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2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification
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The Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU) section of the 2015 Rugby World Cup qualification involved five teams competing for one spot in the final tournament in England.
Format
In addition to four automatically qualified teams, Oceania was allocated one direct qualifying place (Oceania 1) for the 2015 Rugby World Cup to be held in England. It was the last region to begin its qualification process for 2015. The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup was the regional qualification tournament, with the winner playing Fiji in a one-off match for the qualifying place. The winner of this play-off qualified directly for Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Oceania 1.
Entrants
The 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying teams that competed for the 2015 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification. (World rankings, shown in brackets, are those immediately prior to first Oceania qualification match on 6 July 2012)
- (54)
- (14)
- (49)
- (70)
- (86)
Qualified nations
- (Automatic qualifier)
- (Automatic qualifier)
- (Automatic qualifier)
- (Automatic qualifier)
- (Oceania 1)
Round 1: Oceania Cup
Main article: 2013 FORU Oceania Cup
The first round consisted of six home-and-away matches. The winner of the series proceeded to the second round. The FORU Oceania Cup took place in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 48 | +66 | 3 | 15 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 91 | +8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | –33 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 100 | –41 | 3 | 3 | |
| Updated: 13 July 2013 | ||||||||||
| Source: **oceaniarugby.com** |
| Matches |
|---|
| Overall Points Scorers | Player | Team | Total | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop Goals | |
| Greg Mullany | 30 | 1 | 8 | |
| Marc Richmond | 25 | 5 | 0 | |
| Alexandre Fournier | 19 | 0 | 5 | |
| Ralph Susuve | 18 | 1 | 5 | |
| Leslie Puia | 17 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ioane Ioane | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Louis Makuare | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Henry Liliket | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Fredson Pukefenua | 15 | 3 | 0 | |
| Samuel Vaevae | 14 | 1 | 3 | |
| Francis Smith | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Douglas Guise | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Tisa Kautu | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Buttler Morris | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hubert Tseraha | 10 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jonah Kautu Junior | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Brook Cowan | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacob Marsters | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Junior Napara | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Chay Raui | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Nathan Robinson | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Royce Teinakore | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Robert Bulumaris | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kapua Kapua | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Aaron Miai | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jackson Pato Junior | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Bakila | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Corey Chapman | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Viv Kelesi | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Maebata | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Trevor Puia | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Andoni Jimenez | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Martin Taeae | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Noel Teihoarii | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Updated: 13 July 2013
Round 2: Oceania final
Fiji defeated the first round winner, Cook Islands, in a one-off match to determine who qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Kenatale 28' c Tikoirotuma 30' c Nadolo (3) 32' m, 42' c, 52' c Votu 37' m Qera 49' m Delai (2) 60' c, 77' m Atalifo 65' c Matawalu (2) 68' c, 79' m Nagusa (2) 70' c, 80+4' m Waqaniburotu 75' c Ralulu (7/10) 43', 61', 66', 69', 71', 73', 76' Naikatini (0/1)
| NZL John McKee |
|---|
| NZL Barry George |
|---|
|}
|}
References
References
- "Oceania Qualification". RWC 2015.
- (2012-05-02). "Oceania sets RWC 2015 qualification process". RWC 2015.
- (2013-06-04). "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015.
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- "Fiji 108 - 6 Cook Islands".
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