Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games was held at Papeete in Tahiti with five men's teams competing.[1] Western Samoa won the gold medal and were undefeated in the tournament.[2]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Western Samoa Cook Islands  Tahiti

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage:[3]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Wallis and Futuna110030+32
 Tahiti100103−30
Group 2
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Western Samoa22005224+284
Cook Islands21014532+132
 New Caledonia20021455-410

Group matches
Group A August 1971 Tahiti  0–3  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Cook Islands 27–8  New Caledonia Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Cook Islands 18–24  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Western Samoa  28-6  New Caledonia Papeete, Tahiti  

Play-offs
Semifinal September 1971 Tahiti  11–33  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  
Semifinal September 1971 Cook Islands 29–18  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
3rd-place September 1971 Tahiti  14–0  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
Final September 1971 Cook Islands 9–23  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  

See also

References
  1. "Islanders arrive for Pacific Games". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1971. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "South Pacific Games 1971". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1971. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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