RUGBY SEVENS AT THE 2017 PACIFIC MINI GAMES

Men's rugby sevens
at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games
Men's rugby sevens ; at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games
Venue	Korman Stadium
Location	Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dates	8–9 December 2017
Teams	10
Medalists
	Samoa
	Fiji
	Tonga
	← 2013

Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the Korman Stadium, from 8 to 9 December 2017.^[1]^[2] There was no women's tournament for this sport at these games. The competition also doubled as the final Oceania qualifying spot to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.^[3]

Samoa edged Fiji to win the gold medal.^[4]^[5] Tonga beat the Solomon Islands for the bronze medal.^[3]^[5] Since Fiji and Samoa had already qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, the final World Cup spot went to Tonga.^[3]^[1]

Participating teams

Twelve teams were initially expected to compete in the competition.^[1] Tahiti withdrew at the last minute due to the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the games.^[6]^[7]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	4	4	0	149	5	+144	12
Solomon Islands	4	3	1	71	58	+13	10
New Caledonia	4	2	2	39	69	–33	8
Niue	4	1	3	25	91	–66	6
Tuvalu	4	0	4	26	87	–61	4

Source:^[8]

8 December

New Caledonia	17–5	Niue

Korman Stadium

8 December

Solomon Islands	26–14	Tuvalu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Fiji	43–0	New Caledonia

Korman Stadium

8 December

Niue	15–12	Tuvalu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Solomon Islands	21–10	New Caledonia

Korman Stadium

8 December

Fiji	43–0	Niue

Korman Stadium

8 December

Fiji	29–5	Solomon Islands

Korman Stadium

8 December

New Caledonia	12–0	Tuvalu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Fiji	34–0	Tuvalu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Solomon Islands	19–5	Niue

Korman Stadium

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	4	4	0	154	15	+139	12
Tonga	4	3	1	106	31	+75	10
Nauru	4	2	2	60	90	–30	8
Vanuatu	4	1	3	45	129	–84	6
Wallis and Futuna	4	0	4	32	132	–100	4

Source:^[8]

8 December

Tonga	33–0	Wallis and Futuna

Korman Stadium

8 December

Nauru	24–12	Vanuatu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Samoa	24–5	Tonga

Korman Stadium

8 December

Vanuatu	26–17	Wallis and Futuna

Korman Stadium

8 December

Tonga	32–0	Nauru

Korman Stadium

8 December

Samoa	42–5	Wallis and Futuna

Korman Stadium

8 December

Tonga	36–7	Vanuatu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Samoa	36–5	Nauru

Korman Stadium

8 December

Samoa	52–0	Vanuatu

Korman Stadium

8 December

Nauru	31–10	Wallis and Futuna

Korman Stadium

Knockout stage

Ninth–place playoff

9 December

Wallis and Futuna	19–14	Tuvalu

Korman Stadium

Plate Pool

9 December

New Caledonia	24–0	Vanuatu

Korman Stadium

9 December

Niue	15–0	Nauru

Korman Stadium

Seventh-place playoff

9 December

Vanuatu	12–7	Niue

Korman Stadium

Fifth-place playoff

9 December

New Caledonia	17–12	Nauru

Korman Stadium

Cup Semi-finals

Semi-finals		Cup Final

9 December

Samoa	33
		9 December
Solomon Islands	0
		Samoa	14
9 December
		Fiji	7
Fiji	41

Tonga	7
		3rd Place

		9 December

		Tonga	24

		Solomon Islands	19

Final rankings

Legend
Championship final
Qualified for 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Team
	Samoa
	Fiji
	Tonga
4	Solomon Islands
5	New Caledonia
6	Nauru
7	Vanuatu
8	Niue
9	Wallis and Futuna
10	Tuvalu

Source:^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Ratulevu, Pate (2017-12-08). "Regional Support for 2017 Pacific Mini Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "Sport: Sevens minnow sets sights on World Cup". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Tonga book ticket to San Francisco". www.world.rugby. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ Begum, Faria (2017-12-10). "Samoa claims gold after beating Fiji in the rugby final of the Pacific Mini Games". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ ^a ^b "Sport: New Caledonia extends medals lead at Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ "Sport: Tahiti rugby players pull out of Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ ^a ^b "South Pacific Games - Rugby sevens result". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
^ "Pacific Mini Games : Samoa wins gold but Tonga secures the bigger prize". One Papua New Guinea. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[:3-1] Ratulevu, Pate (2017-12-08). "Regional Support for 2017 Pacific Mini Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[2] "Sport: Sevens minnow sets sights on World Cup". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[:0-3] "Tonga book ticket to San Francisco". www.world.rugby. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[4] Begum, Faria (2017-12-10). "Samoa claims gold after beating Fiji in the rugby final of the Pacific Mini Games". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[:1-5] "Sport: New Caledonia extends medals lead at Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[6] "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[7] "Sport: Tahiti rugby players pull out of Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[:2-8] "South Pacific Games - Rugby sevens result". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

[9] "Pacific Mini Games : Samoa wins gold but Tonga secures the bigger prize". One Papua New Guinea. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.

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Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009

Participating teams