Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

The Men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby from 8 to 10 July 2015 at the Sir John Guise Outdoor Stadium. Fiji won the gold medal defeating Samoa by 33–7 in the final.[1] Tonga took the bronze medal defeating hosts PNG 19–12 in the third place match.[2][3]

Rugby sevens – Men's tournament
at the 2015 Pacific Games
VenueSir John Guise Stadium
LocationPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates8–10 July 2015
Nations10
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Participants

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Ten teams played in the tournament:[4]

Format

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The teams were split into two pools of five, with a round-robin played in each pool. This was followed by a knockout stage which included the medal play-offs.

Pool A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Fiji 4 4 0 0 185 0 +185 12
  Papua New Guinea 4 3 0 1 99 36 +63 10
  Solomon Islands 4 2 0 2 40 93 –53 8
  Tahiti 4 1 0 3 41 86 –45 6
  Guam 4 0 0 4 12 162 –150 4
Updated: 11 July 2015

Source:[5]
 • Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals.
 • The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

8 July 2015
13:28
Fiji  17–0  Papua New Guinea
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
13:50
Solomon Islands  12–0  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
16:46
Fiji  59–0  Guam
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
17:08
Papua New Guinea  24–12  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
20:04
Fiji  59–0  Solomon Islands
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
20:26
Guam  0–53  Papua New Guinea
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
14:20
Fiji  50–0  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
14:56
Guam  12–21  Solomon Islands
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
17:52
Papua New Guinea  22–7  Solomon Islands
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
18:14
Guam  0–29  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Pool B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
  Samoa 4 4 0 0 185 12 +173 12
  Tonga 4 3 0 1 134 59 +75 10
  New Caledonia 4 2 0 2 81 58 +23 8
  Vanuatu 4 1 0 3 61 112 –51 6
  Nauru 4 0 0 4 7 227 –220 4
Updated: 11 July 2015

Source:[5]
 • Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals.
 • The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

8 July 2015
14:12
Samoa  45–5  Tonga
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
14:34
New Caledonia  17–7  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
17:30
Nauru  0–71  Samoa
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

8 July 2015
17:52
New Caledonia  7–27  Tonga
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
12:00
Samoa  45–0  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
12:20
Nauru  0–59  Tonga
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
15:18
New Caledonia  7–24  Samoa
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
15:40
Nauru  7–47  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
18:36
Tonga  43–7  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

9 July 2015
18:58
Nauru  0–50  New Caledonia
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Knockout stage

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Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 July – 13:06
 
 
  Fiji54
 
10 July – 15:40
 
  Vanuatu5
 
  Fiji24
 
10 July – 13:28
 
  Papua New Guinea5
 
  New Caledonia0
 
10 July – 19:49
 
  Papua New Guinea17
 
  Fiji33
 
10 July – 13:50
 
  Samoa7
 
  Tonga19
 
10 July – 16;02
 
  Solomon Islands12
 
  Tonga5
 
10 July – 14:12
 
  Samoa35 Third place
 
  Tahiti0
 
10 July – 19:27
 
  Samoa48
 
  Papua New Guinea12
 
 
  Tonga19
 

Quarterfinals

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10 July 2015
13:06
Fiji  54–5  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

10 July 2015
13:28
Papua New Guinea  17–0  New Caledonia
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

10 July 2015
13:50
Tonga  19–12  Solomon Islands
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

10 July 2015
14:12
Samoa  48–0  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Semifinals

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10 July 2015
15:40
Fiji  24–5  Papua New Guinea
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

10 July 2015
16:02
Samoa  35–5  Tonga
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Bronze medal game

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10 July 2015
19:27
Papua New Guinea  12–19  Tonga
Report[6]
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Gold medal game

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10 July 2015
19:49
Fiji  33–7  Samoa
Report[6]
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Middle bracket

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5th–8th semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
10 July – 14:56
 
 
  New Caledonia21
 
10 July – 17:52
 
  Vanuatu5
 
  Solomon Islands0
 
10 July – 15:18
 
  New Caledonia24
 
  Tahiti14
 
 
  Solomon Islands15
 
Seventh place
 
 
10 July – 17:30
 
 
  Vanuatu10
 
 
  Tahiti21

5th–8th semifinals

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10 July 2015
14:56
New Caledonia  21–5  Vanuatu
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

10 July 2015
15:18
Tahiti  14–15  Solomon Islands
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Seventh place game

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10 July 2015
17:30
Vanuatu  10–21  Tahiti
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Fifth place game

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10 July 2015
17:52
Solomon Islands  0–24  New Caledonia
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Lower bracket

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Ninth place
  Guam 31
  Nauru 0

Ninth place game

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10 July 2015
17:08
Guam  31–0  Nauru
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sport: Double gold for Fiji sevens teams in PNG". Radio New Zealand. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Fiji take rugby 7s double gold". Fiji Times. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Fiji storms to men's rugby 7s title". Port Moresby 2015. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Calendar Rugby Union 7s". Port Moresby 2015. 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Rugby Union 7s Male". Port Moresby 2015. 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Fiji takes rugby 7s double gold". Port Moresby 2015. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.