Touch rugby at the Pacific Games

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

Men's summaries

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!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

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!width=15%|Fourth place

2003

|{{flagicon|FIJ}}
Suva

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|6–5

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|align=center style="padding:1px; line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |medal
playoffs

|{{flagicon|TUV}} Tuvalu

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 10 July 2003 |title= 2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Men |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=2-1977-0-17950-0&pool=-1 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070301/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=2-1977-0-17950-0&pool=-1 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

{{cite web |date= 10 July 2003 |title= 2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Finals Day - Day 4 |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url=http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1977-0-0-0&sID=15278&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=41909 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073939/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1977-0-0-0&sID=15278&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=41909 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

2007

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|6–4

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|5–4

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 2007 |title= 2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Men) |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58988-0&pool=1001 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074103/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58988-0&pool=1001 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

{{cite web |date= 2007 |title= 2007 South Pacific Games - Touch |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?action=MTAL&assoc=3575 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081110/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?action=MTAL&assoc=3575 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

2015

|{{flagicon|PNG}}
Port Moresby

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|8–7

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|18–4

|{{flagicon|SOL}} Solomon Islands

|align=center|{{cite news |date= 11 July 2015 |title= PNG wins double gold in touch footy |work= Fiji Times |accessdate= 11 July 2015 |url= http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=312851 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150711160029/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=312851 |archivedate= 11 July 2015}}

2019

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|12–11

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|9–6

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

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2023

| {{flagicon|SOL}}
Honiara

|–

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Women's summaries

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!colspan=3|Final

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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match

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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Ref

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!width=15%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

align=center| 2003

|{{flagicon|FIJ}}
Suva

|colspan=7 align=center|No women's competition on programme

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2007

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|4–1

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|7–6

|{{flagicon|NIU}} Niue

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 2007 |title= 2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Women) |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58987-0&pool=1001 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075452/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58987-0&pool=1001 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

2015

|{{flagicon|PNG}}
Port Moresby

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|6–2

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|11–2

|{{flagicon|KIR}} Kiribati

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2019

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|9–4

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|6–5

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

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2023

| {{flagicon|SOL}}
Honiara

|–

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Mixed tournament

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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match

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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Ref

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!width=15%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

2003

|{{flagicon|FIJ}}
Suva

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|9–8

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|align=center style="padding:1px; line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |medal
playoffs

|{{flagicon|NIU}} Niue

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 10 July 2003 |title= 2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Results & Fixtures - Mixed |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=2-1977-0-17969-0&pool=-1 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072646/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=2-1977-0-17969-0&pool=-1 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

2007

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|7–6

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|5–4

|{{flagicon|NIU}} Niue

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 2007 |title= 2007 South Pacific Games - Touch (Mixed) |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58986-0&pool=1001 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080319/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=0-3575-0-58986-0&pool=1001 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

2015

|{{flagicon|PNG}}
Port Moresby

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|9–7

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|10–3

|{{flagicon|TGA}} Tonga

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2019

|{{flagicon|SAM}}
Apia

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

|10–9

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|10–7

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

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2023

| {{flagicon|SOL}}
Honiara

|–

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Medal table

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| gold_PNG = 5 | silver_PNG = 2 | bronze_PNG = 3

| gold_SAM = 2 | silver_SAM = 7 | bronze_SAM = 2

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| gold_COK = 1 | silver_COK = 2 | bronze_COK = 4

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Pacific Mini Games

;Men's

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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match

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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Ref

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!width=15%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

2009

|{{flagicon|COK}}
Rarotonga

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|9–4

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|align=center|{{cite web |date= 2009 |title= Silver and Gold at Touch |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-4627-0-0-0&sID=144618&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10122241 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074803/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-4627-0-0-0&sID=144618&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10122241 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

{{cite report |date= 2009 |title= VIIIth Pacific Mini Games Report |page=37 |url= http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1103123 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150924145022/http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1103123 |archivedate= 24 September 2015}}

;Women's

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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match

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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Ref

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!width=15%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

2009

|{{flagicon|COK}}
Rarotonga

|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa

|5–4

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|{{flagicon|NIU}} Niue

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;Mixed

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!colspan=3|Bronze medal match

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!rowspan=2 width=5%|Ref

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!width=15%|Gold medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Silver medal

!width=15%|Bronze medal

!width=10%|Score

!width=15%|Fourth place

2009

|{{flagicon|COK}}
Rarotonga

|{{flagicon|COK}} Cook Islands

|8–7
(a.e.t.)

|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji

|{{flagicon|PNG}} Papua New Guinea

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{{cite web |date= 2009 |title= 2009 South Pacific Mini Games - Touch (Mixed) |website= Sports Pulse |accessdate= 2 November 2015 |url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-4627-0-0-0&sID=144618&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10176697 |url-status= live |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072004/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-4627-0-0-0&sID=144618&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=10176697 |archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

References

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{{cite web

|date= 8 July 2003

|title= 2003 South Pacific Games - Touch Rugby: Day 2 action and results

|website= Sports Pulse

|accessdate= 2 November 2015

|url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1977-0-0-0&sID=15278&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=41634

|url-status= live

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151101222347/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-1977-0-0-0&sID=15278&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=41634

|archivedate= 1 November 2015}}

{{cite web

|date= 2007

|title= 2007 South Pacific Games - Touch

|website= Sports Pulse

|accessdate= 2 November 2015

|url= http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3575-0-0-0&a=COMPS

|url-status= live

|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080250/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-3575-0-0-0&a=COMPS

|archivedate= 4 March 2016}}

{{cite report

|year= 2010

|title = 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

|page= 15

|url = http://www.sportingpulse.com/get_file.cgi?id=1135863

|format= PDF 0.3 MB

|publisher = Pacific Games Council

|accessdate = 27 August 2013}}

}}

Category:Sports at the Pacific Games