Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament explained

Event:	Rugby sevens – Men's tournament
Games:	2015 Pacific Games
Venue:	Sir John Guise Stadium
Location:	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates:	8–10 July 2015
Nations:	10
Previous:	2011
Next:	2019

See main article: Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games.

The Men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby from 8 to 10 July 2015 at the Sir John Guise Outdoor Stadium. Fiji won the gold medal defeating Samoa by 33–7 in the final. Tonga took the bronze medal defeating hosts PNG 19–12 in the third place match.

Participants

Ten teams played in the tournament:

Format

The teams were split into two pools of five, with a round-robin played in each pool. This was followed by a knockout stage which included the medal play-offs.

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
align=left		4	4	0	0	185	0	+185	12
align=left		4	3	0	1	99	36	+63	10
align=left		4	2	0	2	40	93	–53	8
align=left		4	1	0	3	41	86	–45	6
align=left		4	0	0	4	12	162	–150	4
Updated: 11 July 2015 Source:^[1] Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals. The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
align=left		4	4	0	0	185	12	+173	12
align=left		4	3	0	1	134	59	+75	10
align=left		4	2	0	2	81	58	+23	8
align=left		4	1	0	3	61	112	–51	6
align=left		4	0	0	4	7	227	–220	4
Updated: 11 July 2015 Source: Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals. The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal game

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Gold medal game

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Middle bracket

5th–8th semifinals

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Seventh place game

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Fifth place game

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Lower bracket

Ninth place game

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See also

• Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
• Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games
• Pacific Games

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rugby Union 7s Male . 2015 . Port Moresby 2015 . 11 July 2015.