Men's rugby sevens at the 2023 Pacific Games | |||||||
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Venue | National Stadium | ||||||
Location | Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||||||
Dates | 23–25 November 2023 | ||||||
Competitors | 156 | ||||||
Teams | 13 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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The men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2023 Pacific Games was held in the Solomon Islands at the National Stadium. The tournament was played over three days from 23 to 25 November 2023. [1]
Fiji beat Samoa in the final to claim the gold medal, and Tonga claimed bronze after defeating Papua New Guinea. [2] [3]
Thirteen countries and territories have entered teams for the men's rugby sevens tournament. [4]
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | +131 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | American Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 60 | –36 | 4 | |
3 | Kiribati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 100 | –95 | 2 |
23 November 12:36 PM |
American Samoa | 24–5 | Kiribati |
National Stadium, Honiara |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Samoa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Vanuatu | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 46 | –12 | 4 | |
3 | Tuvalu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 45 | –14 | 2 |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tonga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | +67 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 4 | |
3 | Nauru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | –73 | 2 |
23 November 11:48 AM |
Cook Islands | 27–0 | Nauru |
National Stadium, Honiara |
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 10 | +106 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 19 | +54 | 7 | |
3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 103 | –89 | 5 | |
4 | Wallis and Futuna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 78 | –71 | 3 |
23 November 11:00 AM |
Solomon Islands | 34–0 | Tahiti |
National Stadium, Honiara |
23 November 11:24 AM |
Papua New Guinea | 35–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
National Stadium, Honiara |
23 November 17:48 PM |
Solomon Islands | 29–0 | Wallis and Futuna |
National Stadium, Honiara |
23 November 18:12 PM |
Papua New Guinea | 62–0 | Tahiti |
National Stadium, Honiara |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold Medal | ||||||||
24 November – 18:24 PM | ||||||||||
Samoa | 36 | |||||||||
25 November – 13:24 PM | ||||||||||
Cook Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Samoa | 24 | |||||||||
24 November – 18:48 PM | ||||||||||
Tonga | 12 | |||||||||
Tonga | 43 | |||||||||
25 November | ||||||||||
Vanuatu | 5 | |||||||||
Fiji | 19 | |||||||||
24 November – 19:12 PM | ||||||||||
Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 39 | |||||||||
25 November – 13:48 PM | ||||||||||
American Samoa | 5 | |||||||||
Fiji | 24 | |||||||||
24 November – 19:36 PM | ||||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 10 | Bronze Medal | ||||||||
Fiji | 74 | |||||||||
25 November | ||||||||||
Solomon Islands | 0 | |||||||||
Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
Papua New Guinea | 7 | |||||||||
Semi-finals | 5th Place | |||||
25 November | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 15 | |||||
25 November | ||||||
Cook Islands | 7 | |||||
American Samoa | 17 | |||||
25 November | ||||||
Solomon Islands | 10 | |||||
American Samoa | 20 | |||||
Vanuatu | 5 | |||||
7th Place | ||||||
25 November | ||||||
Vanuatu | 12 | |||||
Cook Islands | 7 |
Semi-finals | 9th Place | |||||
24 November – 17:36 PM | ||||||
Tahiti | 12 | |||||
25 November | ||||||
Kiribati | 0 | |||||
Tuvalu | 15 | |||||
24 November – 18:00 PM | ||||||
Tahiti | 0 | |||||
Tuvalu | 15 | |||||
Nauru | 10 | |||||
11th Place | ||||||
25 November | ||||||
Nauru | 22 | |||||
Kiribati | 12 |
Pos | Team |
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Fiji | |
Samoa | |
Tonga | |
4 | Papua New Guinea |
5 | American Samoa |
6 | Solomon Islands |
7 | Vanuatu |
8 | Cook Islands |
9 | Tuvalu |
10 | Tahiti |
11 | Nauru |
12 | Kiribati |
13 | Wallis and Futuna |
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