Oceania Rugby

Sports Federation

Oceania Rugby

Founded| 2000; 25 years ago (2000)

(as FORU)

Type| Sports federation
Membership| 14 full members and 2 associate members
Website| oceania.rugby

Oceania Rugby, previously known as the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU), is the regional governing body for rugby union in Oceania. It was founded in 2000 to represent the interests of Oceania rugby within World Rugby, the international governing body.[1] It presently encompasses fourteen full members and two associate members.[2][3][4]

## Tournaments

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Under the umbrella of World Rugby, Oceania Rugby oversees the following competitions:[5]

* Pacific Nations Cup
* Pacific Challenge
* Oceania Rugby Men's Championship
* Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship
* Oceania Rugby Women's Championship
* Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship
* Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship

## Members

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There are 14 full members of Oceania Rugby:

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Nauru d
* New Zealand
* New Caledonia a
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu b
* Vanuatu

There are 2 associate members of Oceania Rugby:

* Tahiti
* Wallis and Futuna

## World Rugby Rankings

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Men's World Rugby Rankings (as of 2 January 2023)[6] | Oceania*  | World Rugby  | +/-  | National Team  | Points

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1  | 3 |  |  New Zealand | 88.98
2  | 6 |  |  Australia | 81.8
3  | 11 |  |  Samoa | 76.03
4  | 14 |  |  Fiji | 74.84
5  | 15 |  |  Tonga | 71.21
6  | 53 |  |  Cook Islands | 45.11
7  | 84 |  |  Papua New Guinea | 33.68
8  | 98 |  |  Niue | 28.63
9  | 103 |  |  Solomon Islands | 23.97
10  | 108 |  |  Vanuatu | 15.29
11  | 109 |  |  American Samoa | 13.53
*Local rankings based on World Rugby ranking points
Women's World Rugby Rankings (as of 2 January 2023)[7] | Oceania*  | World Rugby  | +/-  | National Team  | Points

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1  | 2 |  |  New Zealand | 93.19
2  | 6 |  |  Australia | 78
3  | 16 |  |  Fiji | 58.33
4  | 18 |  |  Samoa | 58.01
5  | 29 |  |  Tonga | 42.79
6  | 49 |  |  Papua New Guinea | 36.14
*Local rankings based on World Rugby ranking points

## Notes

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^a The French Rugby Federation is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for New Caledonia.

^b The Tuvalu Rugby Union is not yet affiliated with World Rugby.

^c The French Rugby Federation is the governing body affiliated with World Rugby, with a regional section for Wallis and Futuna.

^d The Nauru Rugby Union applied for World Rugby affiliation in 2015.[8]

## References

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1. ^ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles, eds. (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. ABC-CLIO. p. 446\. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
2. ^ "Inaugural Oceania Rugby SuperWeek". Oceania Rugby. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015.
3. ^ "FORU's Mission". oceaniarugby.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. ^ "Samoa's Lefau Harry Schuster Re-elects to top FORU Post". samoarugbyunion.ws. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
5. ^ "Tournaments". oceaniarugby.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
6. ^ "The World Rugby Men's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
7. ^ "The World Rugby Women's Ranking". World Rugby. 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
8. ^ "Nauru Becomes Newest Member Of Global Rugby Family". RugbyRedefined.com. 5 June 2015. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

## External links

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* Oceania Rugby official site

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International rugby union competitions

* World Rugby
* Africa
* Asia
* Europe
* North America
* South America
* Oceania

Worldwide|

| Men|

* World Cup
* Nations Championship
* SVNS
* Project 7s
* U20 World Championship
* U20 Trophy

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Women|

* World Cup
* WXV
* SVNS
* Project 7s

Multi-sport events|

* Olympic Games (7s)
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games (7s)
* Mediterranean Games
* Pacific Games (7s)
* Pan American Games
* World Games

Intercontinental|

* Americas Pacific Challenge
* Nations Cup
* Pacific Nations Cup
* Pacific Rugby Challenge
* The Rugby Championship
* Pacific Four Series
* Arab Rugby Sevens Men's
* Arab Rugby Sevens Women's
* The Rugby Championship U20

Continental|

| Africa|

* Rugby Africa Cup
* Rugby Africa Women's Cup
* Africa Men's Sevens
* Africa Women's Sevens
* U20 Barthés Trophy

|

Asia|

* Asia Rugby Championship
* Asian Sevens Series
* Asia Rugby Women's Championship
* Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
* U19 Championship

Europe|

* Six Nations
* Europe International
* Women's Six Nations
* Europe Women's
* Europe Sevens
* Europe Women's Sevens
* U20 Six Nations
* U20 Championship
* U18 Championship
* U18 Sevens
* U18 Women's Sevens

Oceania|

* Oceania Men's Championship
* Oceania Women's Championship
* Oceania Sevens
* Oceania Women's Sevens
* U20 Championship

North America|

* RAN Championship
* Americas Rugby Championship
* Americas Rugby Challenge
* RAN Women's Championship
* RAN Sevens
* RAN Women's Sevens

South America|

* South American Championship
* Americas Rugby Trophy
* Sudamérica Sevens
* Sudamérica Women's Sevens
* U20 Championship

Defunct|

* Olympic Games (15s)
* Pacific Games (15s)
* World Games (7s)
* Churchill Cup
* Crescent Cup
* Pacific Rim Championship
* Pan American
* Serendib International Cup
* Super Cup
* Tbilisi Cup
* U-19 World Championship
* U-21 World Championship
* Women's Nations Cup
* IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup
* World Cup Sevens
* Rugby X
* South Pacific Championship
* Super 10
* ARFU Asian Rugby Series

* Women's international rugby
* World Rugby Rankings
* World Rugby Awards

* v
* t
* e

Rugby union in Oceania

By country|

* Australia
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

By overseas territory|

* American Samoa
* Cook Islands
* French Polynesia
* Hawaii
* New Caledonia
* Niue
* Tokelau
* Wallis and Futuna

Men's rugby union
national teams|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna

Women's rugby union
national teams|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna

Men's rugby sevens
national teams|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna

Women's rugby sevens
national teams|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tahiti
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu
* Wallis and Futuna

International
competitions|

* Rugby Championship
* World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
* World Rugby Pacific Challenge
* Oceania Rugby Men's Championship
* Oceania Rugby Women's Championship
* Oceania Men's Sevens
* Oceania Women's Sevens
* Pacific Games

Province and club
competitions|

* Super Rugby
* Super Rugby Aupiki
* Super W
* Mitre 10 Cup
* Farah Palmer Cup
* National Rugby Championship

Organizations|

* Oceania Rugby
* SANZAAR

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