Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games

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]

2003 Pacific Games Rugby 7s
Tournament details
Host nation Fiji
Dates3 – 5 July 2003
No. of nations11
Champions  Fiji
← 1999
2007 →

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-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

Play-offs for 9th to 13th

See also

References
  1. "SPG Rugby 7s: Finals". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  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 2015-05-25. 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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