2015 Oceania Sevens Championship

NZL New Zealand 14–15 November 2015 Australia Tonga Samoa COK SOL ASM 2014 2016 The 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Sevens. It was held in West Auckland, New Zealand on 14–15 November 2015. As well as determining the regional championship, the tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2016 Olympics sevens, with the highest-placed eligible team gaining a direct berth to Rio de Janeiro. Australia won the tournament, defeating Tonga 50–0 in the final. The second and third place getters Tonga and Samoa received invitations to the final qualification tournament. Fiji and New Zealand did not participate in the 2015 Oceania Sevens as they had already qualified for the 2016 Olympics. Teams Participating nations for the 2015 tournament are: 15em American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Nauru 15em Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Pool stage Key to colours in group tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal All times are New Zealand Daylight Time, i.e. UTC+13. Pool A TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsAUS33001597+1529TGA32017449+257COK31025277–255NRU30030152–152 3 14 November 2015 11:28 TGA 29–0 COK The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 11:50 AUS 62–0 NRU The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 14:04 TGA 45–0 NRU The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 14:26 AUS 48–7 COK The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 16:40 COK 45–0 NRU The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 17:02 AUS 49–0 TGA The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand Pool B TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsSAM33001397+1329PNG320110641+657SOL310217107–904ASM30037114–1073 14 November 2015 10:44 PNG 47–0 ASM The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 11:06 SAM 48–0 SOL The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 13:20 PNG 52–0 SOL The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 13:42 SAM 50–0 ASM The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 15:56 ASM 7–17 SOL The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand 14 November 2015 16:18 SAM 41–7 PNG The Trusts Arena, Henderson, New Zealand Knockout stage Plate 5th–8th semi-finals 5th–6th play-off 7th–8th play-off 205 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland SOL 31 NRU 5 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland COK 24 ASM 19 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland SOL 14 COK 17 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland NRU 12 ASM 33 Cup 205 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland TGA 47 SOL 0 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland SAM 59 NRU 0 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland PNG 19 COK 7 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland AUS 52 ASM 0 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland TGA 41 SAM 5 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland PNG 0 AUS 36 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland TGA 0 AUS 50 15 November 2015 - The Trusts Arena, West Auckland SAM 54 PNG 0 Final standings LegendWinner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics.Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic qualification tournament. RankTeam AUS TON SAM 4 PNG 5 COK 6 SOL 7 ASM 8 NRU Tonga and Papua New Guinea also qualified to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier. See also 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship References 9 November 2014 Regional Sevens Tournaments World Rugby 25 June 2015 http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens/regional-tournaments live https://web.archive.org/web/20150318164001/http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens/regional-tournaments 18 March 2015 7 March 2015 How to qualify for Rio 2016 - Men's Rugby Sevens - An Analysis Australian Rugby 26 June 2015 http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/15148/How-to-qualify-for-Rio-2016-Mens-Rugby-Sevens-An-Analysis.aspx live https://web.archive.org/web/20150626022858/http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/15148/How-to-qualify-for-Rio-2016-Mens-Rugby-Sevens-An-Analysis.aspx 26 June 2015 15 November 2015 Aussie men in Olympic sevens heaven Special Broadcasting Service 15 November 2015 http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/15/aussie-men-olympic-sevens-heaven live https://web.archive.org/web/20151115061405/http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/15/aussie-men-olympic-sevens-heaven 15 November 2015 2015 Category:2015 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2015 rugby sevens competitions Category:2015 in Oceanian rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by New Zealand Category:Rugby sevens competitions in New Zealand