Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games
Venue	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates	September
Nations	6

Rugby union at the 1991 South Pacific Games was held at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, during September 1991. In the absence of Fiji and Tonga from the tournament, Western Samoa won the gold medal.^[1]

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 15s	Western Samoa	American Samoa	Solomon Islands

Teams

Competing teams were:^[2][3]

Pool A

•  American Samoa
•  Solomon Islands
•  Papua New Guinea
•  French Polynesia

Pool B

•  Western Samoa
•  Vanuatu

Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Matches

Pool A

September 1991

Papua New Guinea	9–7	American Samoa

Port Moresby, PNG

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September 1991

Solomon Islands	def.	French Polynesia

Port Moresby, PNG

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September 1991

American Samoa	def.	Solomon Islands

Port Moresby, PNG

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September 1991

Papua New Guinea	def.	French Polynesia

Port Moresby, PNG

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September 1991

Solomon Islands	def.	Papua New Guinea

Port Moresby, PNG

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September 1991

American Samoa	def.	French Polynesia

Port Moresby, PNG

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American Samoa and Solomon Islands qualify for the finals.

Pool B

Western Samoa and 2nd place Pool B qualify for finals.

3rd-place

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September 1991

Solomon Islands	def.	2nd place Pool B

Port Moresby, PNG

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Final

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September 1991

Western Samoa	34-7	American Samoa

Port Moresby, PNG

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See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games

References

1. "South Pacific Games 1991". Pacific Games Council. 8 March 2007. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
2. "South Pacific Games". The Rugby Archive. 1991. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
3. "1991 South Pacific Games PNG - Vanuatu Rugby Reps". Vanuatu Rugby Union. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.