Fiji to Host 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens in November

Fiji will host the 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship next month.

The men’s and women’s Sevens Championships will be held at ANZ Stadium in Suva over two days, 11 and 12 November.

Fiji recently won Gold at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and is the current World Rugby HSBC Sevens Champions.

The Championships will also see the women’s Gold Medalists from Rio, and current HSBC Sevens Champions Australia, compete in the women’s championship.

The men’s Championship will comprise ten teams playing in two-round robin pools with finalists determined on the pool play results.

The women’s Championship will comprise seven teams playing in one round robin pool with the top team after the round robin declared the winner.

Fiji Rugby Union Chief Executive Officer, John O’Connor, said, “The Fiji Rugby Union is excited the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships will be able to host the history-making Olympic gold medalists Fiji. It is special that Fijian rugby fans can see them in action at home in their first outing since the Olympic Games. I am sure the team will be excited also to play in front of their home fans.”

The Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship also serves as a qualifier for non-core HSBC Sevens men’s teams into the Wellington, Sydney and Hong Kong legs of the 2017 Sevens Series.

Tickets for the Oceania Rugby Sevens Championships are on sale now

Teams for 2016 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship

1. Fiji
2. Australia
3. Samoa
4. Tonga
5. Papua New Guinea
6. Cook Islands
7. Solomon Islands
8. American Samoa
9. Nauru
10. New Caledonia

Women’s:
1. Australia
2. Fiji
3. Samoa
4. Papua New Guinea
5. Cook Islands
6. Tonga
7. Solomon Islands

The 2016-2017 men’s and women’s HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series that kick-off in Dubai in early December.

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