Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games

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Men's rugby sevens
at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games

Venue

BCI Stadium

Location

Rarotonga, Cook Islands

Dates

1–2 October 2009

Teams

Medalists

	Samoa
	Fiji
	Tonga

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Rugby sevens at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games was held in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on the 1st and 2nd of October 2009.

Samoa defeated Fiji in the final to claim the gold medal, and Tonga took bronze with their win over Niue.^[1]^[2]

Participating teams

Ten teams competed in the competition:^[3]

Pool Stage

Pool A

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Fiji	4	4	0	175	0	+175	12
Niue	4	3	1	120	38	+82	10
Cook Islands	4	2	2	71	72	–1	8
Tahiti	4	1	3	33	128	–95	6
Wallis and Futuna	4	0	4	0	161	–161	4

Source:^[4]

Cook Islands	40–0	Wallis and Futuna

Niue	43–0	Tahiti

Fiji	52–0	Wallis and Futuna

Niue	34–0	Cook Islands

Fiji	54–0	Tahiti

Niue	43–0	Wallis and Futuna

Cook Islands	31–7	Tahiti

Fiji	31–0	Cook Islands

Tahiti	26–0	Wallis and Futuna

Fiji	38–0	Niue

Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Samoa	4	4	0	178	0	+178	12
Tonga	4	3	1	109	7	+102	10
Papua New Guinea	4	2	2	53	66	–13	8
Solomon Islands	4	1	3	40	131	–91	6
New Caledonia	4	0	4	12	166	–154	4

Source:^[4]

Tonga	38–0	New Caledonia

Papua New Guinea	17–12	Solomon Islands

Samoa	71–0	New Caledonia

Tonga	19–7	Papua New Guinea

Samoa	50–0	Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands	28–12	New Caledonia

Tonga	52–0	Solomon Islands

Samoa	35–0	Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea	29–0	New Caledonia

Samoa	22–0	Tonga

Medals & Rankings playoffs

9th–10th Place Playoff

New Caledonia	35–7	Wallis and Futuna

7th–8th Place Playoff

Solomon Islands	26–10	Tahiti

5th–6th Place Playoff

Cook Islands	17–12	Papua New Guinea

Bronze Medal

Tonga	38–12	Niue

Gold Medal Final

Samoa	38–12	Fiji

Final Rankings

Rank	Team
	Samoa
	Fiji
	Tonga
4	Niue
5	Cook Islands
6	Papua New Guinea
7	Solomon Islands
8	Tahiti
9	New Caledonia
10	Wallis and Futuna

Source:^[2]

References

^ "Samoa defy tsunami to win Pacific Gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
^ ^a ^b "Samoa win Pacific Island Games 7's – Samoa 38-12 Fiji". rugbyshirts.net. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
^ "Dreaming of Pacific Mini Games gold". www.world.rugby. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
^ ^a ^b "2009 Mini Pacific Games – Rugby Sevens Results". rugby7.com. Retrieved 2023-12-02.

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