 The Cook Islands advanced to the next stage of qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after Tahiti, the winner of , were found to have breached player eligibility regulations in their Oceania Cup clash the previous year.The winner of this home and away play-off on aggregate, qualified for a place in the World Repechage, while the loser missed out on World Cup qualification.The 2019 Rugby World Cup repechage tournament was hosted by a neutral venue