Rugby sevens at the 2003 South Pacific Games
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Rugby sevens at the 2003 Pacific Games was played as a tournament for 11 men's teams from 3–5 July 2003 at Suva in Fiji. The Fijian team won the final, defeating Cook Islands by 43–10 to claim the gold medal.[1][2]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby 7s |  Fiji |
 Cook Islands |
 Samoa |
Participants
There were 11 teams for the 2003 tournament:[3]
Format
The eleven teams were drawn into three pools and the first stage was played as a round robin within each group. The top two teams from the each pool and the best two third-placed teams advanced to the knockout stage.
Quarterfinals and semifinals in the knockout stage were followed by the third place play-off for the Bronze Medal, and the final for the Gold Medal.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papua New Guinea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 5 | +69 |
 Tahiti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 27 | +11 |
 Guam |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 85 | −80 |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 7 | +117 |
 Niue |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 29 | +9 |
 Vanuatu |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 60 | −45 |
 New Caledonia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 91 | −81 |
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | +145 |
| Cook Islands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 45 | +38 |
 Tonga |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 64 | +30 |
 Wallis and Futuna |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 213 | −213 |
