The 2023 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship was the fifth edition of the

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. The competition was held at

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between 26 May and 4 June. The 2023 competition saw teams compete for two spots in

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's inaugural

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competition that will commence later in the year. The tournament was played in a round-robin format with each team playing three games each.

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won their first Oceania Championship title and confirmed their place for WXV 2,

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as runners-up have qualified for WXV 3.

Table

Tournament

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Squads

Fiji

Fijiana's 29-member squad for the Oceania Championship.

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea's 31-player squad for the Oceania Championship.

Samoa

Samoa's 28-player squad for the Oceania Championship.

Tonga

Tonga's 27-player squad for the Oceania Championship.

References

External links

Oceania Rugby Official Site
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