Touch rugby at the Pacific Games

Touch rugby was introduced to the Pacific Games in 2003 at Suva in Fiji.^[1] It is an optional sport for the Pacific Games program,^[2] and the tournaments include men's, women's and mixed competitions.^[3] The first touch rugby tournament at the Pacific Mini Games was played in the Cook Islands at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.

Pacific Games

Men's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	2003 ()	Suva	Fiji	6–5	Papua New Guinea	Niue	[4][5]
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Fiji	6–4	Samoa	Papua New Guinea	[6][7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	8–7	Samoa	Cook Islands	[8]

Women's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	No competition in 2003
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Cook Islands	4–1	Samoa	Papua New Guinea	[9][7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Papua New Guinea	6–2	Samoa	Cook Islands	[8]

Mixed tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
XII	2003 ()	Suva	Fiji	9–8	Cook Islands	Samoa	[10][5]
XIII	2007 ()	Apia	Samoa	7–6	Cook Islands	Papua New Guinea	[11][7]
XIV	No competition in 2011
XV	2015 ()	Port Moresby	Samoa	9–7	Papua New Guinea	Cook Islands	[12]

Pacific Mini Games

Men's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	9–4	Fiji	Samoa	[13][14]
IX	No competition in 2013

Women's tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Samoa	5–4	Cook Islands	Niue	[13][14]
IX	No competition in 2013

Mixed tournament

Games	Year	Host city	Final			Third Place	Ref
			Gold	Score	Silver	Bronze
VIII	2009 ()	Rarotonga	Cook Islands	8–7 (a.e.t.)	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	[14][15]
IX	No competition in 2013

References

Touch rugby at the Pacific Games Pacific Games 1963–99 2003 2007 2011 2015 Mini Games 1981–2005 2009 2013 Known as the South Pacfic Games prior to 2009