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| Netball at the 1963 South Pacific Games | |||||||
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| Location | Suva, Fiji | ||||||
| Dates | 30 August - 4 September 1963 | ||||||
| Teams | 5 | ||||||
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Netball at the 1963 South Pacific Games in Suva, Fiji was held from 30 August to 4 September 1963. [1]
The five teams played a single round-robin, with medals awarded to the top-placed three teams.
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS | F | A | F/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 129 | 67 | +62 |
 Western Samoa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 137 | 64 | +73 |
 Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 75 | +21 |
 American Samoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 104 | −63 |
 Niue | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 140 | −93 |
| 30 August 1963 | Western Samoa | 26 – 18 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
| Fiji | 35 – 6 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 31 August 1963 | Western Samoa | 32 – 8 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 – 9 | Niue | Suva, Fiji |
| 2 September 1963 | Niue | 15 – 15 | American Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| Western Samoa | 26 – 27 | Fiji | Suva, Fiji |
| 3 September 1963 | American Samoa | 12 – 22 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
| Fiji | 27 – 26 | Western Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| 4 September 1963 | Niue | 11 – 53 | Western Samoa | Suva, Fiji |
| Fiji | 28 – 23 | Papua New Guinea | Suva, Fiji |
| Place | Nation |
|---|---|
 | Fiji |
 | Western Samoa |
 | Papua New Guinea |
| 4 | American Samoa |
| 5 | Niue |
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