Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship
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| title = Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship
| current_season = 2024 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
| sport = Rugby sevens
| founded = {{start date and age|2007}}
| countries = 9 (in 2024)
| champion = {{ru7w|FIJ}} (2024)
| most_champs = {{nowrap|{{ruw7|AUS}} (6 titles)}}
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The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Oceania. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Oceania Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region.
The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Oceania was the Pacific tournament held in Port Moresby in 2007. This was followed by the Oceania Championship in 2008.
The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens serves as a qualification tournament for the following:{{Cite web|title=Women's Sevens Championship|url=https://oceania.rugby/competitions/oceania-rugby/womens-sevens-championship|access-date=2021-11-28|website=oceania.rugby|language=en}}
Tournaments Summary
= Results by year =
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Year
! Venue ! Winner !Runner-up ! Refs |
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| colspan=5 align=center style="line-height:9px;" |Pacific 7s |
2007
| align=left|{{flagicon|PNG}} Port Moresby | align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} | align=left|{{ru7w|SAM}} |date=2007 |title= Fijiana take Pacific women's Sevens |website= IRB |access-date= 2 January 2016 |url= http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/womensrugby/newsid=2021408.html |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404194226/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/womensrugby/newsid=2021408.html |archive-date= 4 April 2008}} |
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| colspan=5 align=center style="line-height:9px;" |Oceania 7s |
2008
| align=left|{{flagicon|SAM}} Apia | align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} | align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |date=2008 |title= Oceania Sevens women's final |website= Oceania Rugby |url= http://www.oceaniarugby.com/20080726_oceania_sevens_womens_final.html |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227071012/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/20080726_oceania_sevens_womens_final.html |archive-date= 27 February 2015}} |
2012
| align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Lautoka | align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} | align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |date=2012 |title= New Zealand claim Oceania Women's Sevens Championship |website= Oceania Rugby |url= http://www.oceaniarugby.com/new_zealand_claim_oceania_womens_sevens_champions.html |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209234259/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/new_zealand_claim_oceania_womens_sevens_champions.html |archive-date= 9 December 2013}} |
2013
| align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Noosa | align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |align=left|{{ru7w|FIJ}} |date=2013 |title= Women's Sevens Statistics - Day 2 |website= Oceania Rugby |url= http://www.oceaniarugby.com/verve/_resources/2013_Womens_Sevens_Statistics_-_Day_2.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007104704/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/verve/_resources/2013_Womens_Sevens_Statistics_-_Day_2.pdf |archive-date= 7 October 2013}} |
2014
| align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Noosa | align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |align=left|{{ru7w|AUS}} |
2015
| align=left|{{flagicon|NZ}} Auckland | align=left|{{ruw7|FIJ}} |align=left|{{ru7w|SAM}} |date=2015 |title= Australia and Fijiana Win Places at 2016 Olympic Games Sevens |website= Oceania Rugby |url= http://www.oceaniarugby.com/pageitem.aspx?id=103745&id2=1&eID=66726&entityID=66726 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115100833/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/pageitem.aspx?id=103745&id2=1&eID=66726&entityID=66726 |archive-date= 15 November 2015}} |
2016
| align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Suva | align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} |align=left|{{ruw7|FIJ}} |date= 12 November 2016 |title= Australian women win Oceania rugby sevens |website= Special Broadcasting Service |url= http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/12/australian-women-win-oceania-rugby-sevens |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309215957/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/11/12/australian-women-win-oceania-rugby-sevens |archive-date= 9 March 2017}} |
2017
| align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Suva | align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} |
2018
| align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Suva | align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} |align=left|{{ru7w|NZL}} |
2019
| align=left|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Suva |align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} |align=left|{{ruw7|FIJ}} |
2020
| colspan="3" |No tournament |{{cite news |title=Sport: Oceania Sevens for 2020 cancelled |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425501/sport-oceania-sevens-for-2020-cancelled |work=Radio New Zealand |date=8 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907235325/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425501/sport-oceania-sevens-for-2020-cancelled |archive-date=7 September 2020}} |
