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.

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.

The second half totally belonged to Tonga as the team easily stretched a half-time draw (12-12) to a 36-12 win.

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.

Solomon Islands really excelled themselves in their game against Tahiti with a score of 26-10.

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.

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.

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.

Cook Islands played a running game against Solomon Islands in the first semi-final of the Plate round, and won convincingly 32-5.