2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  New Zealand |
| Venue | Auckland |
| Date | 9 July 2022– 18 July 2022 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Fiji (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 72 (12 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vitalina Naikore (45 points) |
| Most tries |  Mele Hufanga (7) |
← 2019 2023 → | |
The 2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship is the fourth edition of the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. The competition will be held in Papakura and Pukekohe in New Zealand from 9 to 18 July.[1][2] The tournament returns for the first time since 2019. It will be the first time that Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga will play since 2020 and will provide Fiji with valuable preparation ahead of the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]
The tournament will be played over three rounds at Massey Park and the Navigation Homes Stadium.[1][2]
Fiji won their third championship title after beating Samoa 31–24 in a hard-fought match.[3][4][5]
Four women's teams will compete in the tournament. Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga last played a test match in 2020.[2]
Format
The tournament will be played in a round-robin format over the course of nine days.
Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 31 | 186 |
| 2 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 140 | 24 | 116 |
| 3 | Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 132 | 66 | 66 |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 351 | -344 |
