| Rugby sevens at the 2007 South Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Apia, Samoa |
| Dates | 31 August–1 September |
| Nations | 10 |
Rugby sevens at the 2007 South Pacific Games took place from 31 August to 1 September 2007 at Apia, Samoa. Fiji won their third Pacific Games gold medal after defeating Samoa in the final, and Papua New Guinea defeated the Solomon Islands to win bronze. [1] [2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby 7s |  Fiji |  Samoa |  Papua New Guinea |
Ten teams competed at the tournament:
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 7 | +185 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 38 | +57 |
 Tahiti | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 106 | –53 |
 Vanuatu | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 107 | –69 |
 Tuvalu | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 107 | –95 |
Source: [2]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 0 | +184 |
 Solomon Islands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 54 | –3 |
 Tokelau | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 75 | –51 |
 Cook Islands | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 64 | –16 |
 New Caledonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 124 | –114 |
Source: [2]
| Semi-finals | Cup Final | |||||
| Samoa | 39 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Fiji | 26 | |||||
| Samoa | 19 | |||||
| Fiji | 48 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 5 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| Tokelau | 12 | |||||
| Vanuatu | 10 | |||||
| Tokelau | 19 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 12 | |||||
| Cook Islands | 22 | |||||
| Tahiti | 17 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| Tahiti | 17 | |||||
| Vanuatu | 10 | |||||
| Bowl Final | ||
| New Caledonia | 17 | |
| Tuvalu | 0 | |
Source: [2]
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