Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

The Men's rugby sevens tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games was held in Port Moresby from 8 to 10 July 2015 at the Sir John Guise Outdoor Stadium. Fiji won the gold medal defeating Samoa by 33–7 in the final.^[1] Tonga took the bronze medal defeating hosts PNG 19–12 in the third place match.^[2][3]

Rugby sevens – Men's tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games
Venue	Sir John Guise Stadium
Location	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates	8–10 July 2015
Nations	10
Medalists
Fiji    Samoa    Tonga
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Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games

Participants

Ten teams played in the tournament:^[4]

•  Fiji
•  Guam
•  Nauru
•  New Caledonia
•  Papua New Guinea

•  Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Tahiti
•  Tonga
•  Vanuatu

Format

The teams were split into two pools of five, with a round-robin played in each pool. This was followed by a knockout stage which included the medal play-offs.

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	4	4	0	0	185	0	+185	12
Papua New Guinea	4	3	0	1	99	36	+63	10
Solomon Islands	4	2	0	2	40	93	–53	8
Tahiti	4	1	0	3	41	86	–45	6
Guam	4	0	0	4	12	162	–150	4
Updated: 11 July 2015 Source:[5]  • Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals.  • The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

8 July 2015 13:28

Fiji	17–0	Papua New Guinea

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8 July 2015 13:50

Solomon Islands	12–0	Tahiti

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8 July 2015 16:46

Fiji	59–0	Guam

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8 July 2015 17:08

Papua New Guinea	24–12	Tahiti

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8 July 2015 20:04

Fiji	59–0	Solomon Islands

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8 July 2015 20:26

Guam	0–53	Papua New Guinea

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9 July 2015 14:20

Fiji	50–0	Tahiti

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9 July 2015 14:56

Guam	12–21	Solomon Islands

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9 July 2015 17:52

Papua New Guinea	22–7	Solomon Islands

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9 July 2015 18:14

Guam	0–29	Tahiti

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	4	4	0	0	185	12	+173	12
Tonga	4	3	0	1	134	59	+75	10
New Caledonia	4	2	0	2	81	58	+23	8
Vanuatu	4	1	0	3	61	112	–51	6
Nauru	4	0	0	4	7	227	–220	4
Updated: 11 July 2015 Source:[5]  • Teams ranked 1 to 4 (Green background) advanced to the Quarterfinals.  • The team ranked 5 (Blue background) advanced to the Ninth place play-off.

8 July 2015 14:12

Samoa	45–5	Tonga

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8 July 2015 14:34

New Caledonia	17–7	Vanuatu

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8 July 2015 17:30

Nauru	0–71	Samoa

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8 July 2015 17:52

New Caledonia	7–27	Tonga

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9 July 2015 12:00

Samoa	45–0	Vanuatu

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9 July 2015 12:20

Nauru	0–59	Tonga

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9 July 2015 15:18

New Caledonia	7–24	Samoa

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9 July 2015 15:40

Nauru	7–47	Vanuatu

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9 July 2015 18:36

Tonga	43–7	Vanuatu

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9 July 2015 18:58

Nauru	0–50	New Caledonia

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Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	10 July – 13:06
	Fiji	54
					10 July – 15:40
	Vanuatu	5
					Fiji	24
	10 July – 13:28
					Papua New Guinea	5
	New Caledonia	0
									10 July – 19:49
	Papua New Guinea	17
									Fiji	33
	10 July – 13:50
									Samoa	7
	Tonga	19
					10 July – 16;02
	Solomon Islands	12
					Tonga	5
	10 July – 14:12
					Samoa	35			Third place
	Tahiti	0
									10 July – 19:27
	Samoa	48
									Papua New Guinea	12
									Tonga	19

Quarterfinals

10 July 2015 13:06

Fiji	54–5	Vanuatu

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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10 July 2015 13:28

Papua New Guinea	17–0	New Caledonia

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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10 July 2015 13:50

Tonga	19–12	Solomon Islands

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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10 July 2015 14:12

Samoa	48–0	Tahiti

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

Semifinals

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10 July 2015 15:40

Fiji	24–5	Papua New Guinea

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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10 July 2015 16:02

Samoa	35–5	Tonga

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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Bronze medal game

10 July 2015 19:27

Papua New Guinea	12–19	Tonga
	Report[6]

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Gold medal game

10 July 2015 19:49

Fiji	33–7	Samoa
	Report[6]

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

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Middle bracket

	5th–8th semifinals				Fifth place
	10 July – 14:56
	New Caledonia	21
					10 July – 17:52
	Vanuatu	5
					Solomon Islands	0
	10 July – 15:18
					New Caledonia	24
	Tahiti	14
	Solomon Islands	15
					Seventh place
					10 July – 17:30
					Vanuatu	10
					Tahiti	21

5th–8th semifinals

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10 July 2015 14:56

New Caledonia	21–5	Vanuatu

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10 July 2015 15:18

Tahiti	14–15	Solomon Islands

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Seventh place game

10 July 2015 17:30

Vanuatu	10–21	Tahiti

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Fifth place game

10 July 2015 17:52

Solomon Islands	0–24	New Caledonia

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Lower bracket

	Ninth place
	Guam	31
	Nauru	0

Ninth place game

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10 July 2015 17:08

Guam	31–0	Nauru

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby

See also

• Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pacific Games – Women's tournament
• Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games
• Pacific Games