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36-491: The tournament has been played under various formats depending on the number and strength of the teams entered. The first competition was held in 1996-97 as part of the qualification process for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The competition was officially re-launched as the FORU Oceania Cup for the 2007 season. From 2009 onward, it has been held bi-annually and it has been played under a round robin format since 2011, with

72-950: A fleet of 26 waka entering the city harbour. It featured traditional haka and sipi tau dances in reference to the opening match between New Zealand and Tonga , and ended with a large pyrotechnics display. [REDACTED]   New Zealand [REDACTED]   France [REDACTED]   Tonga [REDACTED]   Canada [REDACTED]   Japan [REDACTED]   Argentina [REDACTED]   England [REDACTED]   Scotland [REDACTED]   Georgia [REDACTED]   Romania [REDACTED]   Australia [REDACTED]   Ireland [REDACTED]   Italy [REDACTED]   United States [REDACTED]   Russia [REDACTED]   South Africa [REDACTED]   Wales [REDACTED]   Samoa [REDACTED]   Fiji [REDACTED]   Namibia The first round, or pool stage, saw

108-445: A team losing by seven or fewer points. The teams finishing in the top two of each pool advanced to the quarter-finals. The top three teams of each pool have automatically qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup . If two or more teams were tied on match points, the following tiebreakers would have applied: The tournament's top point scorer was South African Morné Steyn , who scored 62 points. Chris Ashton and Vincent Clerc scored

144-642: Is currently delivered." The report was dismissed by Michael Barnett, the Auckland Chamber of Commerce CEO and planning co-coordinator for RWC events in Auckland, who characterised it as a case of "a Wellington media organisation us[ing] an outdated report". The nation's largest hospitality workers' union, Unite, which represents 25% of hotel, restaurant and casino workers in New Zealand, demanded that workers share in windfall profits and said there

180-649: The 2007 Rugby World Cup in France , Papua New Guinea started out in Round 1a of the tournament . Papua New Guinea defeated the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to finish at the top of the standings to move through to Round 2. In Round 2 the Cook Islands went through to Round 4. The Pukpuks won the inaugural Federation of Oceania Rugby Union (FORU) Cup (2007), defeating Niue in the final by a score of 46–19. In

216-449: The 2007 Rugby World Cup . Twelve of the nations at this tournament had competed in every previous Rugby World Cup – Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, and Wales. All the other sides also had previous World Cup experience, except for Russia who appeared in a Rugby World Cup for the first time. The following 20 teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, qualified for

252-499: The 2009 Oceania Nations Cup , Papua New Guinea managed to beat Vanuatu 86–12 in the semifinals and in the final, beat Cook Islands 29–12. They then went on to play Samoa in the Oceania Qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup where they got beaten 115–7 away and 73–12 at home. They were unable to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup . Papua New Guinea hosted the 2011 edition of the FORU Oceania Cup, winning

288-483: The earthquake on 22 February 2011 , it was announced on 16 March that the matches to be played in the city would be relocated. The two quarter-finals scheduled would be moved to Auckland, while the five pool matches moved to other centres. On 10 November 2006, the New Zealand Government announced plans for Stadium New Zealand in Auckland. The proposal was to build the new stadium seating 70,000 on

324-443: The 2011 Rugby World Cup – New Zealand, Japan, and South Africa. New Zealand had co-hosted the first Rugby World Cup with Australia in 1987, and had been set to co-host the 2003 World Cup with Australia before a disagreement over ground signage rights resulted in New Zealand being dropped and Australia became the sole host. The 2011 New Zealand bid contained plans to enlarge the size of Eden Park and other stadiums to help increase

360-436: The 2011 World Cup was based on their respective IRB World Rankings . The top four at the 2007 Rugby World Cup ( South Africa , England , Argentina , and France ) were not therefore allocated top pool spots, but "the rankings are now very well established and provide us with a credible and succinct way of seeding teams for the rugby World Cup pool draw", according to Rugby World Cup Ltd (RWCL) chairman Syd Millar. The draw

396-596: The Cook Islands. They finished second in the final standings. They played in qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, playing in Round 1b of the Oceania tournament . Papua New Guinea defeated both the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to advance through to Round 3. In Round 3 Papua New Guinea faced the Cook Islands to advance to Round 4. In the final round, for repechage qualification, Papua New Guinea were defeated by Tonga. In attempting to qualify for

