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

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.[1][2]

Medal summary

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

Participants

There were 11 teams for the 2003 tournament:[3]

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 2200745+69
 Tahiti 21013827+11
 Guam 2002585−80

Group A matches:[4][5]

Tahiti 33–5 Guam

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Samoa 33001247+117
 Niue 32013829+9
 Vanuatu 31021560−45
 New Caledonia 30031091−81

Group B matches:[6][7]

Niue 7–0 Vanuatu
Samoa 43–0 Vanuatu
Samoa 29–7 Niue

Group C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Fiji 33001450+145
 Cook Islands 32018345+38
 Tonga 31029464+30
 Wallis and Futuna 30030213−213

Group C matches:[8][9]

Fiji 45–0 Tonga

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 22004612+34
 Guam 21012440–16
 Wallis and Futuna 20022139–18

9th Place Play-off

See also

References

  1. ↑ "SPG Rugby 7s: Finals". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  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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