Rugby sevens at the Pacific Games was played for the first time at the
1999 South Pacific Games with only the men's tournament. The women's tournament was contested for the first time at the
2011 Pacific Games. The champions for the inaugural rugby sevens tournament in 1999 were
Fiji
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
for the men and in 2011 were also
Fiji
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...
for the women. Prior to 1999,
15-a-side matches were played between the 1963–1995 games.
In 2014, Australia and New Zealand were invited to participate in some events for the
2015 Pacific Games
The 15th Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.
More tha ...
, and the
Australian women's sevens team was subsequently confirmed as a competitor for the women's tournament in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
.
Men's summaries
Women's summaries
Women's rugby sevens was first contested in 2011 since the introduction of the 7-a-side format of rugby at the Pacific Games.
Fiji have dominated the women's game having won every tournament to date.
Medal table
The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 1999–present is collated in the table below.
Pacific Mini Games
;Men's tournament
Only men's rugby sevens have been contested at the Pacific Mini Games.
Medal table
The all-time medal table for rugby sevens at the Pacific Mini Games, including the South Pacific Mini Games, from 1997–present is collated in the table below.
See also
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Rugby union at the Pacific Games
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Rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics
*
Rugby sevens at the Commonwealth Games
References
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Pacific Games
The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continent, continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 South Pacific Games, 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently i ...