Rugby sevens at the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games

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Men's rugby sevens
at the 1997 Pacific Mini Games
LocationPago Pago, American Samoa
Dates12 August 1997
Teams4
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
2009 →

Rugby sevens for the 1997 South Pacific Mini Games was held in Pago Pago, American Samoa and took place on 12 August.[1][2] There were only four teams that contested the event.[1][2]

Samoa claimed the gold medal after defeating American Samoa in the final.[1][2] The Solomon Islands took bronze with their win against Niue.[1][2]

Results[edit]

Pool Stage[edit]

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/−
 Samoa 3 3 0 0 81 12 +69 Gold medal final
 American Samoa 3 2 0 1 27 36 –9
 Solomon Islands 3 1 0 2 33 44 –11 Bronze Playoff
 Niue 3 0 0 3 20 69 –49
12 August
Samoa 31–0 Niue
12 August
American Samoa 12–5 Niue
12 August
Samoa 19–7 Solomon Islands
12 August
Solomon Islands 26–15 Niue
12 August
Samoa 31–5 American Samoa

Finals[edit]

Bronze medal playoff[edit]

12 August
Solomon Islands 25–17 Niue

Gold medal final[edit]

12 August
Samoa 57–0 American Samoa

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Final Results August 11–21. 1997: 5th South Pacific Mini Games". web.archive.org. 2017-04-23. Archived from the original on 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  2. ^ a b c d "Rugby 7s medals". 1997 South Pacific Mini Games. 1999. Archived from the original on 6 October 1999. Retrieved 23 June 2015.