Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Rugby union
at the 1963 South Pacific Games
VenueNational Stadium, Suva
Dates30 August - 7 September
Nations3
1966 →

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.