2013 FORU Oceania Cup explained

2013 Oceania Cup
Countries:


Date:6–13 July 2013
Champion:Cook Islands
Runnerup:Papua New Guinea
Matches:6
Preceded By:2011
Succeeded By:2015

The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.[1]

The won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over,, and, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against . Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.

Standings

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1330011648+68315
232019993+6412
331025790–3315
4300359100–4133
Updated: 13 July 2013
Source: oceaniarugby.com[2]

The top team

(Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final.
Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Matches

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG. RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. 2013-06-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20130720034947/http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2067157.html#oceania+qualifying+kick+png. 2013-07-20. dead.
  2. http://www.oceaniarugby.com/tournaments/oceania_cup/2013/2013_oceania_cup_points_table.html 2013 Oceania Cup Points Table