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
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.
PosTeamPldWDLPFPA+/–BPPts1330011448+66315232019991+8412331025790–33154300359100–4133 Updated: 13 July 2013Source: oceaniarugby.com2013 Oceania Cup Points Table FORU
The top team (Green background) advanced to Round 2
Matches
Overall Points ScorersPlayerTeamTotalDetailsTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop GoalsGreg Mullany301830Marc Richmond255000Alexandre Fournier190530Ralph Susuve181510Leslie Puia170430Ioane Ioane153000Louis Makuare153000Henry Liliket153000Fredson Pukefenua153000Samuel Vaevae141310Francis Smith102000Douglas Guise102000Tisa Kautu102000Buttler Morris102000Hubert Tseraha102000Jonah Kautu Junior60300Brook Cowan51000Jacob Marsters51000Junior Napara51000Chay Raui51000Nathan Robinson51000Royce Teinakore51000Robert Bulumaris51000Kapua Kapua51000Aaron Miai51000Jackson Pato Junior51000John Bakila51000Corey Chapman51000Viv Kelesi51000Jimmy Maebata51000Trevor Puia51000Andoni Jimenez51000Martin Taeae51000Noel Teihoarii51000
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.
Team details FB 15Metuisela TalebulaRW 14Waisea NayacalevuOC 13Asaeli Tikoirotuma IC 12Nemani Nadolo LW 11Watisoni VotuFH 10Jonetani RaluluSH 9 Nemia Kenatale N8 8 Akapusi Qera (c)OF 7 Malakai Ravulo BF 6 Dominiko WaqaniburotuRL 5 Apisai NaikatiniLL 4 Apisalome Ratuniyarawa TP 3 Manasa Saulo HK 2 Sunia Koto LP 1 Campese Ma'afu Replacements:HK 16Viliame Veikoso PR 17Jerry Yanuyanutawa PR 18Leroy Atalifo LK 19Rupeni Nasiga LK 20Leone Nakarawa SH 21Nikola Matawalu CE 22Adriu Delai FB 23Timoci Nagusa Coach: John McKee FB 15Chay Raui RW 14James Iopu-JohnsonOC 13Joel RapanaIC 12James RaeaLW 11Ioane Ioane FH 10Sam Vaevae SH 9 Daniel Devereaux N8 8 Stephen SetephanoOF 7 Nick ConnalBF 6 Kima IosuaRL 5 Simon MarcelLL 4 Bon Maui TP 3 Stan Wright (c) HK 2 Francis Smith LP 1 AJ Campbell Replacements:HK 16Jacob Marsters PR 17Chris Iosua PR 18Mathew Mullany LK 19Iro Teariki N8 20Mark Ioane SH 21Andrew Putairi FH 22Reece Joyce WG 23Louis Makere Coach: Barry George Touch judges: Shane McDermott (New Zealand) Ed Martin (Australia)
References
External links Rugby World Cup Oceania qualification