In qualification for the
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 2 ...
, there were two places available for Oceania teams, and one place in the
repechage
Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...
. In the group rounds, there were three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There were no bonus points awarded.
Qualification process
Round 1 and 2
These rounds corresponded to the
2005 FORU Oceania Cup, played by the six lowest tier teams of Oceania.
Teames were divided in two pools: Pool A, with three teams from the Oceania East region, and Pool B with three teams from the Oceania West region. The winner of each group qualified for the finals (Round 2), a playoff home and away. The winner advanced to Round 4.
Round 3
A round robin league between Tonga, Samoa and Fiji. Winner qualified directly to RWC 2007 as Oceania 1, Runner Up as Oceania 2, and third place advanced to Round 4.
Round 4
Winner of Round 2 vs 3rd placed team from Round 3. Winner progressed to Repechage round as "Oceania 3", to meet "Asia 2".
Round 1
Pool A
''Papua New Guinea won the pool and advanced to Round 2.''
Final Standings
Pool B
''Cook Islands won the pool and advanced to Round 2.''
Final Standings
Round 2
''The teams split the series, with Cook Islands winning on aggregate score to advance to Round 4.''
Cook Islands won 48–32 on aggregate
Round 3
''Samoa and Fiji qualified for RWC 2007 as Oceania 1 & 2, Tonga progressed to Round 4.''
Final Standings
Round 4
''Tonga swept the series and advanced to
Repechage
Repechage (; french: repêchage, "fishing out, rescuing") is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well known example is the wild car ...
Round as Oceania 3, to meet Asia 2, South Korea.''
Tonga won 167–10 on aggregate
External links
World Cup website
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2007 Rugby World Cup qualification
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...