Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

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Men's rugby sevens
at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games
Venue Korman Stadium
Location Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dates8–9 December 2017
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
  2013

Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the Korman Stadium, from 8 to 9 December 2017. [1] [2] There was no women's tournament for this sport at these games. The competition also doubled as the final Oceania qualifying spot to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco. [3]

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Samoa edged Fiji to win the gold medal. [4] [5] Tonga beat the Solomon Islands for the bronze medal. [3] [5] Since Fiji and Samoa had already qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, the final World Cup spot went to Tonga. [3] [1]

Participating teams

Twelve teams were initially expected to compete in the competition. [1] Tahiti withdrew at the last minute due to the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the games. [6] [7]

Pool Stage

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 44001495+14412
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 43017158+1310
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia 42023969–338
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 41032591–666
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu 40042687–614

Source: [8]

8 December
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg17–5Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg26–14Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg43–0Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
Korman Stadium
8 December
Niue  Flag of Niue.svg15–12Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg21–10Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg43–0Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg29–5Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Korman Stadium
8 December
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg12–0Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg34–0Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg19–5Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Korman Stadium

Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 440015415+13912
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 430110631+7510
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 42026090–308
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 410345129–846
Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna 400432132–1004

Source: [8]

8 December
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg33–0Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Nauru  Flag of Nauru.svg24–12Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg24–5Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Korman Stadium
8 December
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg26–17Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg32–0Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg42–5Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg36–7Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg36–5Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg52–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Nauru  Flag of Nauru.svg31–10Flag of France.svg  Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium

Knockout stage

Ninth–place playoff

9 December
Wallis and Futuna  Flag of France.svg19–14Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Korman Stadium

Plate Pool

9 December
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg24–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
9 December
Niue  Flag of Niue.svg15–0Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Korman Stadium

Seventh-place playoff

9 December
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg12–7Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Korman Stadium

Fifth-place playoff

9 December
New Caledonia  Flags of New Caledonia.svg17–12Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
Korman Stadium

Cup Semi-finals

 
Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 33
 
9 December
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
9 December
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 41
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 7
 
3rd Place
 
 
9 December
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 24
 
 
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 19

Final rankings

Legend
Championship final
Qualified for 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
4Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
5Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
6Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru
7Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
8Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
9Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna
10Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu

Source: [9]

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