Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games
Rugby sevens at the 2003 Pacific Games was played as a tournament for 11 men's teams from 3–5 July 2003 at Suva in Fiji. The Fijian team won the final, defeating Cook Islands by 43–10 to claim the gold medal.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Fiji |
| Dates | 3 – 5 July 2003 |
| No. of nations | 11 |
Champions  | Fiji |
← 1999 2007 → | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby 7s | Fiji |
 Cook Islands |
 Samoa |
Participants
There were 11 teams for the 2003 tournament:[3]
Format
The eleven teams were drawn into three pools and the first stage was played as a round robin within each group. The top two teams from the each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Quarterfinals and semifinals in the knockout stage were followed by the third place play-off for the Bronze Medal, and the final for the Gold Medal.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | +69 | |
 Tahiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 27 | +11 | |
 Guam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 85 | −80 |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 7 | +117 | |
 Niue |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 29 | +9 | |
 Vanuatu |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 60 | −45 | |
 New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 91 | −81 |
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | +145 | |
| Cook Islands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 45 | +38 | |
 Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 64 | +30 | |
 Wallis and Futuna |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | −213 |
Knockout stage
Championship bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 50 | |||||||||
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| Vanuatu | 5 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 36 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Tonga | 19 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 43 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Cook Islands | 10 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 36 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Niue | 0 | |||||||||
| Cook Islands | 14 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 12 | Third place | ||||||||
| Tahiti | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 July | ||||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 0 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 50 | |||||||||
References
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Finals". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "South Pacific Games Update". Rotums News Archive. 15 July 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Ladder". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 1". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 2". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Group 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- "SPG Rugby 7s: Pool 3". Sporting Pulse. 2003. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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