Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games was held from 11–12 July 2015 at Sir John Guise Stadium.[1][2] Hosts Papua New Guinea won the gold medal, defeating Samoa in the final by 38–10. Tonga took the bronze medal, defeating the Cook Islands by 16-14 in the third place match. PNG's Wartovo Puara Jr was named Player of the Tournament.[3][4]
| Rugby league nines at the 2015 Pacific Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Sir John Guise Stadium | ||||||
| Location | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Dates | 11–12 July 2015 | ||||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Tonga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Results
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Tonga |
Teams
edit Cook Islands[5] |  Fiji | Papua New Guinea | Western Samoa |  Solomon Islands | Tonga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach: Albert Nicholas[6] | Coach: Maika Vunivere | Coach: Michael Marum[7] | Coach: Mike Felise | Coach: Kauka Havea[8] | Coach: Taufa Fukofuka |
Matches
editPreliminary round
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 20 | +138 | 10 |
| Fiji | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 44 | +22 | 8 |
| Samoa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 70 | 28 | 5 |
| Tonga | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 86 | -26 | 4 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 74 | 80 | -6 | 3 |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 176 | -156 | 0 |
Finals
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | |||||
| Tonga | 6 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | |||||
| Samoa | 10 | |||||
| Fiji | 12 | |||||
| Samoa | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Tonga | 16 | |||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||
Rankings
edit| Classification | |
|---|---|
 | Papua New Guinea |
 | Samoa |
 | Tonga |
| 4 | Fiji |
| 5 | Cook Islands |
| 6 | Solomon Islands |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rugby League 9s at Port Moresby 2015". Fiji Times. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Calendar Rugby League 9s". Port Moresby 2015. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Unbeaten PNG Claim Rugby League 9s Gold". EMTV. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ Lester, Joanna (13 July 2015). "PNG wins gold at Pacific Games". NRL.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Team Cook Islands named for PNG - Oceania National Olympic Committees - SportsTG". websites.sportstg.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017.
- ^ "League nines aims for Pacific gold". 18 August 2020.
- ^ "PNG Rugby League Nines coach Michael Marum names squad". 10 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Sport: Solomons league team face big task at Pacific Games". 11 July 2015.
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