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Rugby union
at the 2003 South Pacific Games
VenueSuva, Fiji
DatesSeptember
Nations11
← 19992007 →

Rugby sevens at the 2003 Pacific Games was played as a tournament for 11 men's teams from 3–5 July 2003 at Suva in Fiji. The Fijian team won the final, defeating Cook Islands by 43–10 to claim the gold medal.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 7s  Fiji  Cook Islands  Samoa

Participants

There were 11 teams for the 2003 tournament:

Format

The eleven teams were drawn into three pools and the first stage was played as a round robin within each group. The top two teams from the each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Quarterfinals and semifinals in the knockout stage were followed by the third place play-off for the Bronze Medal, and the final for the Gold Medal.

Preliminary round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Papua New Guinea 2 2 0 0 74 5 +69
 Tahiti 2 1 0 1 38 27 +11
 Guam 2 0 0 2 5 85 −80

Group A matches:

Tahiti 33–5 Guam
Papua New Guinea 22–5 Tahiti
Papua New Guinea 52–0 Guam

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 124 7 +117
 Niue 3 2 0 1 38 29 +9
 Vanuatu 3 1 0 2 15 60 −45
 New Caledonia 3 0 0 3 10 91 −81

Group B matches:

Samoa 52–0 New Caledonia
Niue 7–0 Vanuatu
Niue 24–0 New Caledonia
Samoa 43–0 Vanuatu
Samoa 29–7 Niue
Vanuatu 15–10 New Caledonia

Group C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Fiji 3 3 0 0 145 0 +145
 Cook Islands 3 2 0 1 83 45 +38
 Tonga 3 1 0 2 94 64 +30
 Wallis and Futuna 3 0 0 3 0 213 −213

Group C matches:

Cook Islands 64–0 Wallis and Futuna
Fiji 45–0 Tonga
Tonga 82–0 Wallis and Futuna
Fiji 33–0 Cook Islands
Cook Islands 19–12 Tonga
Fiji 63–0 Wallis and Futuna

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 5 July
 
  Fiji50
 5 July
  Vanuatu5
  Fiji36
 5 July
  Tonga0
   Papua New Guinea 14
 5 July
  Tonga19
  Fiji43
 5 July
  Cook Islands10
  Cook Islands36
 5 July
  Niue0
  Cook Islands14
 5 July
  Samoa12 Third place
   Tahiti 0
 5 July
  Samoa21
   Tonga 0
 
  Samoa50
 

Play-offs for 5th to 8th

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
  
 
  Papua New Guinea36
  
  Vanuatu5
  Papua New Guinea33
  
  Niue12
  Niue17
 
  Tahiti14
 7th Place
 
  
 
  Vanuatu0
 
  Tahiti0

Play-offs for 9th to 11th

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 New Caledonia 2 2 0 0 46 12 +34
 Guam 2 1 0 1 24 40 –16
 Wallis and Futuna 2 0 0 2 21 39 –18
New Caledonia 26–5 Guam
New Caledonia 20–7 Wallis and Futuna
Guam 19–14 Wallis and Futuna

9th Place Play-off

New Caledonia 40–17 Guam

See also

References

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  2. "South Pacific Games Update". Rotums News Archive. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. "SPG Rugby 7s: Ladder". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  4. "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  5. "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  6. "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  7. "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  8. "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  9. "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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