Rugby union at the 1971 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union
at the 1971 South Pacific Games
VenuePapeete, Tahiti
DatesAugust - September
Nations5
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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[edit]

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

Men's tournament[edit]

Standings[edit]

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[edit]

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  28-6  New Caledonia Papeete, Tahiti  

Play-offs[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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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