Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games explained
Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games was held from 11–12 July 2015 at Sir John Guise Stadium. Hosts Papua New Guinea won the gold medal, defeating Samoa in the final by 38–10. Tonga took the bronze medal, defeating the Cook Islands by 16-14 in the third place match. PNG's Wartovo Puara Jr was named Player of the Tournament.[1]
Medal summary
Results
Teams
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< | -- Fiji --> | < | -- Papua New Guinea --> | < | -- Samoa --> | < | -- Solomon Islands --> | < | -- Tonga --> | |
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Coach: Albert Nicholas[3] | Coach: Maika Vunivere | Coach: Michael Marum[4] | Coach: Mike Felise | Coach: Kauka Havea[5] | Coach: Taufa Fukofuka | |
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Matches
Preliminary round
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
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| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 20 | +138 | 10 |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 8 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 70 | | 28 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 86 | -26 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 80 | -6 | 3 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 176 | -156 | 0 | |
Finals
Rankings
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Lester. Joanna. 13 July 2015. PNG wins gold at Pacific Games. NRL.com. 5 November 2017.
- Web site: Team Cook Islands named for PNG - Oceania National Olympic Committees - SportsTG . websites.sportstg.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020459/http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=0-4734-0-0-0&sID=58310&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34956206 . 2017-11-07.
- Web site: League nines aims for Pacific gold. 18 August 2020.
- Web site: PNG Rugby League Nines coach Michael Marum names squad . 10 July 2015 . 12 July 2015.
- Web site: Sport: Solomons league team face big task at Pacific Games. 11 July 2015.