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Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

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Men's rugby sevens
at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games
VenueKorman Stadium
LocationPort Vila, Vanuatu
Dates8–9 December 2017
Teams10
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
← 2013

Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games was held in Port Vila, Vanuatu at the Korman Stadium, from 8 to 9 December 2017.[1][2] There was no women's tournament for this sport at these games. The competition also doubled as the final Oceania qualifying spot to the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco.[3]

Samoa edged Fiji to win the gold medal.[4][5] Tonga beat the Solomon Islands for the bronze medal.[3][5] Since Fiji and Samoa had already qualified for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, the final World Cup spot went to Tonga.[3][1]

Participating teams

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Twelve teams were initially expected to compete in the competition.[1] Tahiti withdrew at the last minute due to the French Polynesian government's decision to boycott the games.[6][7]

Pool Stage

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Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 4 4 0 0 149 5 +144 12
 Solomon Islands 4 3 0 1 71 58 +13 10
 New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 39 69 –33 8
 Niue 4 1 0 3 25 91 –66 6
 Tuvalu 4 0 0 4 26 87 –61 4

Source:[8]

8 December
New Caledonia 17–5 Niue
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands 26–14 Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji 43–0 New Caledonia
Korman Stadium
8 December
Niue 15–12 Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands 21–10 New Caledonia
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji 43–0 Niue
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji 29–5 Solomon Islands
Korman Stadium
8 December
New Caledonia 12–0 Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Fiji 34–0 Tuvalu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Solomon Islands 19–5 Niue
Korman Stadium

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Samoa 4 4 0 0 154 15 +139 12
 Tonga 4 3 0 1 106 31 +75 10
 Nauru 4 2 0 2 60 90 –30 8
 Vanuatu 4 1 0 3 45 129 –84 6
 Wallis and Futuna 4 0 0 4 32 132 –100 4

Source:[8]

8 December
Tonga 33–0 Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Nauru 24–12 Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa 24–5 Tonga
Korman Stadium
8 December
Vanuatu 26–17 Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Tonga 32–0 Nauru
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa 42–5 Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium
8 December
Tonga 36–7 Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa 36–5 Nauru
Korman Stadium
8 December
Samoa 52–0 Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
8 December
Nauru 31–10 Wallis and Futuna
Korman Stadium

Knockout stage

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Ninth–place playoff

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9 December
Wallis and Futuna 19–14 Tuvalu
Korman Stadium

Plate Pool

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9 December
New Caledonia 24–0 Vanuatu
Korman Stadium
9 December
Niue 15–0 Nauru
Korman Stadium

Seventh-place playoff

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9 December
Vanuatu 12–7 Niue
Korman Stadium

Fifth-place playoff

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9 December
New Caledonia 17–12 Nauru
Korman Stadium

Cup Semi-finals

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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
9 December
 
 
 Samoa33
 
9 December
 
 Solomon Islands0
 
 Samoa14
 
9 December
 
 Fiji7
 
 Fiji41
 
 
 Tonga7
 
3rd Place
 
 
9 December
 
 
 Tonga24
 
 
 Solomon Islands19

Final rankings

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Legend
Championship final
Qualified for 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Samoa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Fiji
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Tonga
4  Solomon Islands
5  New Caledonia
6  Nauru
7  Vanuatu
8  Niue
9  Wallis and Futuna
10  Tuvalu

Source:[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Ratulevu, Pate (2017-12-08). "Regional Support for 2017 Pacific Mini Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  2. ^ "Sport: Sevens minnow sets sights on World Cup". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  3. ^ a b c "Tonga book ticket to San Francisco". www.world.rugby. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  4. ^ Begum, Faria (2017-12-10). "Samoa claims gold after beating Fiji in the rugby final of the Pacific Mini Games". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  5. ^ a b "Sport: New Caledonia extends medals lead at Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-11. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  6. ^ "Tahiti athletes to compete under neutral banner". The Vanuatu Independent. 1 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Sport: Tahiti rugby players pull out of Mini Games". RNZ. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  8. ^ a b "South Pacific Games - Rugby sevens result". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  9. ^ "Pacific Mini Games : Samoa wins gold but Tonga secures the bigger prize". One Papua New Guinea. 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2023-11-30.