Rugby sevens at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

Men's rugby sevens
at the 2017 Pacific Mini Games

Venue| Korman Stadium
Location| Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dates| 8–9 December 2017
Teams| 10
Medalists
|  |  Samoa

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|  Fiji
|  Tonga

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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]

* Fiji
* Nauru
* New Caledonia
* Niue
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tuvalu
* Tonga
* Vanuatu (Host)
* Wallis and Futuna

## Pool Stage

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### Pool A

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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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

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8 December

Solomon Islands | 26–14|  Tuvalu

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8 December

Fiji | 43–0|  New Caledonia

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8 December

Niue | 15–12|  Tuvalu

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8 December

Solomon Islands | 21–10|  New Caledonia

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8 December

Fiji | 43–0|  Niue

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8 December

Fiji | 29–5|  Solomon Islands

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8 December

New Caledonia | 12–0|  Tuvalu

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8 December

Fiji | 34–0|  Tuvalu

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8 December

Solomon Islands | 19–5|  Niue

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### Pool B

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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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

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8 December

Nauru | 24–12|  Vanuatu

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8 December

Samoa | 24–5|  Tonga

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8 December

Vanuatu | 26–17|  Wallis and Futuna

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8 December

Tonga | 32–0|  Nauru

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8 December

Samoa | 42–5|  Wallis and Futuna

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8 December

Tonga | 36–7|  Vanuatu

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8 December

Samoa | 36–5|  Nauru

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8 December

Samoa | 52–0|  Vanuatu

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8 December

Nauru | 31–10|  Wallis and Futuna

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## Knockout stage

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### Ninth–place playoff

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9 December

Wallis and Futuna | 19–14|  Tuvalu

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### Plate Pool

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9 December

New Caledonia | 24–0|  Vanuatu

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9 December

Niue | 15–0|  Nauru

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#### Seventh-place playoff

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9 December

Vanuatu | 12–7|  Niue

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#### Fifth-place playoff

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9 December

New Caledonia | 17–12|  Nauru

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### Cup Semi-finals

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| Semi-finals| | Cup Final

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| 9 December| |

|  Samoa| 33

| 9 December

|  Solomon Islands| 0|

|  Samoa| 14

| 9 December

| |  Fiji| 7

|  Fiji| 41

|  Tonga| 7 |

| 3rd Place

| 9 December

|  Tonga| 24

|  Solomon Islands| 19

## Final rankings

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Legend

Championship final
Qualified for 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rank  | Team

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|  Samoa
|  Fiji
|  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.

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