Oceania Rugby Men's Championship Explained

Oceania Cup
Current Season:2022 Oceania Rugby Men's Championship
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Sport:Rugby union football
Founded:2005
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Country:Oceania

The Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (formerly known as the Oceania Cup)[1] is an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band. It is administered by Oceania Rugby.

The tournament has been played under various formats depending on the number and strength of the teams entered. The first competition was held in 1996-97 as part of the qualification process for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

The competition was officially re-launched as the FORU Oceania Cup for the 2007 season. From 2009 onward, it has been held bi-annually and it has been played under a round robin format since 2011, with the title awarded to the leading team on the ladder after all matches are completed.

The 2009 champions were Papua New Guinea, who defeated the Cook Islands 29-21 in the final.[2] Papua New Guinea retained their title in 2011, winning the round-robin tournament over Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Niue.[3]

Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 37-31 on the final day of the 2013 tournament, winning the tournament from the defending champions, with Solomon Islands third, and Tahiti fourth. The Cook Islands did not compete in 2015, and Papua New Guinea claimed their fourth title with Tahiti finishing as runner-up.

Teams

Competing nations in the Oceania Rugby Cup are:

Note: The Tier 1 and 2 teams from Oceania (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Rugby Cup.

Summary

Winners and runners-up for official FORU and IRB (WR) developmental tournaments in Oceania:

width=50 Yearwidth=150Winnerwidth=80 Scorewidth=150Runner-upwidth=100Match venueRefs
Oceania tournaments
1996align=center width=80round-robinRarotongaalign=center [4]
2002align=center width=8029–14
16–21		Port Moresby
Rarotonga		align=center [5]
2003align=center width=80round-robinAuckland
Rarotonga		align=center [6]
2004align=center width=8050–5Rarotongaalign=center [7] [8]
2005align=center width=8037–12
11–20		Rarotonga
Port Moresby		align=center [9]
2006The final of the 2006 FORU Cup between Vanuatu and Niue was cancelled. align=center [10]
Oceania Cup
2007align=center width=8046–27Paliati, Alofialign=center [11]
2008align=center width=8027–5Noumeaalign=center [12]
2009align=center width=8029–21Port Moresbyalign=center
2011align=center width=80round-robinPort Moresbyalign=center
2013align=center width=80round-robinPort Moresbyalign=center [13]
2015align=center width=80round-robinPort Moresbyalign=center [14]
2017align=center width=8013–9Rarotongaalign=center [15]
Oceania Championship
2019align=center width=80round-robinPort Moresbyalign=center [16]
2021Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicalign=center [17]
2022align=center width=80round-robinPort Moresbyalign=center [18]
Notes:

Part of the Rugby World Cup qualification process.

The final of the 2007 tournament was not held until April 2008. Starting from 2009, the tournament has been held biennially.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Championship - 2019. 2021-11-20. oceania.rugby. en.
  2. http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2032646.html#usa+png+crucial+qualifiers Crucial qualifiers
  3. http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2060797.html#png+claim+oceania+cup+2011 PNG claim Oceania Cup
  4. Web site: 1 September 1996. 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results. ESPN Scrum.
  5. Web site: 1 September 1996. 2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results. ESPN Scrum.
  6. Web site: 6 September 2003. Oceania Cup. ESPN Scrum.
  7. Web site: 28 August 2004. Oceania Cup. ESPN Scrum.
  8. It is unclear whether this competition included any other game apart from the one between Niue and Cook Islands
  9. The competition also served as rounds 1 and 2 of Oceania qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup.
  10. Web site: FORU Cup 2006 / Results. espnscrum.com. 23 February 2015.
  11. http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/95829.html "Niue Island v Papua New Guinea at Paliati"
  12. Web site: 1 September 2008 . Niue take Oceania Cup rugby union final . ABC Radio Australia . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080916221921/http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/stories/200809/s2352343.htm?tab=sport . 16 September 2008.
  13. Web site: Cook Islands defeat PNG to claim Oceania Cup and keep Rugby World Cup dream alive. Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2013-07-14. 2013-07-15.
  14. Web site: 31 August 2015. Post Match Review ORC 2015 Final. Oceania Rugby. 31 August 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831120818/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/pageitem.aspx?id=101415&id2=1&eID=66726&entityID=66726. 31 August 2015.
  15. Web site: 6 August 2017. Tahiti take home Oceania Rugby Cup. Oceania Rugby. 6 August 2017.
  16. Web site: 2 September 2019. Pupuks win 2019 Oceania Cup. Post-Courrier. 10 September 2019.
  17. Web site: 2021 Oceania Rugby Men's Championship cancelled. Oceania Rugby. 29 April 2021. 4 May 2021.
  18. Web site: Men's Championship . Oceania Rugby . 10 November 2022 . https://archive.today/20221110165819/https://oceania.rugby/competitions/oceania-rugby/mens-championship . 10 November 2022.

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