2021
| align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Townsville |align=left|{{ruw7|NZL}} |align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} | |
2022
|align=left|{{flagicon|NZL}} Pukekohe |align=left|{{ruw7|NZL}} |align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} | |
2023
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brisbane |align=left|{{ruw7|AUS}} |align=left|{{ruw7|FIJ}} | |
2024
|align=left|{{flagicon|SOL}} Honiara |align=left|{{ruw7|FIJ}} |align=left|{{ruw7|SAM}} | |
= Participating teams results =
Teams competing in the Oceania Women's Sevens and their finishing positions are as follows:
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! style="width:11em;" |Team !07 !08 !12 !13 !14 !15 !16 !17 !18 !19 !21 !22 !23 !24 |
colspan="15" style="text-align:center; line-height:1;" |Oceania teams |
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align="left" |{{ruw7|ASM}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |8 |7 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|AUS}}
|– |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |style="background-color:#ffd700; border: 3px solid red"|1 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0; border: 3px solid red"|2 |– |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0; border: 3px solid red"|2 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |style="background-color:#ffd700; border: 3px solid red"|1 |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|COK}}
|– |– |7 |– |6 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |5* |6 |9 |– |– |7 |5 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|FIJ}}
|style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |style="background-color:#cc9966; border: 3px solid red"|3 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0; border: 3px solid red"|2 |style="background-color:#cc9966; border: 3px solid red"|3 |style="background-color:#cc9966; border: 3px solid red"|3 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0; border: 3px solid red"|2 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|KIR}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |9 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|NRU}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |8 |12 |– |– |10 |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|NCL}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |7 |– |– |– |– |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|NZL}}
|– | style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 | style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 | style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 | style="border: 3px solid red" |– |– | style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 | style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 | style="background-color:#ffd700;" |1 | style="background-color:#ffd700; border: 3px solid red" |1 † | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|NIU}}
| style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |5 |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |6 |
align="left" |{{nowrap|{{ruw7|PNG}}}}
| style="background-color:#cc9966; border: 3px solid red" | 3 |– | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |5 |5 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |– |– | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|SAM}}
| style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 | style="background-color:#9acdff; border: 3px solid red" |4 |5 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 | style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |5 |5* |5 |5 |– |– |5 | style="background-color:#c0c0c0;" |2 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|SOL}}
|– |– |8 |– |– |– |7 |– |– |6 |– |– |9 |style="background-color:#9acdff; border: 3px solid red" |4 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|TAH}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |7* |– |– |– |– |– |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|TON}}
|– |– |6 |– |7 |5 |6 |7* |– |11 |– |– |6 | style="background-color:#cc9966;" |3 |
align="left" |{{ruw7|VAN}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |10 |– |– |– |8 |
colspan="15" style="text-align:center; line-height:1;" |Invited teams |
align="left" |{{ruw7|CAN}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |7 |– |– |– |– |
align="left" |{{ruw7|JPN}}
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |8 |– |– |– |– |
align="left" |Oceania Barbarians
|– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– |– | style="background-color:#9acdff;" |4 |– |– |– |
Number of teams
!4 !5 !8 !5 !7 !5 !7 !8 !8 !12 !4 !4 !10 !9 |
; Notes:
- Host nations are highlighted in red.
- (*) Asterisk indicates a shared placing.
- (†) New Zealand fielded two teams, Black Ferns Ma, and Black Ferns Pango who finished in first and fourth place respectively.
= Asia Pacific Women’s Sevens Championship =
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.oceaniarugby.com/default.aspx Oceania Rugby] official website
{{Oceania Sevens|state=expanded}}
{{Women's national rugby union sevens teams}}
{{Rugby union in Oceania}}
{{Oceanian Championships}}
{{Women's rugby union}}
{{International rugby union}}
Category:Women's rugby sevens competitions
Category:Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship
Category:Women's rugby union competitions in Oceania for national teams