Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games
Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games was hosted at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.[1] Fiji were hot favourites in the tournament and delivered on that promise to comfortably win gold.[2][3][4]
Hosts Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Wallis and Futuna also took part in the tournament.[5]
Medal summary[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
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Men's rugby 15s | ![]() |
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[6] |
Men's tournament[]
- Note: Records for this tournament may be incomplete.
Matches[]
16 August 1969 | Fiji ![]() |
84–8 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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August 1969 | Papua New Guinea ![]() |
46–0 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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18 August 1969 | Papua New Guinea ![]() |
0–79 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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Report |
August 1969 | Papua New Guinea ![]() |
23–5 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 August 1969 | Fiji ![]() |
113–3 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Report |
August 1969 | Papua New Guinea ![]() |
17–8 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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21 August 1969 | Fiji ![]() |
113–13 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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22 August 1969 | New Caledonia ![]() |
12–11 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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Final[]
23 August 1969 | Fiji ![]() |
88–3 | ![]() |
Port Moresby | hide | |
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Report |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Duke to open games". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1969.
- ^ "Rugby Fijians destroy opposition". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 40 (9): 29. 1 September 1969.
- ^ "Pipes and a song end games". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1969.
- ^ Cotton, p. 67.
- ^ "South Pacific Games". espnscrum.com. August 1969.
- ^ "Complete results 3rd South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 40 (9): 36–37. 1 September 1969.
Sources[]
- Cotton, Fran; Rhys, Chris, eds. (1984). The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. London: Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3.
Categories:
- 1969 Pacific Games
- Rugby union at the Pacific Games
- International rugby union competitions hosted by Papua New Guinea
- 1969 rugby union tournaments for national teams