Brisbane is set to host the 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship for the first time, in a three days competition, with teams also competing for an Olympic qualification, starting 10-12 November, at the Ballymore Stadium.

The competition will consist of a total of 66 matches, 35 Men’s and 31 women’s matches.

Oceania Rugby General Manager, Frank Puletua said, "This championship is not just a sporting event; it's a celebration of cultures, traditions, and the enduring spirit and skill of rugby players across Oceania. It's a chance for emerging and established talents to shine on a global stage and take a significant step towards achieving their Olympic dream.”

The tournament draws will comprise both an International (pre-qualified Paris 2024 and non-IOC teams) and Olympic section (teams vying for Paris 2024 qualification) and will be played concurrently over three days. Meanwhile, the top placed men’s and women’s teams in the Olympic qualification sections of the 2023 Oceania Rugby Sevens Championship, will qualify to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The initial stages of the draw in the Olympic section are designed to satisfy Olympic Qualification criteria before the draws are merge into the overall Oceania Rugby Sevens crown deciders, stated the Oceania Rugby.

The women’s Olympic section of the tournament will feature Tonga, American Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, all vying for the sole qualification spot to Paris 2024.

The men’s Olympic section will see these national teams and others battle it out for a final spot joining Australia, Fiji, and New Zealand in Paris.

The tournament draw will be released on October 18, 2023. 

Oceania Rugby

Oceania Rugby is one of six regional associations of World Rugby, responsible for representing the interests of its 17 Members. Oceania Rugby works closely with Member Unions on the development and reach of rugby in the region to promote the growth of rugby throughout Oceania. Central to this is a series of tournaments and development programmes run and coordinated by Oceania Rugby. Oceania Rugby’s sport for development programmes contribute to achieving gender equality, reducing inequality, and ending violence against women and children, and are built around the rugby values: respect, integrity, solidarity, discipline and passion.