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432-475: The IRB announced on 30 November 2007 that the 2011 tournament would again feature 20 teams. Twelve teams qualified as a result of finishing in the top three in each pool in the 2007 tournament. The remaining eight berths were determined by regional qualifying tournaments. Of the 20 countries that competed in the previous World Cup in 2007, there was only one change – Russia replaced Portugal. Three nations bid to host

468-491: The IRB named ten referees, seven assistant referees and four television match officials to handle the pool stage games. Two of the seven assistants will also be reserve referees if required. The opening ceremony for the 2011 Rugby World Cup took place at Eden Park in Auckland on 9 September 2011 at 19:30 ( NZST ). The ceremony featured a blend of traditional Māori and modern New Zealand culture, and began with

504-489: The International Rugby Board by a deadline of 22 August 2011. Once the squad was submitted a player could be replaced if injured, but would not be allowed to return to the squad. There is also a stand-down period of 72 hours before the new player is allowed to take the field. Hence, a replacement player called into a squad on the eve of a game will not be permitted to play in that game. On 8 April 2011,

540-692: The Pukpuks, ( Tok Pisin for 'crocodiles'), played its first international in 1966, defeating Vanuatu 47–3. Papua New Guinea have not so far qualified for a Rugby World Cup . They participated in the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournaments for the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cups, but did not qualify. Papua New Guinea made their international rugby debut at the South Pacific Games in 1966. The team won all three matches against New Hebrides , New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna to win

576-511: The commercial viability of the bid. Japan was bidding to become the first Asian nation to host the first Rugby World Cup. Japan had the necessary infrastructure already in place, by virtue of its co-hosting the 2002 FIFA World Cup . South Africa had hosted the tournament in 1995 . The 2011 South African bid, led by former national captain Francois Pienaar , had strong support from their national government. South Africa had also won

612-441: The costs to the local ratepayers alone was estimated at $ 102 million. Ticket sales exceeding NZ$ 285 million, accommodation-related spending of another NZ$ 260 million, and NZ$ 236 million spent on food and drink was expected to provide a significant fiscal stimulus, of nearly 1.4% of the quarterly GDP. In the years between winning the bid and the staging of the event, New Zealand news media and social agencies cast aspersions on

648-476: The final tournament. The 13 venues for the 2011 Rugby World Cup were confirmed on 12 March 2009. A number of the venues were redeveloped to increase capacity for the event. The Government considered passing a law bypassing the consent process to allow all the stadiums' redevelopment to be completed in time. Due to damage to Stadium Christchurch and many other facilities in Christchurch caused by

684-624: The gold medal. As hosts for the following games held at Port Moresby in 1969, Papua New Guinea defeated New Caledonia again and the Solomon Islands but lost to the eventual gold medalist Fiji to finish with the silver medal. Papua New Guinea entered a qualifying tournament for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales. Papua New Guinea competed in Round 1 of the Oceania qualifying tournament. Although they defeated Tahiti, they lost 22–19 against

720-503: The host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The tournament was won by New Zealand , who defeated France 8–7 in the final . The defending champions, South Africa , were eliminated by Australia 11–9 in the quarter-finals. The result marked the third time that the tournament was won by the country that hosted the event (following New Zealand in 1987 and South Africa in 1995 ). It

756-667: The most tries, six in total. Following the completion of the Rugby World Cup, the IRB's Rugby News Service listed the Top 5 players of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. These players were: Sky Network Television , New Zealand's largest subscription television provider, was host broadcaster for the Rugby World Cup, transmitting all matches live and in high-definition coverage. Games were also available on free-to-air networks in New Zealand, but not all pool matches were screened live on free-to-air. Broadcasting rights were allocated throughout

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792-461: The nation's readiness and appropriate use of national funds for sports infrastructure, as has happened with most large, international, quadrennial, multi-location sporting events of recent decades such as the 2012 Olympics , 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games . Concerns were raised about the process of upgrading Eden Park to expand the capacity to the 60,000 required by the IRB. In late 2008 Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully said

828-478: The primary preparation for the tournament for Australia , South Africa and New Zealand . In the northern hemisphere, a series of friendlies played in August 2011 replaced the annual tours to the southern hemisphere. North American entrants Canada beat USA in two warm-up friendlies in August 2011. Twenty teams competed in the 2011 World Cup. Twelve teams qualified by finishing in the top three of their pool in

