Touch rugby at the Pacific Games

Touch rugby was introduced to the Pacific Games in 2003 at Suva in Fiji.[1] It is an optional sport for the Pacific Games program,[2] and the tournaments include men's, women's and mixed competitions.[3] The first touch rugby tournament at the Pacific Mini Games was played in the Cook Islands in 2009.

Men's summaries

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2003
Suva 		Fiji 6–5 Papua New Guinea Samoa medal
playoffs 		Tuvalu [4]
[5]
2007
Apia 		Fiji 6–4 Samoa Papua New Guinea 5–4 Cook Islands [6]
[7]
2015
Port Moresby 		Papua New Guinea 8–7 Samoa Cook Islands 18–4 Solomon Islands [8]
2019
Apia 		Papua New Guinea 12–11 Samoa Fiji 9–6 Cook Islands
2023
Honiara 		– –

Women's summaries

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2003
Suva 		No women's competition on programme
2007
Apia 		Cook Islands 4–1 Samoa Papua New Guinea 7–6 Niue [9]
[7]
2015
Port Moresby 		Papua New Guinea 6–2 Samoa Cook Islands 11–2 Kiribati [8]
2019
Apia 		Papua New Guinea 9–4 Samoa Fiji 6–5 Cook Islands
2023
Honiara 		– –

Mixed tournament

Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2003
Suva 		Fiji 9–8 Cook Islands Samoa medal
playoffs 		Niue [10]
[5]
2007
Apia 		Samoa 7–6 Cook Islands Papua New Guinea 5–4 Niue [11]
[7]
2015
Port Moresby 		Samoa 9–7 Papua New Guinea Cook Islands 10–3 Tonga
2019
Apia 		Papua New Guinea 10–9 Samoa Cook Islands 10–7 Fiji
2023
Honiara 		– –

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Papua New Guinea (PNG)52310
2 Fiji (FIJ)3025
3 Samoa (SAM)27211
4 Cook Islands (COK)1247
Totals (4 entries)11111133

Pacific Mini Games

Men's
Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2009
Rarotonga 		Cook Islands 9–4 Fiji Samoa [12]
[13]
Women's
Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2009
Rarotonga 		Samoa 5–4 Cook Islands Niue [12]
[13]
Mixed
Year Host Final Bronze medal match Ref
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
2009
Rarotonga 		Cook Islands 8–7
(a.e.t.) 		Fiji Papua New Guinea [13]
[14]

References

  1. ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Day 2 action and results". Sports Pulse. 8 July 2003. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ^ Charter - Constitution, Code of Conduct, Protocols, and Regulations adopted Apia, Samoa 14 May 2006 - As amended most recently in Noumea, New Caledonia, 27 August 2010 (PDF 0.3 MB) (Report). Pacific Games Council. 2010. p. 15. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  3. ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Men". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Finals Day - Day 4". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  6. ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Men)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  8. ^ a b "PNG wins double gold in touch footy". Fiji Times. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  9. ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Women)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  10. ^ "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Mixed". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  11. ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Mixed)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Silver and Gold at Touch". Sports Pulse. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  13. ^ a b c VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report (Report). 2009. p. 37. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  14. ^ "2009 South Pacific Mini Games - Touch (Mixed)". Sports Pulse. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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