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Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games

Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on the 1st and 2nd of October 2009.

Men's rugby sevens
at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games
VenueBCI Stadium
LocationRarotonga, Cook Islands
Dates1–2 October 2009
Teams10
Medalists
gold medal  Samoa
silver medal  Fiji
bronze medal  Tonga
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Samoa defeated Fiji in the final to claim the gold medal, and Tonga took bronze with their win over Niue.[1][2]

Participating teams edit

Ten teams competed in the competition:[3]

Pool Stage edit

Pool A edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 4 4 0 0 175 0 +175 12
  Niue 4 3 0 1 120 38 +82 10
  Cook Islands 4 2 0 2 71 72 –1 8
  Tahiti 4 1 0 3 33 128 –95 6
  Wallis and Futuna 4 0 0 4 0 161 –161 4

Source:[4]

Cook Islands  40–0  Wallis and Futuna
Niue  43–0  Tahiti
Fiji  52–0  Wallis and Futuna
Niue  34–0  Cook Islands
Fiji  54–0  Tahiti
Niue  43–0  Wallis and Futuna
Cook Islands  31–7  Tahiti
Fiji  31–0  Cook Islands
Tahiti  26–0  Wallis and Futuna
Fiji  38–0  Niue

Pool B edit

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 4 4 0 0 178 0 +178 12
  Tonga 4 3 0 1 109 7 +102 10
  Papua New Guinea 4 2 0 2 53 66 –13 8
  Solomon Islands 4 1 0 3 40 131 –91 6
  New Caledonia 4 0 0 4 12 166 –154 4

Source:[4]

Tonga  38–0  New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea  17–12  Solomon Islands
Samoa  71–0  New Caledonia
Tonga  19–7  Papua New Guinea
Samoa  50–0  Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands  28–12  New Caledonia
Tonga  52–0  Solomon Islands
Samoa  35–0  Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea  29–0  New Caledonia
Samoa  22–0  Tonga

Medals & Rankings playoffs edit

9th–10th Place Playoff edit

New Caledonia  35–7  Wallis and Futuna

7th–8th Place Playoff edit

Solomon Islands  26–10  Tahiti

5th–6th Place Playoff edit

Cook Islands  17–12  Papua New Guinea

Bronze Medal edit

Tonga  38–12  Niue

Gold Medal Final edit

Samoa  38–12  Fiji

Final Rankings edit

Rank Team
    Samoa
    Fiji
    Tonga
4   Niue
5   Cook Islands
6   Papua New Guinea
7   Solomon Islands
8   Tahiti
9   New Caledonia
10   Wallis and Futuna

Source:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Samoa defy tsunami to win Pacific Gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  2. ^ a b "Samoa win Pacific Island Games 7's – Samoa 38-12 Fiji". rugbyshirts.net. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  3. ^ "Dreaming of Pacific Mini Games gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  4. ^ a b "2009 Mini Pacific Games – Rugby Sevens Results". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
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