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Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union
at the 1979 South Pacific Games
VenueNational Stadium, Suva
Dates30 August - September
Nations8
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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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Tonga  Fidschi  Neukaledonien

Men's tournament

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Standings

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Competition tables after the group stage:[3]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L Pts
 Fidschi 3 3 0 0 6
 Neukaledonien 3 2 0 1 4
 Papua-Neuguinea 3 1 0 2 2
 Wallis und 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
 Salomonen 3 1 0 2 2
 Tahiti 3 0 0 0 0

Group A matches

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Group A 30 August 1979 Fidschi  86–0  Papua-Neuguinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A 3 September 1979 *Fidschi  60–3  Neukaledonien National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 *Fidschi  84–8  Wallis und Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 Neukaledonien  17–8  Papua-Neuguinea National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 Neukaledonien  def  Wallis und Futuna National Stadium, Suva  
Group A September 1979 Papua-Neuguinea  23–5  Wallis und Futuna National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Group B matches

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Group B September 1979 Western Samoa  10–18  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Salomonen  3–92  Tonga* National Stadium, Suva  
Group B September 1979 Salomonen  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  Salomonen National Stadium, Suva  

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Play-offs

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Semifinal September 1979 Fidschi  16–13  Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Semifinal September 1979 Neukaledonien  3–58  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  
3rd-place September 1979 Neukaledonien  9–8  Western Samoa National Stadium, Suva  
Final September 1979 Fidschi  3–6  Tonga National Stadium, Suva  

See also

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References

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