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Men's rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Honiara, Solomon Islands
Dates	23–25 November 2023
Competitors	156
Teams	13
Medalists
Fiji    Samoa    Tonga
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was held in the Solomon Islands at the National Stadium. The tournament was played over three days from 23 to 25 November 2023.

Fiji beat Samoa in the final to claim the gold medal, and Tonga claimed bronze after defeating Papua New Guinea.

Participating teams

Thirteen countries and territories have entered teams for the men's rugby sevens tournament.

•  American Samoa
•  Cook Islands
•  Fiji
•  Kiribati
•  Nauru
•  Papua New Guinea
•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands (Host)
• Tahiti
•  Tonga
•  Tuvalu
•  Vanuatu
•  Wallis and Futuna

Pool stage

Pool A

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fiji	2	2	0	0	131	0	+131	6	Quarterfinals
2	American Samoa	2	1	0	1	24	60	–36	4
3	Kiribati	2	0	0	2	5	100	–95	2

American Samoa	24–5	Kiribati

American Samoa	0–55	Fiji

Fiji	76–0	Kiribati

Pool B

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Samoa	2	2	0	0	55	29	+26	6	Quarterfinals
2	Vanuatu	2	1	0	1	34	46	–12	4
3	Tuvalu	2	0	0	2	31	45	–14	2

Tuvalu	17–19	Vanuatu

Samoa	26–14	Tuvalu

Samoa	29–15	Vanuatu

Pool C

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tonga	2	2	0	0	67	0	+67	6	Quarterfinals
2	Cook Islands	2	1	0	1	27	21	+6	4
3	Nauru	2	0	0	2	0	73	–73	2

Cook Islands	27–0	Nauru

Nauru	0–46	Tonga

Cook Islands	0–21	Tonga

Pool D

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	3	3	0	0	116	10	+106	9	Quarterfinals
2	Solomon Islands	3	2	0	1	73	19	+54	7
3	Tahiti	3	1	0	2	14	103	–89	5
4	Wallis and Futuna	3	0	0	3	7	78	–71	3

Solomon Islands	34–0	Tahiti

Papua New Guinea	35–0	Wallis and Futuna

Solomon Islands	29–0	Wallis and Futuna

Papua New Guinea	62–0	Tahiti

Tahiti	14–7	Wallis and Futuna

Papua New Guinea	19–10	Solomon Islands

Knockout stage

Championship Quarter-finals

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold Medal
	24 November – 18:24 PM
	Samoa	36
					25 November – 13:24 PM
	Cook Islands	0
					Samoa	24
	24 November – 18:48 PM
					Tonga	12
	Tonga	43
									25 November
	Vanuatu	5
									Fiji	19
	24 November – 19:12 PM
									Samoa	5
	Papua New Guinea	39
					25 November – 13:48 PM
	American Samoa	5
					Fiji	24
	24 November – 19:36 PM
					Papua New Guinea	10			Bronze Medal
	Fiji	74
									25 November
	Solomon Islands	0
									Tonga	19
									Papua New Guinea	7

5th–8th Place Semi-finals

	Semi-finals				5th Place
	25 November
	Solomon Islands	15
					25 November
	Cook Islands	7
					American Samoa	17
	25 November
					Solomon Islands	10
	American Samoa	20
	Vanuatu	5
					7th Place
					25 November
					Vanuatu	12
					Cook Islands	7

9th–12th Place Semi-finals

	Semi-finals				9th Place
	24 November – 17:36 PM
	Tahiti	12
					25 November
	Kiribati	0
					Tuvalu	15
	24 November – 18:00 PM
					Tahiti	0
	Tuvalu	15
	Nauru	10
					11th Place
					25 November
					Nauru	22
					Kiribati	12

Final ranking

Pos	Team
	Fiji
	Samoa
	Tonga
4	Papua New Guinea
5	American Samoa
6	Solomon Islands
7	Vanuatu
8	Cook Islands
9	Tuvalu
10	Tahiti
11	Nauru
12	Kiribati
13	Wallis and Futuna

See also

• Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games
• Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games – Women's tournament

References

1. "Rugby union 7s schedule". Sol2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "Rugby union 7s men". Sol2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

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