# 2022 Oceania Sevens Championship

The 2022 Oceania Sevens Championship was held in Pukekohe, New Zealand on 24–26 June 2022. The event was the fourteenth Oceania Sevens tournament in men's rugby sevens. The competition was the final official tournament for Oceania Rugby national teams ahead of the Commonwealth Games Sevens in Birmingham. It was played as a double round-robin format at Navigation Homes Stadium. New Zealand won the tournament, with Australia VII Selection as runner-up.

## Teams

Only four teams competed at the 2022 men's tournament, after Papua New Guinea was forced to withdraw due to travel logistics. The teams were:
* Australia VII Selection
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Tonga

## Championship

Each team's schedule mirrored the Commonwealth Games three-day format, with two matches played by each team per day. Each team played the other three teams twice. The highest ranked team after all matches were completed was declared the champion.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 60 | +108 | 16 |
| 2 | Australia VII | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 163 | 102 | +61 | 14 |
| 3 | Fiji | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 96 | +35 | 12 |
| 4 | Tonga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 240 | –204 | 6 |

### Round 1

* 24 Jun 11:00
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 24 Jun 11:24
| Australia VII | 29–19 | Fiji |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Round 2

* 24 Jun 17:00
| Fiji | 24–12 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 24 Jun 17:24
| Australia VII | 19–35 | New Zealand |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Round 3

* 25 Jun 11:00
| Australia VII | 42–0 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 25 Jun 11:24
| Fiji | 5–19 | New Zealand |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Round 4

* 25 Jun 17:00
| New Zealand | 54–12 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 25 Jun 17:24
| Australia VII | 26–24 | Fiji |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Round 5

* 26 Jun 11:00
| Fiji | 47–5 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 26 Jun 11:24
| Australia VII | 12–17 | New Zealand |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Round 6

* 26 Jun 17:00
| Australia VII | 35–7 | Tonga |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe
* 26 Jun 17:24
| Fiji | 12–5 | New Zealand |
* Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe

### Placings

| Place | Team |
| | New Zealand |
| | Australia VII |
| | Fiji |
| 4 | Tonga |
Source:

## Challenge

Tonga and Papua New Guinea finished first and second in the men's tournament of the Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge to qualify for the 2023 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. The tournament was hosted by Australia at the Hugh Courtney Oval in Gatton, west of Brisbane.

### Pool A Round 1

* 19 Nov 8:22 AM
| Cook Islands | 22–12 | Vanuatu |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 19 Nov 8:44 AM
| Tonga | 22–21 | Australia A |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Pool B Round 1

* 19 Nov 10:34 AM
| Solomon Islands | 35–0 | Niue |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 19 Nov 10:56 AM
| Papua New Guinea | 33–0 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Pool A Round 2

* 19 Nov 1:32 PM
| Australia A | 31–5 | Cook Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 19 Nov 1:54 PM
| Tonga | 39–0 | Vanuatu |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Pool B Round 2

* 20 Nov 8:00 AM
| Solomon Islands | 50–0 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 20 Nov 8:22 AM
| Papua New Guinea | 12–14 | Niue |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Pool A Round 3

* 20 Nov 10:34 AM
| Vanuatu | 5–34 | Australia A |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 20 Nov 10:58 AM
| Tonga | 42–5 | Cook Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Pool B Round 3

* 20 Nov 1:54 PM
| Niue | 46–0 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 20 Nov 3:22 PM
| Papua New Guinea | 27–5 | Solomon Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Finals

* QF1: 20 Nov
| Tonga | 64–0 | Vanuatu |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* QF2: 20 Nov
| Solomon Islands | 36–12 | Vanuatu |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* QF3: 20 Nov
| Papua New Guinea | 19–26 | Australia A |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* QF4: 20 Nov
| Cook Islands | 22–5 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 5th place: 20 Nov
| Australia A | 57–0 | Niue |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 5th place: 20 Nov
| Vanuatu | 64–0 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* SF1: 20 Nov
| Papua New Guinea | 21–12 | Cook Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* SF2: 20 Nov
| Tonga | 36–0 | Solomon Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 7th place: 20 Nov
| Niue | 36–7 | Kiribati |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 5th place: 20 Nov
| Australia A | def. | Vanuatu |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 3rd place: 20 Nov
| Cook Islands | abandoned | Solomon Islands |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton
* 1st place: 20 Nov
| Tonga | abandoned | Papua New Guinea |
* Hugh Courtney Oval, UQ Gatton

### Challenge placings

| Place | Team |
| 1 | Tonga |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
| 3 | Solomon Islands |
| 4 | Cook Islands |
| 5 | Australia A |
| 6 | Vanuatu |
| 7 | Niue |
| 8 | Kiribati |