Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games was played as a double round-robin with 3 men's teams competing. No finals were played and a complete set of gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded to the teams as per their finishing positions.[1] Fiji was unbeaten in the tournament and were presented with their gold medals by the Governor of Fiji.[2]

Medal summary[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Fiji  Tonga  Western Samoa

Men's tournament[]

Standings[]

Final standings after the round robin tournament:[3]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Fiji 4 4 0 0 104 23 +81 8
 Tonga 4 2 0 2 59 44 +15 4
 Western Samoa 4 0 0 4 20 116 -96 0

Matches[]

30 August 1963
Fiji  29–6  Western Samoa
National Stadium, Suva
31 August 1963
Fiji  8–5  Tonga
National Stadium, Suva
3 September 1963
Western Samoa  5–16  Tonga
National Stadium, Suva
5 September 1963
Fiji  42–3  Western Samoa
National Stadium, Suva
6 September 1963
Western Samoa  6–29  Tonga
National Stadium, Suva
7 September 1963
Fiji  25–9  Tonga
National Stadium, Suva

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1963 South Pacific Games: Official Report and Results. Oceania Sport Information Centre (Report). pp. 44–47. Archived from the original on 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Games end in confusion". The Canberra Times. 25 September 1963. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ^ "South Pacific Games 1963". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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