Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games, currently known as the Pacific Games, was hosted at Apia, the capital of Western Samoa in September 1983. Fiji beat the host nation Western Samoa by 18–10 in the final to win the gold medal.[1][2]

Medal summary

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

Teams

Competing teams were:[2]

Pool A

Pool B

Group matches

Group A

Group A	September 1983	Western Samoa	55–0	American Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Western Samoa	55–4	Cook Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Western Samoa	def.	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Western Samoa	def.	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Western Samoa	def.	Tonga	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Tonga	def.	American Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Tonga	45–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Tonga	def.	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Tonga	def.	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

Group A	September 1983	Papua New Guinea	28–15	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Western Samoa and Tonga qualified for the finals.

Group B

Group B	September 1983	Fiji	104–6	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

Group B	September 1983	Fiji	124–4	Niue	Apia, Western Samoa
			Report[1]

Group B	September 1983	Fiji	86–0	Solomon Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

Group B	September 1983	Fiji	102–9	Tahiti	Apia, Western Samoa

Group B	September 1983	Solomon Islands	19–12	Niue	Apia, Western Samoa

Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Fiji and New Caledonia qualified for the finals.

Play-offs

Semifinal	September 1983	Fiji	38–10	Tonga	Apia, Western Samoa

Semifinal	September 1983	Western Samoa	def.	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

3rd-place	September 1983	Tonga	70–0	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

Final	September 1983	Fiji	18–10	Western Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

References

"Rugby union: Come out and play, please". The Canberra Times. 13 September 1983. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
"South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1983. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[ct-1983-1] "Rugby union: Come out and play, please". The Canberra Times. 13 September 1983. Retrieved 15 May 2015.

[ra-1983-2] "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1983. Retrieved 18 May 2015.