Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union
at the 1983 South Pacific Games
VenueApia, Western Samoa
DatesSeptember
Nations11
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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  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rugby union: Come out and play, please". The Canberra Times. 13 September 1983. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1983. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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