The 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Women's Sevens tournament. It was held in Suva, Fiji on 9–10 November 2018.[1][2]
| 2018 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Fiji |
| Date | 9–10 November 2018 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third | Fiji |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 20 |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Australia won the tournament by defeating defending champions New Zealand in a thrilling final, 14-10. While host Fiji beat Papua New Guinea for third place.[3] Papua New Guinea as the highest ranked non-core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series qualified for the 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
Teams
editPool stage
editAll times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13:00)
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | +134 | 9 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 48 | +7 | 7 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 64 | +8 | 5 |
 Nauru
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 149 | −149 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 8 | +105 | 9 |
| Fiji
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 7 |
 Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 5 |
 New Caledonia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 122 | −107 | 3 |
Knockout stage
edit5th to 8th bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 19 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Nauru | 0 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 5 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||
| Samoa | 45 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 5 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Nauru | 7 | |||||
| New Caledonia | 21 | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Australia | 14 | |||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 10 | |||||
| Australia | 29 | |||||
| Fiji | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 November 2018 | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | |||||
| Fiji | 33 | |||||
Standings
edit| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Qualified to 2019 Sydney Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens | |
| Already qualified | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Australia
|
 |
New Zealand
|
 |
Fiji
|
| 4 | Papua New Guinea
|
| 5 | Samoa
|
| 6 | Cook Islands
|
| 7 | New Caledonia
|
| 8 | Nauru
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Women's Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Sevens Action to Return to Fiji in 2018". Post-Courier newspaper. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Australia and Fiji triumph at Oceania Rugby Sevens". World Rugby. 10 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018.