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]

Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games
Venue	Papeete, Tahiti
Dates	August - September
Nations	5
← 1969 1979 →

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	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	2
Tahiti	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0
Group 2
Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Western Samoa	2	2	0	0	52	24	+28	4
Cook Islands	2	1	0	1	45	32	+13	2
New Caledonia	2	0	0	2	14	55	-41	0

Group matches

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Group A	August 1971	Tahiti	0–3	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

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Group B	August 1971	Cook Islands	27–8	New Caledonia	Papeete, Tahiti

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Group B	August 1971	Cook Islands	18–24	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

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Group B	August 1971	Western Samoa	28-6	New Caledonia	Papeete, Tahiti

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Play-offs

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Semifinal	September 1971	Tahiti	11–33	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

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Semifinal	September 1971	Cook Islands	29–18	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

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3rd-place	September 1971	Tahiti	14–0	Wallis and Futuna	Papeete, Tahiti

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Final	September 1971	Cook Islands	9–23	Western Samoa	Papeete, Tahiti

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See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games