| Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | National Stadium |
| Location | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Dates | 23–25 November 2023 |
Rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games will be held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 23 to 25 November 2023. [1] The rugby sevens competition will take place at the Solomon Islands National Stadium. This will be the seventh time that the men's competition will be held, following rugby sevens's debut at the 1999 Games, with women's rugby sevens making its fourth appearance since 2011. A total of thirteen men's and eight women's teams are scheduled to compete (at 12 per team) in each respective tournament.
Thirteen countries and territories have entered teams for the rugby sevens competitions. [2] [3]
American Samoa (24)
Cook Islands (24)
Fiji (24)
Kiribati (12)
Nauru (24)
Papua New Guinea (24)
Samoa (12)
Solomon Islands (24) (Host)
Tahiti (12)
Tonga (24)
Tuvalu (12)
Vanuatu (12)
Wallis and Futuna (24)* Host nation (Solomon Islands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Tonga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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The Cook Islands women's national sevens rugby union team is Cook Islands national representative in Rugby sevens.
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