Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games

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Men's rugby sevens
at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games
VenueBCI Stadium
LocationRarotonga, Cook Islands
Dates1–2 October 2009
Teams10
Medalists
gold medal  Samoa
silver medal  Fiji
bronze medal  Tonga
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Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on the 1st and 2nd of October 2009.

Samoa defeated Fiji in the final to claim the gold medal, and Tonga took bronze with their win over Niue.[1][2]

Participating teams[edit]

Ten teams competed in the competition:[3]

Pool Stage[edit]

Pool A[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 4 4 0 0 175 0 +175 12
 Niue 4 3 0 1 120 38 +82 10
 Cook Islands 4 2 0 2 71 72 –1 8
 Tahiti 4 1 0 3 33 128 –95 6
 Wallis and Futuna 4 0 0 4 0 161 –161 4

Source:[4]

Cook Islands 40–0 Wallis and Futuna
Niue 43–0 Tahiti
Fiji 52–0 Wallis and Futuna
Niue 34–0 Cook Islands
Fiji 54–0 Tahiti
Niue 43–0 Wallis and Futuna
Cook Islands 31–7 Tahiti
Fiji 31–0 Cook Islands
Tahiti 26–0 Wallis and Futuna
Fiji 38–0 Niue

Pool B[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 4 4 0 0 178 0 +178 12
 Tonga 4 3 0 1 109 7 +102 10
 Papua New Guinea 4 2 0 2 53 66 –13 8
 Solomon Islands 4 1 0 3 40 131 –91 6
 New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 12 166 –154 4

Source:[4]

Tonga 38–0 New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea 17–12 Solomon Islands
Samoa 71–0 New Caledonia
Tonga 19–7 Papua New Guinea
Samoa 50–0 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands 28–12 New Caledonia
Tonga 52–0 Solomon Islands
Samoa 35–0 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea 29–0 New Caledonia
Samoa 22–0 Tonga

Medals & Rankings playoffs[edit]

9th–10th Place Playoff[edit]

New Caledonia 35–7 Wallis and Futuna

7th–8th Place Playoff[edit]

Solomon Islands 26–10 Tahiti

5th–6th Place Playoff[edit]

Cook Islands 17–12 Papua New Guinea

Bronze Medal[edit]

Tonga 38–12 Niue

Gold Medal Final[edit]

Samoa 38–12 Fiji

Final Rankings[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Samoa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tonga
4  Niue
5  Cook Islands
6  Papua New Guinea
7  Solomon Islands
8  Tahiti
9  New Caledonia
10  Wallis and Futuna

Source:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samoa defy tsunami to win Pacific Gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ a b "Samoa win Pacific Island Games 7's – Samoa 38-12 Fiji". rugbyshirts.net. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ "Dreaming of Pacific Mini Games gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ a b "2009 Mini Pacific Games – Rugby Sevens Results". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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