Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played as a double round-robin with 3 men's teams competing. No finals were played and a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the teams as per their finishing positions.[1] Fiji was unbeaten in the tournament and were presented with their gold medals by the Governor of Fiji.[2]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Fiji  Tonga  Western Samoa

Men's tournament

Standings

Final standings after the round robin tournament:[3]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 440010423+818
 Tonga 42025944+154
 Western Samoa 400420116-960

Matches

30 August 1963
Fiji  29–6  Western Samoa
31 August 1963
Fiji  8–5  Tonga
2 September 1963
Western Samoa  5–16  Tonga
5 September 1963
Fiji  42–3  Western Samoa
7 September 1963
Western Samoa  6–29  Tonga
10 September 1963
Fiji  25–9  Tonga

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). pp. 44–47. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Games end in confusion". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1963. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "South Pacific Games 1963". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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