864-420: The project had not been completed on time, organisers would have reverted to Carisbrook as the backup option. Forsyth Barr Stadium was officially opened on 6 August 2011. Damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake forced the relocation of a number of cup matches, including the quarter-finals. The 2011 Tri Nations Series was shortened to include only six games instead of the usual nine. It served as

900-628: The remaining consent process might need to be overridden by legislation for the work to be completed on time. A July 2009 report by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, released under the Official Information Act, warned of lack of readiness and complacency, despite the fact that "the levels of patron movement and operational standard [needed for the RWC] are in reality significantly above what

936-473: The right to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The IRB Council meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005 announced that New Zealand had been selected after IRB inspections of each applicant host nation during June and July 2005. The event was expected to cost about NZ$ 310 million to run and to generate NZ$ 280 million in ticket sales. In Auckland , the city where many of the most important games took place,

972-407: The title awarded to the leading team on the ladder after all matches are completed. The 2009 champions were Papua New Guinea , who defeated the Cook Islands 29-21 in the final. Papua New Guinea retained their title in 2011, winning the round-robin tournament over Vanuatu , Solomon Islands and Niue . Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 37-31 on the final day of the 2013 tournament, winning

1008-524: The tournament by defeating Vanuatu (78–3), Solomon Islands (33–15) and Niue (36–7). Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Papua New Guinea national XV at test level up until 20 April 2020. Squad to Oceania Rugby Men's Championship (12 October 2022): 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup , was the seventh Rugby World Cup , a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as

1044-651: The tournament from the defending champions, with Solomon Islands third, and Tahiti fourth. The Cook Islands did not compete in 2015, and Papua New Guinea claimed their fourth title with Tahiti finishing as runner-up. Competing nations in the Oceania Rugby Cup are: Winners and runners-up for official FORU and IRB ( WR ) developmental tournaments in Oceania: Notes: Papua New Guinea national rugby union team The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team , nicknamed

1080-421: The tournament were announced on 12 March 2009. The opening match saw the hosts, New Zealand, take on Tonga . By coincidence, the final match and third-place playoff match were between the countries which contested the same matches at the first Rugby World Cup , which were also held in New Zealand, in 1987. Each country was allowed a squad of 30 players for the tournament. These squads were to be submitted to

1116-407: The twenty teams divided into four pools of five teams using the same format that was used in 2003 and in 2007 . Each pool was a round-robin of ten games, where each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. A team scoring four or more tries in one match scored a bonus point, as did

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1152-530: The waterfront. After much public outcry, and lack of support from the Auckland Regional Council , the proposal was dropped in favour of the redevelopment of Eden Park . The redevelopment of Eden Park's Southern and South Western stands was completed during 2010. Dunedin's new stadium, Forsyth Barr Stadium (known as Otago Stadium during the tournament), was completed in August 2011 and was used instead of Carisbrook. Seeding of teams for

1188-713: Was conducted in December 2008 and used the World Rankings as of 1 December 2008, after the Northern Hemisphere Autumn internationals . The teams were placed into three bands depending on their seedings at the time, with one team from each band in each of the pools. The rankings and bands were therefore: New Zealand (1), South Africa (2), Australia (3) and Argentina (4); Wales (5), England (6), France (7) and Ireland (8); Scotland (9), Fiji (10), Italy (11) and Tonga (12). The full draw and venues for

1224-410: Was less than 80,000. The games ran over six weeks, commencing on 9 September 2011 with the opening ceremony showcasing New Zealand's history and diverse cultures. The final was played at Eden Park in Auckland on 23 October 2011, a date chosen because it fell on a long weekend of New Zealand's Labour Day holiday. After speculation that the number of participating teams would be reduced to 16,

1260-403: Was the largest sporting event ever held in New Zealand, eclipsing the 1987 Rugby World Cup , 1990 Commonwealth Games , 1992 Cricket World Cup and the 2003 America's Cup . Overseas visitors to New Zealand for the event totalled 133,000, more than the 95,000 that the organisers expected. However, there was a drop in non-event visitors, meaning the net increase in visitors over the previous year

1296-454: Was the possibility of a strike during the tournament. The construction of Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium , known during the tournament as Otago Stadium, was a source of concern as the project was operating in a tight time frame. An April 2010 progress report stated that the project remained on target for completion prior to the Rugby World Cup, although there was a medium level of risk with some significant and potentially damaging concerns. If

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