Rugby league at the Pacific Games explained

Rugby league at the Pacific Games was introduced in 2007 at Apia in Samoa. Rugby league nines is the form of the game currently played at the Pacific Games. The 7-a-side version of the game was played at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.

Men's summaries

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal match			width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff		Ref
width=15%	Gold medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medal	width=15%	Bronze medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2007	Apia		14–0			20–10
2015	Port Moresby		38–10			16–14		^[1]
2019	Apia		14–0			16–12
2023	Honiara		8–0			16–7

Women's summaries

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal match			width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Ref
width=15%	Gold medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medal	width=15%	Bronze medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2019	Apia		16–14			24–10
2023	Honiara		16–8			4–0

Medal table

The all-time medal standings for rugby league at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 2007–present is collated in the table below. This includes both men's and women's events.

Pacific Mini Games

The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was/is the only Mini-Games to have had rugby league (sevens) included on the programme. It was only the men's tournament that was contested.

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Bronze medal match			width=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff		Ref
width=15%	Gold medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Silver medal	width=15%	Bronze medal	width=10%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2009	Rarotonga		20–14			26–24

Notes and References

1. News: 13 Jul 2015 . Unbeaten PNG Claim Rugby League 9s Gold . EMTV . 13 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713160500/http://www.emtv.com.pg/article.aspx?slug=Unbeaten-PNG-Claim-Rugby-League-9s-Gold&subcategory=Pacific-Games-2015 . 13 July 2015.