| Mixed touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games | |
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| Venue | DC Park |
| Location | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Dates | 30 November-2 December 2023 |
| Teams | 7 |
Mixed touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games is scheduled for 30 November-2 December at DC Park in Honiara. [1] [2]
Seven Pacific Games Associations are scheduled to compete. [2]
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | % | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||
 Fiji | ||||||||||||||
 Kiribati | ||||||||||||||
 Niue | ||||||||||||||
 Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||
 Samoa | ||||||||||||||
 Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||
| Updated: 6 November 2023 •Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the semifinals. | ||||||||||||||
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