2015 Oceania Sevens Championship Explained

Countries: New Zealand
Date:14–15 November 2015
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason: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:

Pool stage

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

Pool A

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33001597+1529
32017449+257
31025277–255
30030152–152 3

Pool B

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33001397+1329
320110641+657
310217107–904
30037114–1073

Knockout stage

Cup

Final standings

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Winner of qualification position for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Winner of qualification position for the Final Olympic qualification tournament.
Ineligible - already qualified for Olympics
Ineligible - not a member of the International Olympic Committee -->
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Tonga and Papua New Guinea also qualified to the 2016 Hong Kong Sevens World Series qualifier.

See also