2010 Oceania Sevens Championship
Host nationAustralia Australia
Date1–2 October 2010
Cup
Champion Australia
Runner-up Samoa
Third Tonga
Plate
Winner Cook Islands
Runner-up Niue
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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]

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

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

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
1 October 2010
Samoa 24–7 Papua New Guinea
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Niue 38–0 Tahiti
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Papua New Guinea 27–10 Niue
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Samoa 50–0 Tahiti
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Samoa 31–5 Niue
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Papua New Guinea 38–0 Tahiti
Larrakia Park

Pool B

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
1 October 2010
Australia 21–12 Tonga
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Cook Islands 21–10 Vanuatu
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Tonga 22–14 Cook Islands
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Australia 57–0 Vanuatu
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Australia 19–7 Cook Islands
Larrakia Park
1 October 2010
Tonga 52–0 Vanuatu
Larrakia Park

Knockout stage

Plate

 
5th–8th semi-finals5th–6th play-off
 
      
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 
 Vanuatu7
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 Cook Islands33
 
 Cook Islands15
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 Niue5
 
 Niue26
 
 
 Tahiti5
 
7th–8th play-off
 
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park, Darwin
 
 
 Vanuatu7
 
 
 Tahiti19

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 
 Samoa55
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Vanuatu7
 
 Samoa17
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Papua New Guinea10
 
 Papua New Guinea21
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Cook Islands17
 
 Samoa12
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Australia34
 
 Tonga24
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Niue0
 
 Tonga5
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Australia24 Third place
 
 Tahiti0
 
2 October 2010 - Larrakia Park
 
 Australia51
 
 Papua New Guinea7
 
 
 Tonga12
 

References

  1. ^ "Aussies make dream start at Oceania Seven". Sports Australia. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Australia win Oceania Sevens Championships". Sports Australia. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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