Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played as a double round-robin with 3 men's teams competing. No finals were played and a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the teams as per their finishing positions.[1] Fiji was unbeaten in the tournament and were presented with their gold medals by the Governor of Fiji.[2]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Fiji  Tonga  Western Samoa

Men's tournament

Standings

Final standings after the round robin tournament:[3]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji440010423+818
 Tonga42025944+154
 Western Samoa400420116-960

Matches
30 August 1963
Fiji  29–6  Western Samoa
31 August 1963
Fiji  8–5  Tonga
3 September 1963
Western Samoa  5–16  Tonga
5 September 1963
Fiji  42–3  Western Samoa
6 September 1963
Western Samoa  6–29  Tonga
7 September 1963
Fiji  25–9  Tonga

See also

References
  1. 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). pp. 44–47. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "Games end in confusion". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1963. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. "South Pacific Games 1963". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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