Rugby league at the Pacific Games

Rugby league at the Pacific Games was introduced in 2007 at Apia in Samoa. Rugby league nines is the form of the game currently played at the Pacific Games. The 7-a-side version of the game was played at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.[1]

Men's summaries edit

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2007  
Apia
  Fiji 14–0   Cook Islands   Samoa 20–10   Tonga [2][3][4]
2015  
Port Moresby
  Papua New Guinea 38–10   Samoa   Tonga 16–14   Fiji [5]
2019  
Apia
  Fiji 14–0   Papua New Guinea   Samoa 16–12   Tonga
2023  
Honiara
  Samoa 8–0   Fiji   Cook Islands 16–7   Tonga

Women's summaries edit

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2019  
Apia
  Fiji 16–14   Papua New Guinea   Cook Islands 24–10   Samoa
2023  
Honiara
  Cook Islands 16–8   Tonga   Fiji 4–0   Samoa

Medal table edit

The all-time medal standings for rugby league at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 2007–present is collated in the table below. This includes both men's and women's events.

All-time medal table – Pacific Games rugby league nines
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Fiji3115
2  Papua New Guinea1203
3  Cook Islands1124
  Samoa1124
5  Tonga0112
Totals (5 entries)66618

Pacific Mini Games edit

The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was/is the only Mini-Games to have had rugby league (sevens) included on the programme. It was only the men's tournament that was contested.

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2009  
Rarotonga
 
Fiji
20–14  
Cook Islands
 
Samoa
26–24  
Tonga
[6]
[7]
[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report" (PDF 3.9 MB). Pacific Mini Games 2009. 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  2. ^ "South Pacific Games - Apia: Finals results". Sporting Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games - Apia:Pool results". Sporting Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. ^ "South Pacific Games - Apia:Pool Ladders". Sporting Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten PNG Claim Rugby League 9s Gold". EMTV. 13 Jul 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. ^ "South Pacific Mini Games - Rarotonga: Finals results". Sporting Pulse. 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. ^ "South Pacific Mini Games - Rarotonga:Pool Ladders". Sporting Pulse. 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  8. ^ "South Pacific Mini Games - Rarotonga:Pool results". Sporting Pulse. 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2015.