2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

The 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the inaugural tournament for the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Samoa from 25–26 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.[1][2]

2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nation Samoa
Date25–26 July
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played14
2012 →

Teams

Five teams competed at the tournament and were vying for a spot at the RWC Sevens.[3]

Tournament
Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
 Australia 4 0 0 141 12
 New Zealand 3 0 1 124 25
 Fiji 2 0 2 89 64
 Samoa 1 0 3 60 92
 Niue 0 0 4 0 221

New Zealand  29 - 0  Samoa


Fiji  55 - 0  Niue


Australia  21 - 7  Fiji


Samoa  48 - 0  Niue


Niue  0 - 59  New Zealand


Samoa  0 - 46  Australia


Fiji  10 - 31  New Zealand


Australia  59 - 0  Niue


Australia  15 - 5  New Zealand


Samoa  12 - 17  Fiji

Finals
 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Australia 29
 
 
 
 Samoa 0
 
 Australia 22
 
 
 
 New Zealand 15
 
 New Zealand 35
 
 
 Fiji 10
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Fiji 24
 
 
 Samoa 7

References
  1. "Four qualify from Oceania for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". RNZ. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. "RWC Sevens field continues to take shape". ESPN.com. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. "Oceania sides battle for RWC 7s spot". ESPN.com. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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