2017 Oceania Sevens Championship
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| 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Fiji |
| Date | 10–11 November |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Fiji |
| Runner-up |  New Zealand |
| Third |  Australia Samoa |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Oceania Sevens Championship was the tenth Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji on 10–11 November 2017.[1] The tournament was won by Fiji who defeated New Zealand 26–0 in the final.[2]
Aside from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand and Samoa, the tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:
- The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament, with the top two competing for a chance to be a core team for the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series.
- 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, with the best performing team advancing.[3] The second Oceania slot will be allocated to the winner of the 2017 Pacific Mini Games on 8−9 December.[4]
- 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the best-performing member of the Commonwealth of Nations qualifying.[5]
Teams
Participating nations for the 2017 tournament are:
Pool stage
All times are Fiji Summer Time (UTC+13:00)
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Championship quarter-finals | |
| Teams that advanced to the 9th-12th ranking semi-final | |
| Eliminated | |
Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 5 | +54 | 6 |
 American Samoa |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 3 |
 New Caledonia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 49 | −35 | 3 |
Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | +82 | 6 |
 Cook Islands |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 4 |
 Nauru |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | −73 | 2 |
Pool C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | +68 | 6 |
 Tonga |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 4 |
 Solomon Islands |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | −58 | 2 |
Pool D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 14 | +107 | 9 |
 Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 41 | +32 | 7 |
 Vanuatu |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 85 | −61 | 5 |
 Tuvalu |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 100 | −78 | 3 |
