Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union
at the 1991 South Pacific Games
Rugby union pictogram.svg
Venue Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
DatesSeptember
Nations6
  1987
1995  

Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games was held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, during September 1991. In the absence of Fiji and Tonga from the tournament, Western Samoa won the gold medal. [1]

Contents

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's rugby 15s Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands

Teams

Competing teams were: [2] [3]

Pool A
Pool B

Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Matches

Pool A

September 1991
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg9–7Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Port Moresby, PNG

September 1991
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svgdef.Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Port Moresby, PNG

September 1991
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svgdef.Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Port Moresby, PNG

September 1991
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svgdef.Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Port Moresby, PNG

September 1991
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svgdef.Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby, PNG

September 1991
American Samoa  Flag of American Samoa.svgdef.Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia
Port Moresby, PNG

American Samoa and Solomon Islands qualify for the finals.

Pool B

Western Samoa and 2nd place Pool B qualify for finals.

3rd-place


September 1991
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svgdef.  2nd place Pool B
Port Moresby, PNG

Final


September 1991
Western Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg34-7Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa
Port Moresby, PNG

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