Pacific Games - Samoa 2019

[mikail-eagle]

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Pacific Games 2019-Rugby League

Defending champions, Papua New Guinea, will take on 2015 Pacific Games Bronze Medalist, Tonga, in the opening game of the Men’s Rugby Leagues Nines kicks off at the Pacific Games in Apia this July.

The Men’s Nines event will be the only the third time Rugby League has been an official Medal event at the Pacific Games and will feature a record seven nations with Fiji, Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Tokelau all joining hosts Samoa.
Matches will take place at Apia Park Stadium, with both the Men’s and Women’s group games to take place on Monday, July 8, before Finals on Tuesday, July 9.

Full draw for the event is available below.

POOLS:
Pool A: Tonga Fiji Samoa Papua New Guinea
Pool B: Solomon Islands Cook Islands Tokelau

DRAW: Monday, July 8:
Game 1: Tonga v Papua New Guinea – 1:55pm
Game 2: Fiji v Samoa – 2:20pm
Game 3: Cook Islands v Tokelau – 2:45pm
Game 4: Cook Islands v Solomon Islands – 4:00pm
Game 5: Winner Game 1 v Winner Game 2 – 4:25pm
Game 6: Runners Up Game 1 v Runners Up Game 2 – 4:55pm
Game 7: Tokelau v Solomon Islands – 6:10pm

Game 8: Pool A 1st v Pool A 2nd – 6:35pm (Winner = 1st, Runners Up = 2nd)
Game 9: Pool A 4th v Pool B 1st – 7:00pm (Winner = 4th, Runners Up = 5th)
Game 10: Pool A 3rd v Pool B 2nd – 7:25pm (Winner = 3rd, Runners Up = 6th)

Tuesday, July 9:
Game 11: 5th Ranked v 6th Ranked – 2:55pm
Game 12: 6th Ranked v 7th Ranked – 3:45pm
Game 13: 1st Ranked v 4th Ranked – 4:10pm
Game 14: 2nd Ranked v 3rd Ranked – 4:35pm
Game 15: 5th Ranked v 7th Ranked – 5:00pm

Game 16: Runners Up Game 14 v Runners Up Game 13 – 6:00pm (Bronze Medal Match)
Game 17: Winner Game 13 v Winner Game 14 – 7:00pm (Gold Medal Match)

 

[Dakink]

They source their players from the domestic league?

 

[yakstorm]

Draw for the Women's Medal event

POOLS:
Pool A:
Cook Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands

Pool B:
Papua New Guinea
Fiji
Niue

DRAW:
Monday, July 8:
Game 1: Cook Islands v Samoa – 1:00pm
Game 2: Papua New Guinea v Fiji – 1:25pm
Game 3: Cook Islands v Solomon Islands – 3:10pm
Game 4: Papua New Guinea v Niue – 3:35pm
Game 5: Samoa v Solomon Islands – 5:20pm
Game 6: Fiji v Niue – 5:45pm

Tuesday, July 9
Game 7: Pool A 1st v Pool B 2nd
Game 8: Pool B 1st v Pool A 2nd
Game 9: Pool A 3rd v Pool B 3rd

Game 10: Runners Up Game 7 v Runners Up Game 8 – Bronze Medal Match
Game 11: Winner Game 7 v Winner Game 8

 

[mikail-eagle]

PNG 9s Team

1. Eliakim Lukara (Rabaul Gurias)
2. Solomon Pokare (Rabaul Gurias)
3. John Ragi Jnr (Rabaul Gurias)
4. Maya Clarke (Mendi Muruks)
5. Abel Rambi (Mendi Muruks)
6. Billy Paul (Lae Tigers)
7. Sani Wabo (Lae Tigers)
8. Rex Kaupa (Central Dabaris)
9. John Stanley (Central Dabaris)
10. Jah Hogen (Goroka Lahanis
11. Joel Kee (Port Moresby Vipers)
12. Moses Okapila (Gulf Isou)
13. Mega Pali (Southern Confederate)
14. Messech Wallen (Northern Confederate)
15. Sailas Gahuna (PNG Hunters)

Coach: Leonard Tarum
Manager: Ronnie Titie Jnr
Trainer: Joe Bruno

12 players selected from the Digicel Cup, 2 from the Regional Confederates and 1 PNG Hunter.

 

[yakstorm]

They source their players from the domestic league?

All teams must source the majority of their players domestically. Ex-pats can be added as well (ie. Tokelau have a number of New Zealand based players), but there isn't heritage players running around in this tournament that I'm aware of.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Results from Day 1 yesterday.

Women
Pool A Cook Islands 16 def Samoa 12
Pool B Fiji 16 def PNG 8
Pool A Cook Islands 38 def Solomon Islands 0
Pool B PNG 10 def Niue 4
Pool A Samoa 38 def Solomon Islands 4
Pool B Fiji 18 Niue 0

Men
Pool A PNG 10 def Tonga 0
Pool A Fiji 14 def Samoa 12
Pool B Cook Islands 22 def Tokelau 4
Pool B Cook Islands 20 def Solomon Islands 4
Pool A PNG 10 def Fiji 4
Pool A Samoa 10 def Tonga 8
Pool B Tokelau 8 def Solomon Islands 4

Ranking Game (1st/2nd) PNG 10 def Samoa 10
Ranking Game (4th/5th) Tonga 8 def Cook Islands 4
Ranking Game (3rd/6th) Fiji 30 def Tokelau 4

 

[mikail-eagle]

Today's Men's Semi Finals:

PNG vs Tonga
Fiji vs Samoa

 

[titoelcolombiano]

You can see the strength of PNG in the region once it is domestic v domestic players

 

[yakstorm]

Livestream available at: https://www.asiapacificrl.com/livestream/

Matches have just started

 

[mikail-eagle]

So looks like it is going to be PNG vs Fiji for Gold in both the Mens and Womens.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Fiji have won gold defeating PNG 16-4 in the Womens 9s final.
The Cook Islands have won Bronze by beating Somoa 24-10

 

[mikail-eagle]

Samoa have won the Mens Bronze Medal defeating Tonga 16-12

 

[mikail-eagle]

And Fiji have a upset PNG to win Gold in the Mens too.
Final Score Fiji 14 PNG 0.

 

[LeagueXIII]

Great result for Fiji

 

[Arucard]

Fiji continue to show why they are the real #4 in the World.