Men's touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games | |||||||
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Venue | DC Park | ||||||
Location | Honiara, Solomon Islands | ||||||
Dates | 27-29 November 2023 | ||||||
Teams | 8 | ||||||
Medalists | |||||||
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Men's touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games is scheduled for 27-29 November at DC Park in Honiara. [1] [2]
Eight Pacific Games Associations are scheduled to compete. [2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 20 | Knockout stage |
2 | Samoa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 20 | |
3 | Fiji | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 17 | |
4 | Niue | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 15 | |
5 | Cook Islands | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 12 | |
6 | Norfolk Island | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 12 | |
7 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 9 | |
8 | Kiribati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 79 | −67 | 7 |
Rank | Team |
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Samoa | |
Papua New Guinea | |
Fiji | |
4 | Niue |
5 | Cook Islands |
6 | Norfolk Island |
7 | Solomon Islands |
8 | Kiribati |
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