2016 Oceania Sevens Championship

2016 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nation	Fiji
Date	11–12 November
Cup
Champions	Fiji
Runners-up	Samoa
Third	Australia
Plate
Bowl
Shield
Tournament details
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The 2016 Oceania Sevens Championship was the seventh Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji.^[1] The top two teams besides Australia, Fiji, or Samoa will qualify to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens for a chance to earn core team status on the Sevens World Series.

Teams

Participating nations for the 2016 tournament are:

•  American Samoa
•  Australia
•  Cook Islands
•  Fiji
•  Nauru

•  New Caledonia
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tonga

Pool Stage

All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13)

Key to colours in group tables
	Teams that advance to the Championship semi-final
	Teams that advance to the 5th-8th ranking semi-final
	Teams that advance to 9th-10th ranking playoff

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	4	4	0	0	198	31	+167	12
Papua New Guinea	4	3	0	1	114	60	+54	10
Tonga	4	2	0	2	101	82	+19	8
American Samoa	4	1	0	3	38	150	-112	6
Nauru	4	0	0	4	25	153	-128	4

11 November 2016 11:45

Papua New Guinea	29-5	Nauru

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11 November 2016 12:06

Fiji	52-0	American Samoa

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11 November 2016 14:12

Fiji	31-12	Papua New Guinea

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11 November 2016 14:33

Tonga	38-7	American Samoa

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11 November 2016 16:39

Fiji	73-0	Nauru

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11 November 2016 17:00

Tonga	10-28	Papua New Guinea

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11 November 2016 19:06

American Samoa	17-15	Nauru

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11 November 2016 19:27

Fiji	42-19	Tonga

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12 November 2016 11:21

Papua New Guinea	45-15	American Samoa

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12 November 2016 12:03

Tonga	34-5	Nauru

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	4	4	0	0	140	10	+130	12
Australia	4	3	0	1	117	36	+81	10
Cook Islands	4	2	0	2	58	64	-6	8
New Caledonia	4	1	0	3	38	124	-86	6
Solomon Islands	4	0	0	4	24	143	-119	4

11 November 2016 11:03

Cook Islands	24-7	New Caledonia

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11 November 2016 11:24

Australia	43-0	Solomon Islands

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11 November 2016 13:30

Australia	12-7	Cook Islands

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11 November 2016 13:51

Samoa	52-0	Solomon Islands

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11 November 2016 15:57

Australia	57-5	New Caledonia

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11 November 2016 16:18

Samoa	33-5	Cook Islands

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11 November 2016 18:24

Solomon Islands	12-26	New Caledonia

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11 November 2016 18:45

Australia	5-24	Samoa

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12 November 2016 11:00

Cook Islands	22-12	Solomon Islands

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12 November 2016 11:42

Samoa	31-0	New Caledonia

Knockout Stage

9th-10th Place

	Final
	12 November 2016 – 16:19
	Nauru	22
	Solomon Islands	19

5th-8th Place

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 November 2016 – 13:52
	Tonga	26
	New Caledonia	7
					12 November 2016 - 17:01
					Tonga	19
					Cook Islands	0
					Third place
	12 November – 14:13			12 November 2016 - 16:40
	American Samoa	14		New Caledonia	19
	Cook Islands	15			American Samoa	26

Cup

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 November 2016 – 14:34
	Samoa	17
	Papua New Guinea	12
					12 November 2016 - 19:08
					Samoa	19
					Fiji	28
					Third place
	12 November – 14:55			12 November 2016 - 18:19
	Fiji	19		Papua New Guinea	0
	Australia	7			Australia	25

Final Standings

Legend
Winner
Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens.

Rank	Team
	Fiji
	Samoa
	Australia
4	Papua New Guinea
5	Tonga
6	Cook Islands
7	American Samoa
8	New Caledonia
9	Nauru
10	Solomon Islands

References

1. "2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships". Oceania Rugby. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016.