Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games explained

Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games was played for the first time at the 1999 South Pacific Games with only the men's tournament. The women's tournament was contested for the first time at the 2011 Pacific Games. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 1999 were Fiji for the men and in 2011 were also Fiji for the women. Prior to 1999, 15-a-side matches were played between the 1963–1995 games.

In 2014, Australia and New Zealand were invited to participate in some events for the 2015 Pacific Games, and the Australian women's sevens team was subsequently confirmed as a competitor for the women's tournament in Port Moresby.[1]

Men's summaries

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=11 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=11 bgcolor=ffffffBronze medal matchwidth=1% rowspan=11 bgcolor=ffffffRef
width=15%Gold medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver medalwidth=15%Bronze medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1999
Santa Rita
40–1226–7[2]
2003
Suva
43–1050–0[3]
2007
Apia
26–1931–5[4] [5]
[6]
2011
Noumea
21–1910–5[7]
2015
Port Moresby
33–719–12[8]
2019
Apia
7–519–10[9]
2023
Honiara
19–519–7[10] [11]
2027
Pirae

Women's summaries

Women's rugby sevens was first contested in 2011 since the introduction of the 7-a-side format of rugby at the Pacific Games.[12] Fiji have dominated the women's game having won every tournament to date.

YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffffBronze medal matchwidth=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffffRef
width=15%Gold medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver medalwidth=15%Bronze medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
2011
Noumea
43–719–5
2015
Port Moresby
12–1015–0
2019
Apia
14–528–12
2023
Honiara
17–717–7
2027
Pirae

Medal table

The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 1999–present is collated in the table below.

Pacific Mini Games

Men's tournamentOnly men's rugby sevens have been contested at the Pacific Mini Games.
YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=9 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffffBronze medal matchwidth=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=ffffffRef
width=15%Gold medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver medalwidth=15%Bronze medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth place
1997
Pago Pago
57–025–17[13] [14]
2009
Rarotonga
36–1238–12[15]
2013
Mata-Utu
31–1219–12[16]
2017
Port Vila
14–724–19[17] [18] [19]

Medal table

The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Mini Games, including the South Pacific Mini Games, from 1997–present is collated in the table below.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History for 2015 Pacific Games . The Fiji Times . 12 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150520071446/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=303965. 20 May 2015 .
  2. Web site: 1999 South Pacific Games Results . 86–89 . Oceania Sport Information Centre . 28 October 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20151028221243/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=3840875 . 28 October 2015.
  3. Web site: 2003 . South Pacific Games – Suva . Rugby7.com . 20 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144039/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SPG-2003 . 14 July 2014.
  4. Web site: 2007 . South Pacific Games – Apia . Rugby7.com . 20 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018235217/http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=SAM-2007 . 18 October 2014.
  5. http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=3046&c=2-3563-0-58088-0&pool=1001 Gold Medal Game
  6. http://www.sportingpulse.com/round_info.cgi?a=MATCH&fixture=3042&c=2-3563-0-58088-0&pool=1001 Bronze Medal Game
  7. Web site: 2011 . South Pacific Games – Noumea . Rugby7.com . 20 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018235258/http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=NCA-2011 . 18 October 2014.
  8. Web site: 10 July 2015 . Fiji takes rugby 7s double gold . Port Moresby 2015 . 10 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150710130205/http://www.portmoresby2015.com/fiji-takes-rugby-7s-double-gold/ . 10 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Smith . Matthew . Fiji complete 2019 Pacific Games rugby clean sweep with two gold medals in the sevens . Inside the Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20190713071512/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082015/samoa-2019-rugby-sevens-fiji . 13 July 2019 . 13 July 2019.
  10. Web site: Hawkins . Koroi . 2023-11-26 . Pacific Games 2023: Fiji, Tahiti sweep rugby 7s and volleyball gold, but New Caledonia's medal haul continues . 2023-11-26 . RNZ . en-nz.
  11. Web site: Ballekom . Aaron . Saepioh . Donaldson . Teho . Frank . 2023-11-25 . Fiji Retain Rugby 7s Golds, Wallis And Futuna Win Surprise Women's Bronze . 2023-11-26 . www.sol2023.com.sb . en-US.
  12. News: 2 September 2011 . Matariki . Wilson . Womens 7s squad sets sights on Borneo . Cook Islands News . 11 July 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711140244/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/34169-womens-7s-squad-sets-sights-on-borneo/34169-womens-7s-squad-sets-sights-on-borneo . 11 July 2015.
  13. Final Results August 11–21. 1997: 5th South Pacific Mini Games . 48–50 . Oceania Sport Information Centre . 23 April 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170423101720/http://websites.sportstg.com/get_file.cgi?id=35641687 . 23 April 2017.
  14. Web site: 1999 . Rugby 7s medals . 1997 South Pacific Mini Games . 23 June 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/19991006223145/http://www.samoanet.com/spmg/results/spmgresrugby7.html . 6 October 1999.
  15. Web site: 2003 . South Pacific Games – Rarotonga . Rugby7.com . 20 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085412/http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=COO-2009 . 21 May 2015.
  16. Web site: 2013 . South Pacific Games – Mata-Utu . Rugby7.com . 20 May 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150521085440/http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=WAL-2013 . 21 May 2015.
  17. http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?action=MTAL&assoc=11164 Rugby 7 results
  18. Web site: 9 December 2017 . Rugby gold . Van 2017 . 9 October 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213120844/http://www.van2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Samoa-Vs-Fji-Rugby.pdf . 13 December 2017.
  19. Web site: 9 December 2017 . Rugby bronze . Van 2017 . 9 October 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213120844/http://www.van2017.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Tonga-Vs-Solomon-Rugby.pdf . 13 December 2017.