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The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship is the regional championship for women's international rugby sevens in Oceania. The tournament is held over two days, typically on a weekend. It is sanctioned and sponsored by Oceania Rugby, which is the rugby union governing body for the region.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship | |
| |
| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Countries | 10 (in 2023) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Australia (2023) |
| Most titles | Australia (6 titles) |
The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Oceania was the Pacific tournament held in Port Moresby in 2007. This was followed by the Oceania Championship in 2008.
The Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens serves as a qualification tournament for the following:[1]
| Year | Venue | Winner | Runner-up | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific 7s | ||||
| 2007 |  Port Moresby |
 Fiji |
 Samoa |
[2] |
| Oceania 7s | ||||
| 2008 | Apia |
Australia |
 New Zealand |
[3] |
| 2012 | Lautoka |
New Zealand |
Australia |
[4] |
| 2013 | Noosa |
Australia |
Fiji |
[5] |
| 2014 | Noosa |
New Zealand |
Australia |
[6] |
| 2015 | Auckland |
Fiji |
Samoa |
[7] |
| 2016 | Suva |
Australia |
Fiji |
[8] |
| 2017 | Suva |
New Zealand |
Australia |
[9] |
| 2018 | Suva |
Australia |
New Zealand |
[10] |
| 2019 | Suva |
Australia |
Fiji |
[11] |
| 2020 | No tournament | [12] | ||
| 2021 | Townsville |
New Zealand |
Australia |
|
| 2022 | Pukekohe |
New Zealand |
Australia |
|
| 2023 | Brisbane |
Australia |
Fiji |
|
Teams competing in the Oceania Women's Sevens and their finishing positions are as follows:
| Team | 07 | 08 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania teams | |||||||||||||
 American Samoa |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Australia |
– | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Cook Islands |
– | – | 7 | – | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5* | 6 | 9 | – | – | 7 |
| Fiji |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
 Nauru |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 12 | – | – | 10 |
 New Caledonia |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – |
| New Zealand |
– | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 † | 3 |
 Niue |
4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Papua New Guinea |
3 | – | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Samoa |
2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5* | 5 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
 Solomon Islands |
– | – | 8 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 6 | – | – | 9 |
 Tahiti |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7* | – | – | – | – | – |
 Tonga |
– | – | 6 | – | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7* | – | 11 | – | – | 6 |
 Vanuatu |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – |
| Invited teams | |||||||||||||
 Canada |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – |
 Japan |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – |
| Oceania Barbarians | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| Number of teams | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
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