2011 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification

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There was one qualifier for

Rugby World Cup 2011
from the Oceania region. The qualifying process began with the 2009 Oceania Nations Cup, with the winner going on to play Samoa.

The first stage was the four team Oceania Nations Cup. The Cup was played as a straight knock-out. The winner then advanced to the final qualifier against Samoa, a two legged playoff to decide the Oceania Qualifier who faced South Africa, Wales, Fiji, and the African qualifier (Namibia) in Pool D

Oceania was the only region not to send a team to the 20th place playoff.

Round 1: Oceania Cup

Papua New Guinea won the 2009 Oceania Cup and advanced to Round 2.[1]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
June 27, 2009
 
 
 Papua New Guinea 86
 
July 4, 2009
 
 Vanuatu 12
 
 Papua New Guinea 29
 
June 27, 2009
 
 Cook Islands 21
 
 Cook Islands 29
 
 
 Niue 7
 

Semi-finals


27 June 2009
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

27 June 2009
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Final


4 July 2009
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Round 2: Oceania final

Samoa won 188-19 on aggregate and progressed to the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals as Oceania 1.

Home and away


11 July 2009
Samoa 115–7 Papua New Guinea
Apia Park, Apia

18 July 2009
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby

References

  1. ^ "2009 Oceania Cup Fixtures and Results". Oceania Rugby. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2015-02-18.