The Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (formerly known as the Oceania Cup)[1] is an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band. It is administered by Oceania Rugby.
The tournament has been played under various formats depending on the number and strength of the teams entered. The first competition was held in 1996-97 as part of the qualification process for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The competition was officially re-launched as the FORU Oceania Cup for the 2007 season. From 2009 onward, it has been held bi-annually and it has been played under a round robin format since 2011, with the title awarded to the leading team on the ladder after all matches are completed.
Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 37-31 on the final day of the 2013 tournament, winning the tournament from the defending champions, with Solomon Islands third, and Tahiti fourth. The Cook Islands did not compete in 2015, and Papua New Guinea claimed their fourth title with Tahiti finishing as runner-up.[4]
^"OCEANIA CUP 2015 / Points table". ESPN Scrum. 30 August 2015. from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015. (Note: ESPN table is incorrect as bonus points have not been included.)
^"1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
^"2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
^"FORU Cup 2006 / Results". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
^"Niue Island v Papua New Guinea at Paliati". ESPN Scrum. 22 April 2008.
^. ABC Radio Australia. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
^"Cook Islands defeat PNG to claim Oceania Cup and keep Rugby World Cup dream alive". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
^"Post Match Review ORC 2015 Final". Oceania Rugby. 31 August 2015. from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^"Tahiti take home Oceania Rugby Cup". Oceania Rugby. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
^"Pupuks win 2019 Oceania Cup". Post-Courrier. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^"2021 Oceania Rugby Men's Championship cancelled". Oceania Rugby. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^"Men's Championship". Oceania Rugby. Archived from the original on 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
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The Oceania Rugby Men s Championship formerly known as the Oceania Cup 1 is an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band It is administered by Oceania Rugby Oceania Rugby Men s ChampionshipCurrent season or competition 2022 Oceania Rugby Men s ChampionshipSportRugby union footballInstituted2005Number of teams3 2022 RegionOceaniaHolders Papua New Guinea 2022 Most titlesPapua New Guinea 7 titles The tournament has been played under various formats depending on the number and strength of the teams entered The first competition was held in 1996 97 as part of the qualification process for the 1999 Rugby World Cup Contents 1 Teams 2 Summary 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 External links The competition was officially re launched as the FORU Oceania Cup for the 2007 season From 2009 onward it has been held bi annually and it has been played under a round robin format since 2011 with the title awarded to the leading team on the ladder after all matches are completed The 2009 champions were Papua New Guinea who defeated the Cook Islands 29 21 in the final 2 Papua New Guinea retained their title in 2011 winning the round robin tournament over Vanuatu Solomon Islands and Niue 3 Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 37 31 on the final day of the 2013 tournament winning the tournament from the defending champions with Solomon Islands third and Tahiti fourth The Cook Islands did not compete in 2015 and Papua New Guinea claimed their fourth title with Tahiti finishing as runner up 4 Teams editCompeting nations in the Oceania Rugby Cup are nbsp American Samoa nbsp Cook Islands nbsp Nauru nbsp New Caledonia nbsp Niue nbsp Papua New Guinea nbsp Solomon Islands nbsp Tahiti nbsp Vanuatu Note The Tier 1 and 2 teams from Oceania Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa and Tonga do not participate in the Oceania Rugby Cup Summary editWinners and runners up for official FORU and IRB WR developmental tournaments in Oceania Year Winner Score Runner up Match venue Refs Oceania tournaments 1996 nbsp Cook Islands round robin nbsp Papua New Guinea Rarotonga 5 2002 nbsp Papua New Guinea 29 1416 21 nbsp Cook Islands Port MoresbyRarotonga 6 2003 nbsp Niue round robin nbsp Cook Islands AucklandRarotonga 7 2004 nbsp Cook Islands 50 5 nbsp Niue Rarotonga 8 9 2005 nbsp Cook Islands 37 1211 20 nbsp Papua New Guinea RarotongaPort Moresby 10 2006 The final of the 2006 FORU Cup between Vanuatu and Niue was cancelled 11 Oceania Cup 2007 nbsp Papua New Guinea 46 27 nbsp Niue Paliati Alofi 12 2008 nbsp Niue 27 5 nbsp New Caledonia Noumea 13 2009 nbsp Papua New Guinea 29 21 nbsp Cook Islands Port Moresby 2 2011 nbsp Papua New Guinea round robin nbsp Solomon Islands Port Moresby 3 2013 nbsp Cook Islands round robin nbsp Papua New Guinea Port Moresby 14 2015 nbsp Papua New Guinea round robin nbsp Tahiti Port Moresby 15 2017 nbsp Tahiti 13 9 nbsp Cook Islands Rarotonga 16 Oceania Championship 2019 nbsp Papua New Guinea round robin nbsp Niue Port Moresby 17 2021 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic 18 2022 nbsp Papua New Guinea round robin nbsp Solomon Islands Port Moresby 19 Notes Part of the Rugby World Cup qualification process The final of the 2007 tournament was not held until April 2008 Starting from 2009 the tournament has been held biennially See also editPacific Nations Cup Pacific Rugby Challenge Oceania Sevens Oceania Women s Sevens Championship Oceania Under 20 Rugby ChampionshipNotes and references edit Men s Championship 2019 oceania rugby Retrieved 2021 11 20 a b Crucial qualifiers IRB 2009 a b PNG claim Oceania Cup IRB 2011 OCEANIA CUP 2015 Points table ESPN Scrum 30 August 2015 Archived from the original on 31 August 2015 Retrieved 31 August 2015 Note ESPN table is incorrect as bonus points have not been included 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results ESPN Scrum 1 September 1996 2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results ESPN Scrum 1 September 1996 Oceania Cup ESPN Scrum 6 September 2003 Oceania Cup ESPN Scrum 28 August 2004 It is unclear whether this competition included any other game apart from the one between Niue and Cook Islands The competition also served as rounds 1 and 2 of Oceania qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup FORU Cup 2006 Results espnscrum com Retrieved 23 February 2015 Niue Island v Papua New Guinea at Paliati ESPN Scrum 22 April 2008 Niue take Oceania Cup rugby union final ABC Radio Australia 1 September 2008 Archived from the original on 16 September 2008 Cook Islands defeat PNG to claim Oceania Cup and keep Rugby World Cup dream alive Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions 2013 07 14 Retrieved 2013 07 15 Post Match Review ORC 2015 Final Oceania Rugby 31 August 2015 Archived from the original on 31 August 2015 Retrieved 31 August 2015 Tahiti take home Oceania Rugby Cup Oceania Rugby 6 August 2017 Retrieved 6 August 2017 Pupuks win 2019 Oceania Cup Post Courrier 2 September 2019 Retrieved 10 September 2019 2021 Oceania Rugby Men s Championship cancelled Oceania Rugby 29 April 2021 Retrieved 4 May 2021 Men s Championship Oceania Rugby Archived from the original on 10 November 2022 Retrieved 10 November 2022 External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oceania Rugby Men 27s Championship amp oldid 1176215716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
