2016 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship
| Event | 2017 Rugby World Cup Qualifier | ||||||
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| Date | 5 November 2016 | ||||||
| Venue | ANZ National Stadium, Suva | ||||||
| Referee | Samoa Alan Aioluptota | ||||||
The 2016 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship was the inaugural Oceania Championship for women's rugby in the region. It was held in Suva on November 5.[1][2] It was part of the 2017 Rugby World Cup qualifying process.
Teams
Three teams initially nominated for the tournament were Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Samoa. With their long history of World Cup participation, Samoa seemed to be favourites to become the region's entry. However, in a surprise move, Oceania Rugby refused Samoa's participation on the same grounds as World Rugby had barred Kenya and Uganda from African regional qualification – the lack of a robust domestic women's fifteens rugby tournament (almost all of Samoa's squads in past years had come from players living and playing in New Zealand and Australia). As such, the championship was decided in a one-off match between the remaining two teams, with Fiji winning to advance to the Repechage tournament in Hong Kong.[3]
Playoff match
| Fiji File:Flag of Fiji.svg | 37–10 | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea |
| Lawedrau rugby ball 19' Bulikiobo rugby ball 33' Deku rugby ball 53' Rokouono rugby ball 62' Vakaloloma rugby ball 78', 80+' Cons: Rokouono rugby goalposts icon 53', 80+' Pens: Rokouono rugby goalposts icon 11' | Report | Lagona rugby ball 22' Kaore rugby ball 48' |
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References
- ↑ Deo, Rohit (2016-09-13). "Fiji to host Oceania Rugby Womens Championship". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ↑ "Women's RWC qualification at Stake in Inaugural Oceania Championship". www.fijirugby.com. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
- ↑ Ratulevu, Pate (2016-11-07). "Fijiana Beat PNG to Win Inaugural Oceania Championship". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-18.