From November 27, the netball competition of the Pacific Games was held over six days in the Solomon Islands. It featured nine teams in two pools, with the top two teams in each pool going to the semi-finals. The final was held on the morning of Saturday, December 2, at Friendship Hall in Honiara.
The competing teams and their current world rankings:
POOL A:
TONGA (8)
COOK ISLANDS (19)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA (36)
NIUE (-)
VANUATU (-)
POOL B:
SAMOA (16)
FIJI (18)
NORFOLK ISLAND (-)
SOLOMON ISLANDS (-)
RESULTS:
DAY 1 – MON, NOV 27
POOL A:
TONGA 90 def NIUE 17
(23-6, 49-7, 67-11, 90-17)
COOK ISLANDS 84 def VANUATU 13
(17-2, 41-7, 62-12, 84-13)
TONGA 62 def PAPUA NEW GUINEA 54
(20-9, 31-23, 52-36, 62-54)
POOL B:
SAMOA 73 def NORFOLK ISLAND 14
(21-4, 40-8, 57-12, 73-14)
FIJI 90 def SOLOMON ISLANDS 25
(21-6, 48-12, 67-20, 90-25)
DAY 2 – TUE, NOV 28
POOL A:
COOK ISLANDS 72 def NIUE 18
(20-4, 33-6, 51-11, 72-18)
TONGA 106 def VANUATU 11
(24-4, 51-5, 79-7, 106-11)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 68 def COOK ISLANDS 36
(20-12, 36-21, 56-27, 68-36)
POOL B:
NORFOLK ISLAND 40 def SOLOMON ISLANDS 34
(3-9, 17-19, 30-27, 40-34)
FIJI 62 def SAMOA 40
(16-11, 33-22, 48-33, 62-40)
DAY 3 – WED, NOV 29
POOL A:
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 98 def VANUATU 13
(26-3, 50-6, 74-8, 98-13)
NIUE 59 def VANUATU 28
(17-7, 33-10, 44-19, 59-28)
TONGA 77 def COOK ISLANDS 30
(20-9, 36-16, 60-21, 77-30)
POOL B:
SAMOA 87 def SOLOMON ISLANDS 19
(25-4, 42-12, 65-15, 87-19)
FIJI 98 def NORFOLK ISLAND 16
(24-3, 48-7, 73-11, 98-16)
DAY 4 – THU, NOV 30
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 90 def NIUE 24
(25-7, 47-10, 70-16, 90-24)
LADDERS:
Pool A:
1 . Tonga . 8 pts
2 . Papua New Guinea . 6 pts
3 . Cook Islands . 4 pts
4 . Niue . 2 pts
5 . Vanuatu . 0 pts
Pool B:
1 . Fiji . 6 pts
2 . Samoa . 4 pts
3 . Norfolk Island . 2 pts
4 . Solomon Islands . 0 pts
DAY 5 – FRI, DEC 1
SEMI FINAL 1: TONGA 58 def SAMOA 56
(13-11, 27-29, 44-41, 58-56)
Tonga:
U.Palavi 53/56 (95%)
Hansen 5/7 (71%)
TOTAL 58/63 (92%)
Samoa:
P.Alaalatoa 32/35 (91%)
Latu-Meafou 20/22 (91%)
Tanimo 4/5 (80%)
TOTAL 56/62 (90%)
SEMI FINAL 2: FIJI 59 def PAPUA NEW GUINEA 45
(18-10, 29-23, 45-31, 59-45)
Fiji:
Raulini 32/37 (86%)
M.Rusivakula 20/21 (95%)
A.Rusivakula 7/8 (88%)
TOTAL 59/67 (88%)
Papua New Guinea:
Ovoa 31/38 (82%)
Taviri 8/12 (67%)
Ali 6/10 (60%)
TOTAL 45/60 (75%)
5v6 PLAYOFF: COOK ISLANDS 59 def NORFOLK ISLAND 26
(14-5, 31-13, 40-20, 59-26)
POOL E: NIUE 55 def SOLOMON ISLANDS 54
(11-12, 29-26, 44-38, 55-54)
POOL E: SOLOMON ISLANDS 65 def VANUATU 32
(17-8, 35-21, 52-27, 65-32)
DAY 6 – SAT, DEC 2
BRONZE MEDAL GAME: SAMOA 52 def PAPUA NEW GUINEA 49
(15-9, 28-26, 38-39, 52-49)
Samoa:
P.Alaalatoa 43/46 (93%)
Tanimo 6/7 (85%)
Solomona 2/3 (67%)
Latu-Meafou 1/1 (100%)
TOTAL 52/57 (91%)
Papua New Guinea:
Ovoa 33/38 (87%)
Ali 11/13 (85%)
Taviri 5/6 (83%)
TOTAL 49/59 (83%)
GOLD MEDAL GAME: TONGA 56 def FIJI 52
(13-12, 24-24, 43-37, 56-52)
Tonga:
U.Palavi 31/34 (91%)
Tulikaki 19/19 (100%)
Hansen 6/7 (85%)
TOTAL 56/60 (93%)
Fiji:
M.Rusivakula 30/30 (100%)
Raulini 22/27 (81%)
TOTAL 52/57 (91%)
PACIFIC GAMES MEDALLISTS:
GOLD – TONGA
SILVER – FIJI
BRONZE – SAMOA
