Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games was held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, during September 1991. In the absence of Fiji and Tonga from the tournament, Western Samoa won the gold medal.[1]

Medal summary[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Western Samoa  American Samoa  Solomon Islands

Teams[]

Competing teams were:[2][3]

Pool A
Pool B

Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Matches[]

Pool A[]

September 1991
Papua New Guinea  9–7  American Samoa
September 1991
Solomon Islands  def.  French Polynesia
September 1991
American Samoa  def.  Solomon Islands
September 1991
Papua New Guinea  def.  French Polynesia
September 1991
Solomon Islands  def.  Papua New Guinea
September 1991
American Samoa  def.  French Polynesia
American Samoa and Solomon Islands qualify for the finals.

Pool B[]

Western Samoa and 2nd place Pool B qualify for finals.

3rd-place[]

September 1991
Solomon Islands  def.   2nd place Pool B

Final[]

September 1991
Western Samoa  34-7  American Samoa

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "South Pacific Games 1991". Pacific Games Council. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1991. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "1991 South Pacific Games PNG - Vanuatu Rugby Reps". Vanuatu Rugby Union. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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