Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games

2003 Pacific Games Rugby 7s
Tournament details
Host nation  Fiji
Dates 3 – 5 July 2003
No. of nations 11
Champions   Fiji
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 D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Papua New Guinea 2200745+69
 Tahiti 21013827+11
 Guam 2002585−80

Group A matches:[4][5]

Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 33001247+117
 Niue 32023829+9
 Vanuatu 31021560−45
 New Caledonia 30031091−81

Group B matches:[6][7]

Group C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 33001450+145
 Cook Islands 32028345+38
 Tonga 31029464+30
 Wallis and Futuna 30030213−213

Group C matches:[8][9]

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 Third place
5 July
    Samoa  12  
  Tahiti  0   Tonga  0
  Samoa  21     Samoa  50
5 July

See also

References

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