2015 Oceania Rugby Cup

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2015 Oceania Cup
DateAugust 2015
CountriesAmerican Samoa
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tahiti
Final positions
Champions Papua New Guinea
Runner-up Tahiti
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The 2015 Oceania Rugby Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby in August 2015.[1] Papua New Guinea won the title by finishing on top of the table after completing the round-robin tournament undefeated.

Teams[edit]

Participating nations for the 2015 tournament were:[1]

Standings[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– BP Pts
1 Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 126 51 +75 3 15
2 Tahiti 3 2 0 1 66 52 +14 1 9
3 American Samoa 3 1 0 2 60 71 -11 1 5
4 Solomon Islands 3 0 0 3 46 124 -78 0 0
Updated: 30 August 2015
Source: espnscrum.com[2]

Points breakdown:
4 points for a win
2 points for a draw
1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less
1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match

Matches[edit]

Round 1[edit]

22 August 2015
(1BP) American Samoa 30–15 Solomon Islands
Report[3]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
22 August 2015
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea 32–10 Tahiti
Report[3]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby

Round 2[edit]

26 August 2015
Solomon Islands 12–36 Tahiti (1BP)
Report[4]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
26 August 2015
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea 36–22 American Samoa
Report[4]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby

Round 3[edit]

30 August 2015
American Samoa 8–20 Tahiti
Report[5]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
30 August 2015
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea 58–19 Solomon Islands
Report[5]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby

See also[edit]

Reference list[edit]

  1. ^ a b "2015 Oceania Rugby Tournaments and Fixtures". Oceania Rugby. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "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.)
  3. ^ a b "Sport: PNG, American Samoa rugby make winning start". Radio NZ. 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Round 2 of Oceania Rugby Cup Review". Oceania Rugby. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Post Match Review ORC 2015 Final". Oceania Rugby. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
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