Touch rugby at the Pacific Games

Touch rugby was introduced to the Pacific Games in 2003 at Suva in Fiji.[1] It is an optional sport for the Pacific Games program,[2] and the tournaments include men's, women's and mixed competitions.[3] The first touch rugby tournament at the Pacific Mini Games was played in the Cook Islands in 2009.

Pacific Games

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	5	2	3	10
2	Fiji (FIJ)	3	0	2	5
3	Samoa (SAM)	2	7	1	10
4	Cook Islands (COK)	1	2	4	7
5	Niue (NIU)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 nations)		11	11	11	33

Men's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	2003 ()	Suva	Fiji	6–5	Papua New Guinea	Niue	[4] [5]
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Fiji	6–4	Samoa	Papua New Guinea	[6] [7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	8–7	Samoa	Cook Islands	[8]
XVI	2019 ()	Apia	Papua New Guinea	12–11	Samoa	Fiji

Women's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	No competition in 2003
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Cook Islands	4–1	Samoa	Papua New Guinea	[9] [7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	6–2	Samoa	Cook Islands	[8]
XVI	2019 ()	Apia	Papua New Guinea	9–4	Samoa	Fiji

Mixed tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	2003 ()	Suva	Fiji	9–8	Cook Islands	Samoa	[10] [5]
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Samoa	7–6	Cook Islands	Papua New Guinea	[11] [7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Samoa	9–7	Papua New Guinea	Cook Islands	[12]
XVI	2019 ()	Apia	Papua New Guinea	10–9	Samoa	Cook Islands

Pacific Mini Games

Men's

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	9–4	Fiji	Samoa	[13] [14]
IX	No competition in 2013

Women's

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Samoa	5–4	Cook Islands	Niue	[13] [14]
IX	No competition in 2013

Mixed

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	8–7 (a.e.t.)	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	[14] [15]
IX	No competition in 2013

References

1. "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Day 2 action and results". Sports Pulse. 8 July 2003. Archived from the original on 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
2. Charter - Constitution, Code of Conduct, Protocols, and Regulations adopted Apia, Samoa 14 May 2006 - As amended most recently in Noumea, New Caledonia, 27 August 2010 (PDF 0.3 MB) (Report). Pacific Games Council. 2010. p. 15. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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8. "PNG wins double gold in touch footy". Fiji Times. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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10. "2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Mixed". Sports Pulse. 10 July 2003. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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12. Phylma Timea, Phylma (11 July 2015). "Mixed Emotions as Touch Footy Samoans Get One Back On Hosts PNG". EMTV. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
13. "Silver and Gold at Touch". Sports Pulse. 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
14. VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report (Report). 2009. p. 37. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015.
15. "2009 South Pacific Mini Games - Touch (Mixed)". Sports Pulse. 2009. Archived from the original on 2 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.