2022 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship Explained

Countries:	New Zealand
Date:	24–26 June 2022
Champions1:	Black Ferns Ma
Runnersup1:	Australia VII Selection
Matches:	12
Prevseason:	2021
Nextseason:	2023

The 2022 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was held in Pukekohe, New Zealand on 24–26 June.^[1] It was the eleventh edition of the Oceania Championship in women's rugby sevens.

The competition served as one of the final events for Oceania Rugby national teams ahead of the Commonwealth Games in July and the Sevens World Cup in September.^[2] It was played as a double round-robin format at Navigation Homes Stadium.^[3]

Black Ferns Ma won the tournament, with Australia VII Selection as runner-up.^[4]

Teams

Four women's teams competed at the 2022 tournament:

• Black Ferns Ma
• Black Ferns Pango
• Australia Selection
• Fijiana

Championship

Standings

	Team
1	Black Ferns Ma	6	6	0	0	135	60	75
2	Australia Selection	6	4	0	2	117	91	26
3	Fijiana	6	1	0	5	84	119	–35
4	Black Ferns Pango	6	1	0	5	70	136	–66

Placings

Place	Team
	Black Ferns Ma
	Australia Selection
	Fijiana
4	Black Ferns Pango

Challenge

Papua New Guinea finished first in the women's tournament of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge to qualify for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.^{[5] [6]} The tournament was hosted by Australia at the Hugh Courtney Oval in Gatton, west of Brisbane.^[7]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Finals

Challenge placings

Place	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6

See also

• 2022 Oceania Sevens Championship (for men's teams)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-06-09 . Oceania Rugby seeks to provide "best preparation possible" for tournaments through regional competitions . 2022-06-25 . oceania.rugby . en.
2. Web site: Williamson . Nathan . 2022-06-22 . Australian Sevens embracing Oceania Sevens challenge . 2022-06-25 . au7s.rugby . en.
3. Web site: 2022-06-22 . Broadcast and updated draw confirmed for Oceania Rugby Super Sevens . 2022-06-25 . oceania.rugby . en.
4. Web site: 2022-06-26 . Black Ferns Ma Undefeated in Oceania Triumph . 2022-06-27 . oceania.rugby . en.
5. Web site: Papua New Guinea Womens and Tonga Mens declared winners of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge . Oceania Rugby . 23 Nov 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230414220715/https://oceania.rugby/news/papua-new-guinea-womens-and-tonga-mens-declared-winners-of-the-oceania-rugby-sevens-challenge-20221122 . 14 April 2023.
6. Web site: Women's Sevens Challenge . Oceania Rugby . 23 Nov 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127120036/https://oceania.rugby/competitions/oceania-rugby/womens-sevens-championship . 27 January 2023.
7. Web site: Captains Ready for Challenge at Oceania Sevens . Oceania Rugby . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115134243/https://oceania.rugby/news/captains-ready-for-challenge-at-oceania-sevens-20221118 . 15 January 2023 . 19 Nov 2022.