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Rugby union
at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Venue National Stadium, Suva
Dates30 August - September
Nations8
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Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in Suva, [1] [2] with eight men's teams competing. [3] Tonga beat the host nation Fiji by 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal and finish the tournament undefeated. [4] New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place match to win the bronze medal. [5]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s   Tonga   Fiji   New Caledonia

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage: [3]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 6
  New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 4
  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 2
  Wallis and Futuna 3 0 0 0 0
Group 2
Team Pld W D L Pts
  Tonga 3 3 0 0 6
  Western Samoa 3 2 0 1 4
  Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 2
  Tahiti 3 0 0 0 0

Group A matches

Group A 30 August 1979 Fiji  86–0   Papua New Guinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A 3 September 1979 * Fiji  60–3   New Caledonia National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 * Fiji  84–8   Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 New Caledonia  17–8   Papua New Guinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 New Caledonia  def   Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 Papua New Guinea  23–5   Wallis and Futuna National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Group B matches

Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  10–18   Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Solomon Islands  3–92   Tonga* National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Solomon Islands  35–3   Tahiti National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  def   Tahiti National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Tahiti  0–74   Tonga* National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  def   Solomon Islands National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Play-offs

Semifinal September 1979 Fiji  16–13   Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Semifinal September 1979 New Caledonia  3–58   Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
3rd-place September 1979 New Caledonia  9–8   Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Final September 1979 Fiji  3–6   Tonga National Stadium, Suva  

See also

References

  1. ^ Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  2. ^ Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  4. ^ "South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  5. ^ "South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. 50 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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