Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games was held at Papeete in Tahiti with five men's teams competing.[1] Western Samoa won the gold medal and were undefeated in the tournament.[2]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Western Samoa Cook Islands  Tahiti

Men's tournament

Standings

Competition tables after the group stage:[3]

Group 1
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Wallis and Futuna 110030+32
 Tahiti 100103−30
Group 2
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Western Samoa 22005224+284
Cook Islands 21014532+132
 New Caledonia 20021455-410

Group matches

Group A August 1971 Tahiti  0–3  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Cook Islands 27–8  New Caledonia Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Cook Islands 18–24  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  
Group B August 1971 Western Samoa  6–28  New Caledonia Papeete, Tahiti  

Play-offs

Semifinal September 1971 Tahiti  11–33  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  
Semifinal September 1971 Cook Islands 29–18  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
3rd-place September 1971 Tahiti  14–0  Wallis and Futuna Papeete, Tahiti  
Final September 1971 Cook Islands 9–23  Western Samoa Papeete, Tahiti  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Islanders arrive for Pacific Games". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1971. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "South Pacific Games 1971". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1971. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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