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 | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2003 | ![]() Suva | ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | ![]() | medal playoffs | ![]() | [4] [5] | |||
2007 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | [6] [7] | |||
2015 | ![]() Port Moresby | ![]() | 8–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 18–4 | ![]() | [8] | |||
2019 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 12–11 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–6 | ![]() | ||||
2023 | ![]() Honiara | – | – |
Women's summaries
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Ref | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2003 | ![]() Suva | No women's competition on programme | |||||||||
2007 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–6 | ![]() | [9] [7] | |||
2015 | ![]() Port Moresby | ![]() | 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() | 11–2 | ![]() | [8] | |||
2019 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | ||||
2023 | ![]() Honiara | – | – |
Mixed tournament
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Ref | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2003 | ![]() Suva | ![]() | 9–8 | ![]() | ![]() | medal playoffs | ![]() | [10] [5] | |||
2007 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 7–6 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | [11] [7] | |||
2015 | ![]() Port Moresby | ![]() | 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | 10–3 | ![]() | ||||
2019 | ![]() Apia | ![]() | 10–9 | ![]() | ![]() | 10–7 | ![]() | ||||
2023 | ![]() Honiara | – | – |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Totals (4 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Pacific Mini Games
- Men's
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Ref | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2009 | ![]() Rarotonga | ![]() | 9–4 | ![]() | ![]() | [12] [13] |
- Women's
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Ref | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2009 | ![]() Rarotonga | ![]() | 5–4 | ![]() | ![]() | [12] [13] |
- Mixed
Year | Host | Final | Bronze medal match | Ref | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | ||||||
2009 | ![]() Rarotonga | ![]() | 8–7 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | ![]() | [13] [14] |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Men)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Women)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Mixed)". Sports Pulse. 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Silver and Gold at Touch". Sports Pulse. 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ a b c VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report (Report). 2009. p. 37. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "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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Touch rugby at the Pacific Games
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- 1981–2005
- 2009
- 2013
Known as the South Pacific Games prior to 2009