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2005 Oceania Cup

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Champions
  
Cook Islands

Matches played
  
8

Runner-up
  
Papua New Guinea

Date
  
2 June– 26 October 2005

Countries
  
Cook Islands  Niue  Tahiti  Papua New Guinea  Solomon Islands  Vanuatu

The 2005 Oceania Cup was an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band. It was run by the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions, which is the administrative body for rugby in the Oceania region.

The tournament, won by the Cook Islands, also served as the first two rounds of the Oceania qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Ranking:

  • 1.  Papua New Guinea qualified for final
  • 2.  Solomon Islands
  • 3.  Vanuatu

    • Ranking:

  • 1.  Cook Islands qualified for final
  • 2.  Niue
  • 3.  Tahiti

    • Cook Islands won on aggregate (48-32) and was also admitted to Round four of Oceania qualification for 2007 RWC.

    References

    2005 Oceania Cup Wikipedia
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