In qualification for the

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, there were two places available for Oceania teams, and one place in the

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. In the group rounds, there were three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There were no bonus points awarded.

Qualification process

Round 1 and 2

These rounds corresponded to the 2005 FORU Oceania Cup, played by the six lowest tier teams of Oceania. Teames were divided in two pools: Pool A, with three teams from the Oceania East region, and Pool B with three teams from the Oceania West region. The winner of each group qualified for the finals (Round 2), a playoff home and away. The winner advanced to Round 4.

Round 3

A round robin league between Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Winner qualified directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 1, Runner Up as Oceania 2, and third place advanced to Round 4.

Round 4

Winner of Round 2 vs 3rd placed team from Round 3. Winner progressed to Repechage round as "Oceania 3", to meet "Asia 2".

Round 1

Pool A

''Papua New Guinea won the pool and advanced to Round 2.'' Final Standings

Pool B

''Cook Islands won the pool and advanced to Round 2.'' Final Standings

Round 2

''The teams split the series, with Cook Islands winning on aggregate score to advance to Round 4.'' Cook Islands won 48–32 on aggregate

Round 3

''Samoa and Fiji qualified for RWC 2007 as Oceania 1 & 2, Tonga progressed to Round 4.'' Final Standings

Round 4

''Tonga swept the series and advanced to

Repechage Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...

Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2, South Korea.'' Tonga won 167–10 on aggregate

External links

World Cup website
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2007 Rugby World Cup qualification

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