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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 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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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

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Ten teams competed in the competition:[3]

Pool Stage

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Pool A

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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]

Niue 43–0 Tahiti
Fiji 54–0 Tahiti
Fiji 38–0 Niue

Pool B

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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]

Samoa 22–0 Tonga

Medals & Rankings playoffs

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9th–10th Place Playoff

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7th–8th Place Playoff

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5th–6th Place Playoff

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Bronze Medal

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Tonga 38–12 Niue

Gold Medal Final

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Samoa 38–12 Fiji

Final Rankings

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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

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  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.