Touch rugby at the 2003 South Pacific Games – Men's tournament
The Men's touch rugby tournament at the 2003 Pacific Games was held in Suva from 7 to 10 July 2003 at the Veiuto Primary School.[1] Fiji won the gold medal, defeating Papua New Guinea by 6–5 in the final. Samoa took the bronze medal.[2]
Participants
Seven teams played in the tournament:
Format
The teams played a round-robin followed by play-offs for the medals.
Preliminary round
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 Papua New Guinea
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 Fiji
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 Samoa
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 Tuvalu
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 Tonga
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 Niue
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 Tahiti
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| • Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the medal play-offs. | ||||||||||||||
Day 1
| 7 Jul 2009 10:00 am |
| Tuvalu | 10–1 | Tahiti |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 7 Jul 2009 10:00 am |
| Fiji | 6–7 | Papua New Guinea |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
| 7 Jul 2009 11:00 am |
| Tonga | 1–4 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 7 Jul 2009 1:00 pm |
| Tahiti | 0–20 | Fiji |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 7 Jul 2009 2:00 pm |
| Papua New Guinea | 6–1 | Tonga |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 7 Jul 2009 2:00 pm |
| Samoa | 2–0 | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
Day 2
| 8 Jul 2009 10:00 am |
| Papua New Guinea | 10–5 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 8 Jul 2009 11:00 am |
| Niue | 7–8 | Tuvalu |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 8 Jul 2009 12:00 pm |
| Fiji | 10–5 | Tonga |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 8 Jul 2009 1:00 pm |
| Papua New Guinea | 15–6 | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 8 Jul 2009 2:00 pm |
| Tahiti | 0–14 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 8 Jul 2009 3:00 pm |
| Tonga | 2–5 | Tuvalu |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Day 3
| 9 Jul 2009 1:00 am |
| Fiji | 12–6 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 9 Jul 2009 11:00 am |
| Tonga | 7–5 | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
| 9 Jul 2009 1:00 pm |
| Papua New Guinea | 12–4 | Tuvalu |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
| 9 Jul 2009 9:00 am |
| Fiji | 11–1 | Tuvalu |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 9 Jul 2009 9:00 am |
| Tahiti | 4–13 | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
| 9 Jul 2009 11:00 am |
| Papua New Guinea | 22–0 | Tahiti |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 9 Jul 2009 3:00 pm |
| Tahiti | 1–21 | Tonga |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
| 9 Jul 2009 4:00 pm |
| Tuvalu | 5–6 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
| 9 Jul 2009 4:00 pm |
| Fiji | 13–3 | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 2 |
Lower bracket play-offs
| Seventh place knockout | Fifth place | ||||||||
| 1 | Tonga
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| 2 | Niue
| 9 | Niue
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| 3 | Tahiti
| 3 | |||||||
Seventh place knockout
| 10 Jul 2009 10:00 am |
| Niue | 9–3 | Tahiti |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Fifth play-off
| 10 Jul 2009 1:00 pm |
| Tonga | def. by | Niue |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Medal play-offs
| Semifinals | Preliminary final | Grand final | |||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | Papua New Guinea | 5 | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 5 | Fiji | 6 | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Samoa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Samoa | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Tuvalu | 5 | ||||||||||||
Major semi-final
| 10 Jul 2009 8:00 am |
| Papua New Guinea | 6–5 | Fiji |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Elimination semi-final
| 10 Jul 2009 9:00 am |
| Samoa | 10–5 | Tuvalu |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Preliminary final
| 10 Jul 2009 12:00 pm |
| Fiji | 11–2 | Samoa |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
Final
| 10 Jul 2009 3:00 pm |
| Papua New Guinea | 5–6 | Fiji |
| Veiuto Primary School No. 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Men". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Finals Day - Day 4". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.