2015 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2015 Oceania Sevens Championship was the eighth Oceania Sevens. It was held in West Auckland, New Zealand on 14–15 November 2015.^[1] 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.^[1]

Australia won the tournament, defeating Tonga 50–0 in the final.^[2] The second and third place getters Tonga and Samoa received invitations to the final qualification tournament.^[3] 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:

•  American Samoa
•  Australia
•  Cook Islands
•  Nauru

•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tonga

Pool stage

All times are New Zealand Daylight Time, i.e. UTC+13.

Pool A

Pool B

Knockout stage

Plate

Cup

Final standings

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

1. "Regional Sevens Tournaments". World Rugby. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 18 March 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
2. "Aussie men in Olympic sevens heaven". Special Broadcasting Service. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
3. "How to qualify for Rio 2016 - Men's Rugby Sevens - An Analysis". Australian Rugby. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.