-rt|SAM}} ||score =12 - 17 ||away = {{ruw7|FIJ}} ||stadium = ||code = }}
=Finals=
{{Round4-with third
|RD2=Cup Final
|Consol=3rd Place
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|{{ru7|AUS}} |29 |{{ru7|SAM}} |0
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|{{ru7|NZ}} |35 |{{ru7|FIJ}} |10
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|{{ru7|AUS}} |22 |{{ru7|NZ}} |15
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|{{ru7|FIJ}} |24 |{{ru7|SAM}} |7
}}