Host nation New Caledonia Champions Samoa | No. of nations 12 | |
Venue Stade Numa Daly, Nouméa Dates 31 August – 2 September 2011 | ||
The 2011 Pacific Games men's rugby sevens tournament was held in New Caledonia from 31 August to 2 September 2011 in Nouméa. Samoa won the gold medal defeating Fiji by 21–19 in the final. Papua New Guinea took the bronze medal defeating Niue 10–5 in the third place match.
Format
The 12 teams were drawn into 3 groups. The top 2 teams from the first stage alongside the best two third placed teams advanced to the quarterfinal stage. The quarterfinals and semifinals were followed by the matches for the Gold Medal (first place) and Bronze Medal (third place).
References
Rugby sevens at the 2011 Pacific Games – Men's tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA