Rugby_union_at_the_1979_South_Pacific_Games Knowpia

Rugby union
at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Rugby union ; at the 1979 South Pacific Games
Venue	National Stadium, Suva
Dates	30 August - September
Nations	8
	← 1971 1983 →

Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games was held in Fiji at the newly renovated National Stadium in Suva,^[1]^[2] with eight men's teams competing.^[3] Tonga beat the host nation Fiji by 6–3 in the final to win the gold medal and finish the tournament undefeated.^[4] New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place match to win the bronze medal.^[5]

Medal summary edit

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 15s	Tonga	Fiji	New Caledonia

Men's tournament edit

Standings edit

Competition tables after the group stage:^[3]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Group 1
Fiji	3	3	0	0	6
New Caledonia	3	2	0	1	4
Papua New Guinea	3	1	0	2	2
Wallis and Futuna	3	0	0	0	0
Group 2
Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
Tonga	3	3	0	0	6
Western Samoa	3	2	0	1	4
Solomon Islands	3	1	0	2	2
Tahiti	3	0	0	0	0

Group A matches edit

Group A	30 August 1979	Fiji	86–0	Papua New Guinea	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	3 September 1979	*Fiji	60–3	New Caledonia	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	*Fiji	84–8	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	New Caledonia	17–8	Papua New Guinea	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	New Caledonia	def	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

Group A	September 1979	Papua New Guinea	23–5	Wallis and Futuna	National Stadium, Suva

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Group B matches edit

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	10–18	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Solomon Islands	3–92	Tonga*	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Solomon Islands	35–3	Tahiti	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	def	Tahiti	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Tahiti	0–74	Tonga*	National Stadium, Suva

Group B	September 1979	Western Samoa	def	Solomon Islands	National Stadium, Suva

* denotes team did not award caps for the match.

Play-offs edit

Semifinal	September 1979	Fiji	16–13	Western Samoa	National Stadium, Suva

Semifinal	September 1979	New Caledonia	3–58	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

3rd-place	September 1979	New Caledonia	9–8	Western Samoa	National Stadium, Suva

Final	September 1979	Fiji	3–6	Tonga	National Stadium, Suva

References edit

^ Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
^ Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
^ "South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. 50 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

[fs-2015-1] Mannan, Justine (13 May 2015). "Test On July 11". The Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ft-2014-2] Heatley, Ernest (30 July 2014). "Energy champion". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

[ra-1979-3] "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1979. Archived from the original on 19 July 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[ru-1979-4] "South Pacific Games 1979". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

[third-place-5] "South Pacific Games results". Pacific Islands Monthly. 50 (10). Pacific Publications. p. 138 (Rugby Union). 1979. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

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