<page_title> Rugby union at the 1979 South Pacific Games </page_title> <section_title> Play-offs </section_title> <table> <cell> 3rd-place </cell> <cell> New Caledonia </cell> <cell> 9–8 </cell> <cell> Western Samoa </cell> </table>
New Caledonia defeated Western Samoa by 9–8 in the third place.