RUGBY SEVENS AT THE 2003 SOUTH PACIFIC GAMES

Rugby union
at the 2003 South Pacific Games
Rugby union ; at the 2003 South Pacific Games
Venue	Suva, Fiji
Dates	September
Nations	11
	← 1999 2007 →

Rugby sevens at the 2003 Pacific Games was played as a tournament for 11 men's teams from 3–5 July 2003 at Suva in Fiji. The Fijian team won the final, defeating Cook Islands by 43–10 to claim the gold medal.^[1]^[2]

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 7s	Fiji	Cook Islands	Samoa

Participants

There were 11 teams for the 2003 tournament:^[3]

Format

The eleven teams were drawn into three pools and the first stage was played as a round robin within each group. The top two teams from the each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage.

Quarterfinals and semifinals in the knockout stage were followed by the third place play-off for the Bronze Medal, and the final for the Gold Medal.

Preliminary round

Group A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−
Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	74	5	+69
Tahiti	2	1	1	38	27	+11
Guam	2	0	2	5	85	−80

Group A matches:^[4]^[5]

Tahiti	33–5	Guam

Papua New Guinea	22–5	Tahiti

Papua New Guinea	52–0	Guam

Group B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−
Samoa	3	3	0	124	7	+117
Niue	3	2	1	38	29	+9
Vanuatu	3	1	2	15	60	−45
New Caledonia	3	0	3	10	91	−81

Group B matches:^[6]^[7]

Samoa	52–0	New Caledonia

Niue	7–0	Vanuatu

Niue	24–0	New Caledonia

Samoa	43–0	Vanuatu

Samoa	29–7	Niue

Vanuatu	15–10	New Caledonia

Group C

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−
Fiji	3	3	0	145	0	+145
Cook Islands	3	2	1	83	45	+38
Tonga	3	1	2	94	64	+30
Wallis and Futuna	3	0	3	0	213	−213

Group C matches:^[8]^[9]

Cook Islands	64–0	Wallis and Futuna

Fiji	45–0	Tonga

Tonga	82–0	Wallis and Futuna

Fiji	33–0	Cook Islands

Cook Islands	19–12	Tonga

Fiji	63–0	Wallis and Futuna

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

5 July

Fiji	50
		5 July
Vanuatu	5
		Fiji	36
5 July
		Tonga	0
Papua New Guinea	14
				5 July
Tonga	19
				Fiji	43
5 July
				Cook Islands	10
Cook Islands	36
		5 July
Niue	0
		Cook Islands	14
5 July
		Samoa	12	Third place
Tahiti	0
				5 July
Samoa	21
				Tonga	0

				Samoa	50

Play-offs for 5th to 8th

Semi-finals		Final



Papua New Guinea	36

Vanuatu	5
		Papua New Guinea	33

		Niue	12
Niue	17

Tahiti	14
		7th Place



		Vanuatu	0

		Tahiti	0

Play-offs for 9th to 11th

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−
New Caledonia	2	2	0	46	12	+34
Guam	2	1	1	24	40	–16
Wallis and Futuna	2	0	2	21	39	–18

New Caledonia	26–5	Guam

New Caledonia	20–7	Wallis and Futuna

Guam	19–14	Wallis and Futuna

9th Place Play-off

New Caledonia	40–17	Guam

References

^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Finals". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "South Pacific Games Update". Rotums News Archive. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Ladder". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
^ "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[finals-1] "SPG Rugby 7s: Finals". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[rotuma-2003-2] "South Pacific Games Update". Rotums News Archive. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[ladder-all-3] "SPG Rugby 7s: Ladder". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[group-1-4] "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[pool-1-5] "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[group-2-6] "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[pool-2-7] "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[group-3-8] "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

[pool-3-9] "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.

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v t e Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games
Pacific Games	1999 2003 2007 2011 M W 2015 M W 2019 M W 2023 M W
Mini Games	1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017
Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009

Medal summary

Participants

Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Play-offs for 5th to 8th

Play-offs for 9th to 11th

9th Place Play-off

See also

References

Medal summary

Participants

Format

Preliminary round

Group A

Group B

Group C

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

Play-offs for 5th to 8th

Play-offs for 9th to 11th

9th Place Play-off

See also

References

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