Oceania Sevens Starts
There are 21 teams taking part, divided in to pools with the major threats coming, it seems, from Australia, Fiji, NZ and Samoa.
Pools
Men
Pool A: Fiji, American Samoa, New Caledonia,
Pool B: New Zealand, Cook Islands, Nauru
Pool C: Australia, Tonga, Solomon Islands
Pool D: Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Tuvalu
Women
Pool A: New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Tahiti
Pool B: Australia, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
On Day 1 pool matches will be played. Day 2 is for the knock-out rounds.
Fixtures
Men
12.20: Papua New Guinea vs Tuvalu
12.40: Samoa vs Vanuatu
13.00: Tonga vs Solomon Islands
13.20: Cook Islands vs Nauru
13.40: American Samoa vs New Caledonia
15.20: Papua New Guinea vs Vanuatu
15.40: Samoa vs Tuvalu
16.00: Australia vs Solomon Islands
16.20: New Zealand vs Nauru
16.40: Fiji vs New Caledonia
18.20: Vanuatu vs Tuvalu
18.40: Samoa vs Papua New Guinea
19.00: Australia vs Tonga
19.20: New Zealand vs Cook Islands
19.40: Fiji vs American Samoa
Women
11.00: Papua New Guinea vs Cook Islands
11.20: New Zealand vs Tahiti
11.40: Fiji vs Samoa
12.00: Australia vs Tonga
14.00: Papua New Guinea vs Tahiti
14.20: New Zealand vs Cook Islands
14.40: Fiji vs Tonga
15.00: Australia vs Samoa
17.00: Cook Islands vs Tahiti
17.20: New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea
17.40: Samoa vs Tonga
18.00: Australia vs Fiji
Referees: Dru Tonks (Australia), Tyler Miller (Australia), Tevita Rokovereni (Fiji), Mere Ulunaceva (Fiji), Sakurako Kawasaki (Japan), Matt Rodden (Hong Kong), Michael Winter (New Zealand), Lauren Jenner (New Zealand), Richard Kelly (New Zealand), Isamaeli Posi (Samoa), Avi’i Fa’alupega (Samoa), Augustine Mafuara (Solomon Islands), Filimoni Siueni (Tonga)
