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Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games
Venue	Papeete, Tahiti
Dates	August - September
Nations	5
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Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games was held at Papeete in Tahiti with five men's teams competing. Western Samoa won the gold medal and were undefeated in the tournament.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 15s	Western Samoa	Cook Islands	Tahiti

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage:

Group 1
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Wallis and Futuna	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	2
Tahiti	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
Group 2
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Western Samoa	2	2	0	0	52	24	+28	4
Cook Islands	2	1	0	1	45	32	+13	2
New Caledonia	2	0	0	2	14	55	-41	0

Group matches

Group A	August 1971	Tahiti	0–3	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

Group B	August 1971	Cook Islands	27–8	New Caledonia	Papeete, Tahiti

Group B	August 1971	Cook Islands	18–24	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

Group B	August 1971	Western Samoa	28-6	New Caledonia	Papeete, Tahiti

Play-offs

Semifinal	September 1971	Tahiti	11–33	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

Semifinal	September 1971	Cook Islands	29–18	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

3rd-place	September 1971	Tahiti	14–0	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

Final	September 1971	Cook Islands	9–23	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games

References

1. "Islanders arrive for Pacific Games". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1971. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. "South Pacific Games 1971". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
3. "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1971. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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