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Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games

This article is about the 7-a-side version of the game. For the 15-a-side version that it replaced, see Rugby union at the Pacific Games.

Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games was played for the first time at the 1999 South Pacific Games with only the men's tournament. The women's tournament was contested for the first time at the 2011 Pacific Games. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 1999 were Fiji for the men and in 2011 were also Fiji for the women. Prior to 1999, 15-a-side matches were played between the 1963–1995 games.

In 2014, Australia and New Zealand were invited to participate in some events for the 2015 Pacific Games, and the Australian women's sevens team was subsequently confirmed as a competitor for the women's tournament in Port Moresby.[1]

Men's summaries edit

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
1999  
Santa Rita 		 
Fiji 		40–12  
Papua New Guinea 		 
Vanuatu 		26–7  
Solomon Islands 		[2]
2003  
Suva 		 
Fiji 		43–10  
Cook Islands 		 
Samoa 		50–0  
Tonga 		[3]
2007  
Apia 		 
Fiji 		26–19  
Samoa 		 
Papua New Guinea 		31–5  
Solomon Islands 		[4][5]
[6]
2011  
Noumea 		 
Samoa 		21–19  
Fiji 		 
Papua New Guinea 		10–5  
Niue 		[7]
2015  
Port Moresby 		 
Fiji 		33–7  
Samoa 		 
Tonga 		19–12  
Papua New Guinea 		[8]
2019  
Apia 		 
Fiji 		7–5  
Samoa 		 
Tonga 		19–10  
Cook Islands 		[9]
2023  
Honiara 		 
Fiji 		19–5  
Samoa 		 
Tonga 		19–7  
Papua New Guinea 		[10][11]
2027  
Pirae 		– –

Women's summaries edit

Women's rugby sevens was first contested in 2011 since the introduction of the 7-a-side format of rugby at the Pacific Games.[12] Fiji have dominated the women's game having won every tournament to date.

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2011  
Noumea 		 
Fiji 		43–7  
Samoa 		 
Papua New Guinea 		19–5  
New Caledonia
2015  
Port Moresby 		 
Fiji 		12–10  
Australia 		 
Papua New Guinea 		15–0  
New Caledonia
2019  
Apia 		 
Fiji 		14–5  
Australia 		 
Papua New Guinea 		28–12  
Samoa
2023  
Honiara 		 
Fiji 		17–7  
Papua New Guinea 		 
Wallis and Futuna 		17–7  
Tonga
2027  
Pirae 		– –

Medal table edit

The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 1999–present is collated in the table below.

All-time medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Fiji8109
2  Samoa1416
3  Australia0202
4  Papua New Guinea0156
5  Cook Islands0101
6  Tonga0022
7  Vanuatu0011
Totals (7 entries)99927

Pacific Mini Games edit

Men's tournament

Only men's rugby sevens have been contested at the Pacific Mini Games.

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
1997  
Pago Pago 		 
Samoa 		57–0  
American Samoa 		 
Solomon Islands 		25–17  
Niue 		[13][14]
2009  
Rarotonga 		 
Samoa 		36–12  
Fiji 		 
Tonga 		38–12  
Niue 		[15]
2013  
Mata-Utu 		 
Samoa 		31–12  
Fiji 		 
Tonga 		19–12  
Papua New Guinea 		[16]
2017  
Port Vila 		 
Samoa 		14–7  
Fiji 		 
Tonga 		24–19  
Solomon Islands 		[17][18][19]

Medal table edit

The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Mini Games, including the South Pacific Mini Games, from 1997–present is collated in the table below.

All-time medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Samoa4004
2  Fiji0303
3  American Samoa0101
4  Tonga0033
5  Solomon Islands0011
Totals (5 entries)44412

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "History for 2015 Pacific Games". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  2. ^ "1999 South Pacific Games Results". Oceania Sport Information Centre. pp. 86–89. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games – Suva". Rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ^ "South Pacific Games – Apia". Rugby7.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  5. ^ Gold Medal Game. Sporting Pulse. 2007.
  6. ^ Bronze Medal Game. Sporting Pulse. 2007.
  7. ^ "South Pacific Games – Noumea". Rugby7.com. 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Fiji takes rugby 7s double gold". Port Moresby 2015. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ Smith, Matthew (13 July 2019). "Fiji complete 2019 Pacific Games rugby clean sweep with two gold medals in the sevens". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 13 July 2019.
  10. ^ Hawkins, Koroi (2023-11-26). "Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues". RNZ. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  11. ^ Ballekom, Aaron; Saepioh, Donaldson; Teho, Frank (2023-11-25). "Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze". www.sol2023.com.sb. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  12. ^ Wilson, Matariki (2 September 2011). "Womens 7s squad sets sights on Borneo". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  13. ^ Final Results August 11–21. 1997: 5th South Pacific Mini Games. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). pp. 48–50. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Rugby 7s medals". 1997 South Pacific Mini Games. 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  15. ^ "South Pacific Games – Rarotonga". Rugby7.com. 2003. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ^ "South Pacific Games – Mata-Utu". Rugby7.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  17. ^ Rugby 7 results
  18. ^ "Rugby gold" (PDF). Van 2017. 9 December 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Rugby bronze" (PDF). Van 2017. 9 December 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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