Rugby sevens at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games

Rugby sevens for the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games was held in Pago Pago, American Samoa and took place on 12 August.[1][2] There were only four teams that contested the event.[1][2]

Men's rugby sevens
at the 1997 Pacific Mini Games
LocationPago Pago, American Samoa
Dates12 August 1997
Teams4
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
2009 →

Samoa claimed the gold medal after defeating American Samoa in the final.[1][2] The Solomon Islands took bronze with their win against Niue.[1][2]

Results

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Pool Stage

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
  Samoa 3 3 0 0 81 12 +69 Gold medal final
  American Samoa 3 2 0 1 27 36 –9
  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 33 44 –11 Bronze Playoff
  Niue 3 0 0 3 20 69 –49
12 August
Samoa  31–0  Niue
12 August
American Samoa  10–0  Solomon Islands
12 August
American Samoa  12–5  Niue
12 August
Samoa  19–7  Solomon Islands
12 August
Solomon Islands  26–15  Niue
12 August
Samoa  31–5  American Samoa

Finals

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Bronze medal playoff

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12 August
Solomon Islands  25–17  Niue

Gold medal final

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12 August
Samoa  57–0  American Samoa

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Final Results August 11–21. 1997: 5th South Pacific Mini Games". web.archive.org. 2017-04-23. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rugby 7s medals". 1997 South Pacific Mini Games. 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2015.