# Touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games – Men's tournament

Men's touch rugby at the 2023 Pacific Games is scheduled for 27-29 November at DC Park in Honiara.

## Participating teams

Eight Pacific Games Associations are scheduled to compete.
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* Kiribati
* Niue
* Norfolk Island
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands (Host)

## Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 20 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Samoa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 21 | +30 | 20 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Fiji | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 17 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Niue | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 15 | Knockout stage |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 12 | |
| 6 | Norfolk Island | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 12 | |
| 7 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 28 | 63 | −35 | 9 | |
| 8 | Kiribati | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 79 | −67 | 7 | |

### Day 1
#### Round 1

* 27 November 2023 09:20
| Kiribati | 2–18 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 27 November 2023 10:10
| Cook Islands | 12–1 | Solomon Islands |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 27 November 2023 10:10
| Niue | 10–8 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 27 November 2023 11:00
| Fiji | 5–8 | Samoa |
* DC Park, Field 1

#### Round 2

* 27 November 2023 12:40
| Kiribati | 1–12 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 27 November 2023 12:40
| Solomon Islands | 2–14 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 27 November 2023 13:30
| Cook Islands | 3–7 | Samoa |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 27 November 2023 13:30
| Fiji | 8–4 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 2

#### Round 3

* 27 November 2023 15:10
| Solomon Islands | 4–6 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 27 November 2023 16:00
| Cook Islands | 2–6 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 27 November 2023 16:00
| Samoa | 7–3 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 27 November 2023 16:50
| Fiji | 11–1 | Kiribati |
* DC Park, Field 2

### Day 2
#### Round 4

* 28 November 2023 09:20
| Cook Islands | 4–4 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 28 November 2023 10:10
| Fiji | 12–5 | Solomon Islands |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 28 November 2023 10:10
| Kiribati | 1–13 | Samoa |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 28 November 2023 11:00
| Niue | 1–5 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 1

#### Round 5

* 28 November 2023 12:40
| Kiribati | 1–9 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 28 November 2023 12:40
| Samoa | 8–3 | Solomon Islands |
* DC Park, field 2
* 28 November 2023 13:30
| Cook Islands | 6–7 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 28 November 2023 13:30
| Fiji | 2–3 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 2

#### Round 6

* 28 November 2023 15:10
| Papua New Guinea | 2–2 | Samoa |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 28 November 2023 16:00
| Fiji | 8–5 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 28 November 2023 16:00
| Cook Islands | 9–2 | Kiribati |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 28 November 2023 16:50
| Norfolk Island | 7–6 | Solomon Islands |
* DC Park, Field 2

### Day 3
#### Round 7

* 29 November 2023 09:20
| Cook Islands | 2–4 | Fiji |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 29 November 2023 10:10
| Norfolk Island | 5–9 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 29 November 2023 10:10
| Niue | 4–6 | Samoa |
* DC Park, Field 2
* 29 November 2023 11:00
| Kiribati | 4–7 | Solomon Islands |
* DC Park, Field 1

## Playoffs
### Seventh place match

* 29 November 2023 14:20
| Solomon Islands | 8–2 | Kiribati |
* DC Park, Field 2

### Fifth place match

* 29 November 2023 14:20
| Cook Islands | 6–3 | Norfolk Island |
* DC Park, Field 1

## Finals
### Semi-finals

* 29 November 2023 13:30
| Papua New Guinea | 3–2 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 1
* 29 November 2023 13:30
| Samoa | 8–5 | Fiji |
* DC Park, Field 2

### Bronze medal match

* 29 November 2023 16:00
| Fiji | 5–2 | Niue |
* DC Park, Field 2

### Gold medal match

* 29 November 2023 16:00
| Samoa | 6–5 | Papua New Guinea |
* DC Park, Field 1

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Samoa |
| | Papua New Guinea |
| | Fiji |
| 4 | Niue |
| 5 | Cook Islands |
| 6 | Norfolk Island |
| 7 | Solomon Islands |
| 8 | Kiribati |