Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in Suva,[1][2] with eight men's teams competing.[3] Tonga beat the host nation Fiji by 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal and finish the tournament undefeated.[4] New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place match to win the bronze medal.[5]

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 15s	Tonga	Fiji	New Caledonia

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage:[3]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Group 1
Fiji	3	3	0	0	6
New Caledonia	3	2	0	1	4
Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	2
Wallis and Futuna	3	0	0	0	0
Group 2
Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Tonga	3	3	0	0	6
Western Samoa	3	2	0	1	4
Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	2
Tahiti	3	0	0	0	0

Group A matches

Group A	30 August 1979	Fiji	86–0	Papua New Guinea	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	3 September 1979	*Fiji	60–3	New Caledonia	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	*Fiji	84–8	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	New Caledonia	17–8	Papua New Guinea	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	New Caledonia	def	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	Papua New Guinea	23–5	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Group B matches

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	10–18	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Solomon Islands	3–92	Tonga*	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Solomon Islands	35–3	Tahiti	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	def	Tahiti	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Tahiti	0–74	Tonga*	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	def	Solomon Islands	National Stadium, Suva

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Play-offs

Semifinal	September 1979	Fiji	16–13	Western Samoa	National Stadium, Suva

Semifinal	September 1979	New Caledonia	3–58	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

3rd-place	September 1979	New Caledonia	9–8	Western Samoa	National Stadium, Suva

Final	September 1979	Fiji	3–6	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

References

Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
"South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
"South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
"South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 50 (10). p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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[fs-2015-1] Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ft-2014-2] Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ra-1979-3] "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[ru-1979-4] "South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[third-place-5] "South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 50 (10). p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.