In qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

, there are two places available for Oceania teams, and one place in the repechage. In the group rounds, there are three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There are no bonus points awarded.

Round 1a

One group of three teams from the Oceania East region, the winner of the group qualify for Round 2.

Round 1b

One group of three teams from the Oceania West region, the winner of the group qualify for Round 2.

Round 2

A playoff home and away between the winners of Round 1a and Round 1b, the winner goes forward to Round 4.

Round 3

A round robin league between the teams of Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Winner progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 1, Runner Up progresses directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 2 and Third place progresses to Round 4.

Round 4

Winner of Round 2 vs 3rd placed team from Round 3. Winner progresses to Repechage Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2.

Round 1a

Winner advances to Round 2 (Papua New Guinea)

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	132	6
	2	1	0	1	30	4
	2	0	0	2	-102	2

Date	Match	Venue	Result
29-Jul-2005	Vanuatu - Solomon Islands	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...	20-12
13-Aug-2005	Solomon Islands - Papua New Guinea	Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...	7-45
20-Aug-2005	Papua New Guinea - Vanuatu	Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...	97-3

Round 1b

Winner advances to Round 2 (Cook Islands)

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	2	2	0	0	44	6
	2	1	0	1	28	4
	2	0	0	2	-72	2

Date	Match	Venue	Result
22-Jul-2005	Niue - Tahiti	Niue Niue Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...	55-8
30-Jul-2005	Tahiti - Cook Islands	Tahiti Tahiti Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...	22-47
06-Aug-2005	Cook Islands - Niue	Cook Islands Cook Islands The Cook Islands is a self-governing parliamentary democracy in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand...	24-5

Round 2

Winner advances to Round 4 (Cook Islands)

Date	Match	Venue	Result
03-Sep-2005	Cook Islands - Papua New Guinea	Cook Islands	37-12
10-Sep-2005	Papua New Guinea - Cook Islands	Papua New Guinea	20-11

Cook Islands win 48-32 on aggregate

Round 3

Samoa and Fiji qualify for RWC 2007 as Oceania 1 & 2, Tonga goes forward to Round 4.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
	4	3	0	1	53	10
	4	3	0	1	-7	10
	4	0	0	4	-46	4

Date	Match	Venue	Result
25-Jun-2005	Fiji - Tonga	Fiji Fiji Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...	19-11
02-Jul-2005	Samoa - Tonga	Samoa Samoa Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...	50-28
09-Jul-2005	Fiji - Samoa	Fiji	10-38
16-Jul-2005	Tonga - Fiji	Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...	19-24
23-Jul-2005	Tonga - Samoa	Tonga	19-30
30-Jul-2005	Fiji - Samoa	Fiji	21-15

Round 4

Tonga progresses to Repechage Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
23-Jun-2006	Cook Islands - Tonga	Rarotonga, Cook Islands	10-77
8-Jul-2006	Tonga - Cook Islands	Tonga	90-0

Tonga win 167-10 on aggregate

External links

• World Cup website