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2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship

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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 to 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]

Quick Facts 's Sevens Championship, Host nation ...

Teams

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

Tournament

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