Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1983 South Pacific Games, currently known as the Pacific Games, was hosted at Apia, the capital of Western Samoa in September 1983. Fiji beat the host nation Western Samoa by 18–10 in the final to win the gold medal.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's rugby 15s	Fiji	Western Samoa	Tonga

Teams

Competing teams were:

Pool A

• American Samoa
• Cook Islands
• Papua New Guinea
• Western Samoa
• Tonga
• Tokelau

Pool B

• Fiji
• New Caledonia
• Niue
• Solomon Islands
• Tahiti

Group matches

Group A

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Group A	September 1979	Western Samoa	55–0	American Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Western Samoa	55–4	Cook Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Western Samoa	def.	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Western Samoa	def.	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Western Samoa	def.	Tonga	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Tonga	def.	American Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Tonga	45–3	Cook Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Tonga	def.	Papua New Guinea	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Tonga	def.	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group A	September 1979	Papua New Guinea	28–15	Tokelau	Apia, Western Samoa

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Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Western Samoa and Tonga qualified for the finals.

Group B

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Group B	September 1979	Fiji	104–6	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group B	September 1979	Fiji	124–4	Niue	Apia, Western Samoa
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Group B	September 1979	Fiji	86–0	Solomon Islands	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group B	September 1979	Fiji	102–9	Tahiti	Apia, Western Samoa

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Group B	September 1979	Solomon Islands	19–12	Niue	Apia, Western Samoa

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Note: Records for this tournament are incomplete.

Fiji and New Caledonia qualified for the finals.

Play-offs

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Semifinal	September 1979	Fiji	38–10	Tonga	Apia, Western Samoa

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Semifinal	September 1979	Western Samoa	def.	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

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3rd-place	September 1979	Tonga	70–0	New Caledonia	Apia, Western Samoa

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Final	September 1979	Fiji	18–10	Western Samoa	Apia, Western Samoa

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See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games