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2017 Oceania Rugby Cup

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2017 Oceania Rugby Cup
Tournament details
Host Cook Islands
Date4 August 2017
Final positions
Champions Tahiti
Runner-up Cook Islands
2015
2019

The 2017 Oceania Rugby Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Cook Islands at the National Stadium in Rarotonga on 4 August 2017.[1][2] With Papua New Guinea being forced to withdraw,[3] only two countries remained in the competition played as a straight knock-out match as part of Oceania qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Tahiti, as the winner of the match over host nation Cook Islands, advanced to the Asia/Oceania play-off repechage, to play the winner of Round 3 of the Asian qualification process.

Because Tahiti was disqualified from moving on for fielding ineligible players, Cook Islands moved on and will now face Hong Kong.

Match

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4 August 2017
Cook Islands 9–13 Tahiti
Pen: Jamian Iroa (3/4) 11', 39', 41'
Cards: Mathew Mullany yellow card 30' to 40'
Stephen Willis yellow card 73' to 83'
Mana Havi yellow card 76' to 86'
Longo Leuta Red card 90+4'
WR ReportTry: Vincent Perez 30'
Guillaume Brouqui 44'
Con: Andoni Jimenez (0/2)
Pen: Andoni Jimenez (1/1) 2'
Cards: Martin Taeae Yellow card 48' Red card 59'
James Tekurio Yellow card 67' Red card 81'
National Stadium, Rarotonga

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sport: Cook Islands to host Tahiti in Oceania Rugby Cup". Radio New Zealand. 19 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Cook Islands to Host 2017 Oceania Rugby Cup". Oceania Rugby. 18 May 2017. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Ben Frame board blames impasse for PNG Pupuks fall-out". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.