Rugby league at the Pacific Games was introduced in 2007 at Apia in Samoa. Rugby league nines is the form of the game currently played at the Pacific Games. The 7-a-side version of the game was played at the 2009 Pacific Mini Games.^[1]

Men's summaries

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match				Ref
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2007	Apia		Fiji	14–0	Cook Islands		Samoa	20–10	Tonga		[2][3][4]
2015	Port Moresby		Papua New Guinea	38–10	Samoa		Tonga	16–14	Fiji		[5]
2019	Apia		Fiji	14–0	Papua New Guinea		Samoa	16–12	Tonga
2023	Honiara		Samoa	8–0	Fiji		Cook Islands	16–7	Tonga

Women's summaries

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match				Ref
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2019	Apia		Fiji	16–14	Papua New Guinea		Cook Islands	24–10	Samoa
2023	Honiara		Cook Islands	16–8	Tonga		Fiji	4–0	Samoa

Medal table

The all-time medal standings for rugby league at the Pacific Games, including the South Pacific Games, from 2007–present is collated in the table below. This includes both men's and women's events.

All-time medal table – Pacific Games rugby league nines

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Fiji	3	1	1	5
2	Papua New Guinea	1	2	0	3
3	Cook Islands	1	1	2	4
	Samoa	1	1	2	4
5	Tonga	0	1	1	2
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	6	18

Pacific Mini Games

The 2009 Pacific Mini Games was/is the only Mini-Games to have had rugby league (sevens) included on the programme. It was only the men's tournament that was contested.

Year	Host		Final				Bronze medal match				Ref
			Gold medal	Score	Silver medal		Bronze medal	Score	Fourth place
2009	Rarotonga		Fiji	20–14	Cook Islands		Samoa	26–24	Tonga		[6] [7] [8]

References