The 2010 Oceania Sevens Championship was the third Oceania Sevens in men's rugby sevens. It was held at Larrakia Park (also known as Austar Rugby Park) in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.[1]
| 2010 Oceania Sevens Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Australia |
| Date | 1–2 October 2010 |
| Cup | |
| Champion | Australia |
| Runner-up |  Samoa |
| Third |  Tonga |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Cook Islands |
| Runner-up |  Niue |
← 2009 2011 → | |
Australia won the Oceania Sevens Championship by defeating Samoa 34 to 12.[2] Tonga, PNG and the Cook Islands, as the three highest finishers excluding core teams Australia and Samoa, qualified for the Wellington and Adelaide legs of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. Tonga also qualified for the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens.
Pool Stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 12 | +93 | 9 |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 34 | +40 | 7 |
| Niue
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 58 | -5 | 5 |
 Tahiti
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 128 | -128 | 3 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 19 | +78 | 9 |
| Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 35 | +51 | 7 |
| Cook Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 5 |
 Vanuatu
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 130 | -120 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editPlate
edit| 5th–8th semi-finals | 5th–6th play-off | |||||
| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 7 | |||||
| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin | ||||||
| Cook Islands | 33 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 15 | |||||
| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin | ||||||
| Niue | 5 | |||||
| Niue | 26 | |||||
| Tahiti | 5 | |||||
| 7th–8th play-off | ||||||
| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin | ||||||
| Vanuatu | 7 | |||||
| Tahiti | 19 | |||||
Cup
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| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 55 | |||||||||
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| Vanuatu | 7 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 17 | |||||||||
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| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | |||||||||
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| Cook Islands | 17 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 34 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 24 | |||||||||
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| Niue | 0 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 5 | |||||||||
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| Australia | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Tahiti | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park | ||||||||||
| Australia | 51 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Aussies make dream start at Oceania Seven". Sports Australia. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ "Australia win Oceania Sevens Championships". Sports Australia. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.