Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in Suva,[1][2] with eight men's teams competing.[3] Tonga beat the host nation Fiji by 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal and finish the tournament undefeated.[4] New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place match to win the bronze medal.[5]

Medal summary
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Tonga  Fiji  New Caledonia

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage:[3]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L Pts
 Fiji33006
 New Caledonia32014
 Papua New Guinea31022
 Wallis and Futuna30000
Group 2
Team Pld W D L Pts
 Tonga33006
 Western Samoa32014
 Solomon Islands31022
 Tahiti30000

Group A matches
Group A 30 August 1979 Fiji  86–0  Papua New Guinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A 3 September 1979 *Fiji  60–3  New Caledonia National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 *Fiji  84–8  Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 New Caledonia  17–8  Papua New Guinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 New Caledonia  def  Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 Papua New Guinea  23–5  Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Group B matches
Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  10–18  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Solomon Islands  3–92  Tonga* National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Solomon Islands  35–3  Tahiti National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  def  Tahiti National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Tahiti  0–74  Tonga* National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  def  Solomon Islands National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Play-offs
Semifinal September 1979 Fiji  16–13  Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Semifinal September 1979 New Caledonia  3–58  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
3rd-place September 1979 New Caledonia  9–8  Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Final September 1979 Fiji  3–6  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  

See also

References
  1. Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  2. Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  3. "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. "South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. "South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 50 (10). p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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