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2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship
Host nationSamoa Samoa
Date25–26 July
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up New Zealand
Tournament details
Matches played14
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The 2008 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship was the inaugural tournament for the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship and was held in Samoa from 25 to 26 July. The tournament was a regional qualifier for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens. Australia won the tournament and New Zealand were runners-up. They made history by qualifying for the first ever Rugby World Cup Sevens women's competition.

Teams

Five teams competed at the tournament and were vying for a spot at the RWC Sevens.

Tournament

Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against +/− Pts
 Australia 4 0 0 141 12 +129 12
 New Zealand 3 0 1 124 25 +99 10
 Fiji 2 0 2 89 64 +25 8
 Samoa 1 0 3 60 92 –32 6
 Niue 0 0 4 0 221 –221 4
New Zealand 29 - 0 Samoa
Fiji 55 - 0 Niue
Australia 21 - 7 Fiji
Samoa 48 - 0 Niue
Niue 0 - 59 New Zealand
Samoa 0 - 46 Australia
Fiji 10 - 31 New Zealand
Australia 59 - 0 Niue
Australia 15 - 5 New Zealand
Samoa 12 - 17 Fiji

Finals

 Semi-finalsCup Final
       
  
 
  Australia 29
  
  Samoa 0
  Australia 22
  
  New Zealand 15
  New Zealand 35
 
  Fiji 10
 3rd Place
 
  
 
  Fiji 24
 
  Samoa 7

References

  1. "Four qualify from Oceania for Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009". RNZ. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. "RWC Sevens field continues to take shape". ESPN.com. 2008-07-27. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  3. "Oceania sides battle for RWC 7s spot". ESPN.com. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
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