Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games, currently known as the
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 ...
, was hosted at
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga.
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, the capital of
Western Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabit ...
in September 1983. Fiji beat the host nation Western Samoa by 18–10 in the final to win the gold medal.
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Medal summary
Teams
Competing teams were:[
: Pool A
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: Pool B
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Group matches
Group A
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:Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.
Western Samoa and Tonga qualified for the finals.
Group B
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:Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.
Fiji and New Caledonia qualified for the finals.
Play-offs
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See also
* Rugby union at the Pacific Games
Rugby union has been a men's medal sport at the South Pacific Games (now Pacific Games), being played at nine of the first ten competitions. The sport debuted at the inaugural 1963 games where the gold medal was won by the host nation. It was sub ...
References
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International rugby union competitions hosted by Samoa
1983 rugby union tournaments for national teams