Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1963 South Pacific Games
Venue	National Stadium, Suva
Dates	30 August - 7 September
Nations	3

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

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31 August 1963

Fiji	8–5	Tonga

National Stadium, Suva

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3 September 1963

Western Samoa	5–16	Tonga

National Stadium, Suva

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5 September 1963

Fiji	42–3	Western Samoa

National Stadium, Suva

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6 September 1963

Western Samoa	6–29	Tonga

National Stadium, Suva

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7 September 1963

Fiji	25–9	Tonga

National Stadium, Suva

See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games

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.