Rugby 7s
Pacific Mini Games 2009 - Rugby 7s - News
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Passion fires Samoa to victory and gold
The Toa Samoa rugby sevens team proved that passion can beat skill and class when they stormed the classy Fijian outfit to win the gold medal in their finals match yesterday.
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Samoa wins the Gold for the Sevens Rugby
It was a disappointing showing by Fiji who played so erratically during this game that they didn't really feature. It was definitely Samoa's game and Samoa's day.
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Tonga proved too good for Niue to win Bronze Medal
The second half totally belonged to Tonga as the team easily stretched a half-time draw (12-12) to a 36-12 win.
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Cook Islands scrapes in to win 5th position in Sevens
This was a close game with neck and neck tries, but the final try by Cook Islands captain, Bruce Goldsworthy, was the one that won the game for the Cook Islands and 5th place in the Sevens competition. The final score was 17-12.
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Solomon Islands take 7th place in the Playoff against Tahiti
Solomon Islands really excelled themselves in their game against Tahiti with a score of 26-10.
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Bowl final to New Caledonia
New Caledonia maintained regular dominance over the newbies Wallis & Futuna. The big surprise was the first try of the tournament by Wallis & Futuna. The try scorer was Youg John Moefana, and may there be many more tries to come in other tournaments.
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Samoa readies itself for the battle for Gold.
This Plate semi-final was tight. Despite Niue's best efforts, Samoa showed bouts of brilliance that usually ended in a try. The final score was 38-0.
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PNG too strong for Tahiti 33-0
It was a real try-fest for PNG as they were able to swamp Tahiti and put a decent score on the scoreboard for the second game of the Plate round at the Pacific Mini Games Sevens tournament.
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Cook Islands trounce Solomon Islands 32-5
Cook Islands played a running game against Solomon Islands in the first semi-final of the Plate round, and won convincingly 32-5.
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