The 2008
FORU Oceania Cup
The Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (formerly known as the Oceania Cup) 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.
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was a
rugby union
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competition for countries and territories in
Oceania
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with national teams in the
developmental band.
The tournament was played as a straight knockout, which was won by Niue.
[ The Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.
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First round
Western Zone
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* 1. qualified for final
* 2.
Eastern Zone
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Ranking:
* 1. qualified for final
* 2.
Final
See also
* FORU Oceania Cup
The Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (formerly known as the Oceania Cup) 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.
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;Notes
: The score on the Rugby International match report was 29–20 to New Caledonia, but the FORU web site originally recorded it as 32–20 to New Caledonia (since corrected).
References
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2008
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2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2008 in Oceanian rugby union