Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

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Men's touch rugby
at the 2023 Pacific Games
Rugby union pictogram.svg
VenueDC Park
Location Honiara, Solomon Islands
Dates27-29 November 2023
Teams8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
  2019

Men's touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games is scheduled for 27-29 November at DC Park in Honiara. [1] [2]

Contents

Participating teams

Eight Pacific Games Associations are scheduled to compete. [2]

Preliminary round

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 76105716+4120 Knockout stage
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 76105121+3020
3Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 75025028+2217
4Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 74034538+715
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 72143831+712
6Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island 72144045512
7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 71062863359
8Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 70071279677
Source: SOL23 and FIT

Day 1

Round 1
27 November 2023
09:20
Kiribati Flag of Kiribati.svg2–18Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 2
27 November 2023
10:10
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg12–1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
DC Park, Field 2
27 November 2023
10:10
Niue Flag of Niue.svg10–8Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 1
27 November 2023
11:00
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg5–8Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
DC Park, Field 1

Round 2
27 November 2023
12:40
Kiribati Flag of Kiribati.svg1–12Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 1
27 November 2023
12:40
Solomon Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg2–14Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 2
27 November 2023
13:30
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg3–7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
DC Park, Field 1
27 November 2023
13:30
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg8–4Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 2

Round 3
27 November 2023
15:10
Solomon Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg4–6Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 2
27 November 2023
16:00
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg2–6Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 2
27 November 2023
16:00
Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg7–3Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 1
27 November 2023
16:50
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg11–1Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
DC Park, Field 2

Day 2

Round 4
28 November 2023
09:20
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg4–4Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 2
28 November 2023
10:10
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg12–5Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
DC Park, Field 1
28 November 2023
10:10
Kiribati Flag of Kiribati.svg1–13Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
DC Park, Field 2
28 November 2023
11:00
Niue Flag of Niue.svg1–5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 1

Round 5
28 November 2023
12:40
Kiribati Flag of Kiribati.svg1–9Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 1
28 November 2023
12:40
Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg8–3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
DC Park, field 2
28 November 2023
13:30
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg6–7Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 1
28 November 2023
13:30
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg2–3Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 2

Round 6
28 November 2023
15:10
Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg2–2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
DC Park, Field 1
28 November 2023
16:00
Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg8–5Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 2
28 November 2023
16:00
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg9–2Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
DC Park, Field 1
28 November 2023
16:50
Norfolk Island Flag of Norfolk Island.svg7–6Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
DC Park, Field 2

Day 3

Round 7
29 November 2023
09:20
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg2–4Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
DC Park, Field 2
29 November 2023
10:10
Norfolk Island Flag of Norfolk Island.svg5–9Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
DC Park, Field 1
29 November 2023
10:10
Niue Flag of Niue.svg4–6Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
DC Park, Field 2
29 November 2023
11:00
Kiribati Flag of Kiribati.svg4–7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
DC Park, Field 1

Playoffs

Seventh place match
29 November 2023
14:20
Solomon Islands Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg8–2Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati
DC Park, Field 2
Fifth place match
29 November 2023
14:20
Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands.svg6–3Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
DC Park, Field 1

Finals

Semi-finals

29 November 2023
13:30
Papua New Guinea Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg3–2Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 1
29 November 2023
13:30
Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg8–5Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
DC Park, Field 2

Bronze medal match

29 November 2023
16:00
Bronze medal icon.svg Fiji Flag of Fiji.svg5–2Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
DC Park, Field 2

Gold medal match

29 November 2023
16:00
Gold medal icon.svg Samoa Flag of Samoa.svg6–5Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Silver medal icon.svg
DC Park, Field 1

Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
4Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
5Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
6Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island
7Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
8Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati

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