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Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games

Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games

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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]

Quick Facts Rugby union at the 2003 South Pacific Games, Venue ...

Medal summary

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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

More information Teams, Pld ...

Group A matches:[4][5]

Tahiti 33–5 Guam
Papua New Guinea 22–5 Tahiti
Papua New Guinea 52–0 Guam

Group B

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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

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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-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
5 July
 
 
 Fiji50
 
5 July
 
 Vanuatu5
 
 Fiji36
 
5 July
 
 Tonga0
 
  Papua New Guinea 14
 
5 July
 
 Tonga19
 
 Fiji43
 
5 July
 
 Cook Islands10
 
 Cook Islands36
 
5 July
 
 Niue0
 
 Cook Islands14
 
5 July
 
 Samoa12 Third place
 
  Tahiti 0
 
5 July
 
 Samoa21
 
  Tonga 0
 
 
 Samoa50
 

Play-offs for 5th to 8th

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Papua New Guinea36
 
 
 
 Vanuatu5
 
 Papua New Guinea33
 
 
 
 Niue12
 
 Niue17
 
 
 Tahiti14
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
 Vanuatu0
 
 
 Tahiti0

Play-offs for 9th to 11th

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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

See also

References

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