The Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship is an international
rugby sevens competition organised by
Oceania Rugby
Oceania Rugby, previously known as the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), is the regional governing body for rugby union in Oceania. It was founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Oceania rugby within World Rugby, the international g ...
. It has been held regularly since 2008 to select the best men's national team in
Oceania
Oceania (, , ) is a region, geographical region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern Hemisphere, Eastern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of ...
.
Participating teams
Men's teams competing in the Oceania Sevens and their finishing positions are as follows (placings of home nations in bold):
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, align=left , {{ru7, Nauru
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, 12 , , 12 , , – , , – , , –
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, 7 , , 6 , , – , , – , , –
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, align=left , {{ru7, SAM
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, align=left , {{ru7, SOL
, 6 , , – , , – , , 10 , , 7
, 7 , , 9 , , 6 , , 10 , , 9
, 9 , , 8 , , – , , – , , –
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, align=left , {{ru7, TAH
, 8 , , 7, , 7, , – , , 8
, – , , 12 , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, -
, align=left , {{ru7, TON
, style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3 , , style="background-color:#cc9966;", 3
, – , , 6 , , style="background-color:#c0c0c0;", 2 , , 5 , , 7
, 5 , , 5 , , – , , – , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4
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, align=left , {{ru7, TUV
, – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, 8 , , – , , – , , – , , 13
, 11 , , 11 , , – , , – , , –
, -
, align=left , {{ru7, VAN
, 7 , , 6 , , 8 , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , 11
, 10 , , 13 , , – , , – , , –
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!colspan=100% style="text-align:center; line-height:1;", Invited teams
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, align=left , {{ru7, JPN
, – , , – , , – , , – , , –
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, align=left , Oceania Barbarians
, – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , – , , –
, – , , – , , – , , style="background-color:#9acdff;", 4 , , –
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! Number of teams
! 8 !! 6 !! 8!! 10!! 8
! 8 !! 12!! 8!! 10!! 13
! 13!! 15!! – !! 4!! 4
;
Notes:
: * – an asterisk indicates a shared placing (e.g. 3* is equal third)
Summary of tournaments
Results by year
The table below is a summary of the men's finals matches at the Oceania Sevens since 2008:
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! style="width:8.5em;background:snow;;", Fourth place
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,
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
, {{pad, 0.5em{{flagicon, Samoa{{hsp
[{{cite web
, date= 27 July 2008
, title= Samoa belt Tonga to claim title
, website= FORU
, url= http://www.oceaniarugby.com/20080726_oceania_sevens_mens_final.html
, url-status= dead
, archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20141214184228/http://www.oceaniarugby.com/20080726_oceania_sevens_mens_final.html
, archivedate= 14 December 2014
]Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 52–0
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, {{ru7-big, Cook Islands
, 33–15
, {{ru7-big, Niue
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2009
File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
, {{pad, 0.5em{{flagicon, Tahiti{{hsp
Papeete
Papeete (Tahitian language, Tahitian: ''Papeete'', pronounced ) is the capital city of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of the France, French Republic in the Pacific Ocean. The Communes of France, commune of Papeete is located on the isl ...
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 31–14
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, {{ru7-big, Papua New Guinea
, 24–12
, {{ru7-big, Niue
, -
,
2010
File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...
, {{flagicon, Australia
Darwin
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 34–12
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, 12–7
, {{ru7-big, Papua New Guinea
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2011
File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...
, {{flagicon, Samoa
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō ...
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 19–11
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, 28–12
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, -
,
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
, {{flagicon, Australia
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 12–7
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, 19–17
, {{ru7-big, Cook Islands
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
, {{flagicon, Fiji
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 31–17
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 49–5
, {{ru7-big, Cook Islands
, -
,
2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
, {{flagicon, Australia
Noosa
The Shire of Noosa is a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast district of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covers an area of . It existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it was ...
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, 21–5
, {{ru7-big, New Zealand
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 33–7
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2015
File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...
, {{flagicon, New Zealand
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 50–0
, {{ru7-big, Tonga
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 54–0
, {{ru7-big, Papua New Guinea
, -
,
2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
, {{flagicon, Fiji
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, 28–19
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 25–0
, {{ru7-big, Papua New Guinea
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...
, {{flagicon, Fiji
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, 26–0
, {{ru7-big, New Zealand
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, style="line-height:1.2; font-size:92%;", ''Shared third place''
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, -
,
2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
, {{flagicon, Fiji
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, 17–12
, {{ru7-big, New Zealand
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, 14–12
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2019
File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...
, {{flagicon, Fiji
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, 22–7
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, {{ru7-big, Japan
, 26–21
, {{ru7-big, Samoa
, -
, style="padding-top:0.5em;padding-bottom:0.5em;", 2020
, colspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid transparent;",
, colspan="3" style="border-left:1px solid transparent;border-right:1px solid transparent;", ''No tournament in 2020''{{hsp
[{{cite news , title=Sport: Oceania Sevens for 2020 cancelled , url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425501/sport-oceania-sevens-for-2020-cancelled , work=Radio New Zealand , date=8 September 2020 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200907235325/https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425501/sport-oceania-sevens-for-2020-cancelled , archive-date=7 September 2020]
, colspan="4" style="border-left:1px solid transparent;",
, - style="height:0px;"
, colspan="2" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;", , , rowspan="100%" style="width:0.5em;border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1px solid transparent;padding:0;",
, - style="background: #D0E6FF;"
,
2021
File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...
, {{flagicon, AUS
Townsville
Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 ...
, {{ru7-big, Fiji
, style="line-height:1; font-size:87%;", round
robin
, {{ru7-big, New Zealand
, {{ru7-big, Australia
, style="line-height:1; font-size:87%;", round
robin
, Oceania {{wbrBarbarians
, -
,
2022
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, {{flagicon, NZL
Pukekohe
Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is in South Auckland, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. Th ...
, {{ru7-big, NZL
, style="line-height:1; font-size:87%;", round
robin
, {{ru7-big, AUS
, {{ru7-big, FIJ
, style="line-height:1; font-size:87%;", round
robin
, {{ru7-big, TGA
Results by team
Updated after the 2022 edition:
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, 5, , 5, , 6
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, TON
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, 1, , 10, , 12
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, 1, , 1, , 1
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, NIU
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, –, , 2, , 7
, -
, align=left, Oceania Barbarians{{hsp{{ref, invited, a
, –, , –, , –, , 4, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –
, –, , 1, , 1
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, ASM
, –, , –, , –, , –, , 1, , 2, , 3, , 1, , 1
, –, , 3, , 8
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, SOL
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, –, , 2, , 8
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, VAN
, –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 1, , 1, , 1, , –
, –, , 1 , , 6
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, TAH
, –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 2, , 2, , –
, –, , –, , 5
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, NCL, merged
, –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 2, , 2
, –, , –, , 6
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, Nauru
, –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 1, , 1
, –, , –, , 5
, -
, align=left, {{ru7, TUV
, –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , –, , 1, , –
, –, , –, , 4
Notes:
{{note, invited, a Invited team, not a member of Oceania Rugby.
See also
*
Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Oceania. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Oceania Rugby, which is t ...
References
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External links
* {{Official website, http://www.oceaniarugby.com/
{{Oceania Sevens
{{Rugby union in Oceania
{{Oceanian Championships
{{International rugby union
Rugby union competitions in Oceania for national teams
Rugby sevens competitions in Oceania
Recurring sporting events established in 2008