Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games |
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Venue | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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Dates | 16 - 23 August |
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Nations | 5 |
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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]
Hosts Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Wallis and Futuna also took part in the tournament.[5]
Medal summary
Men's tournament
- Note: Records for this tournament may be incomplete.
Matches
Final
See also
References
- ^ "Duke to open games". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1969.
- ^ "Rugby Fijians destroy opposition". Pacific Islands Monthly. 40 (9). Pacific Publications: 29. 1 September 1969.
- ^ "Pipes and a song end games". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1969.
- ^ "South Pacific Games". espnscrum.com. August 1969.
- ^ "Complete results 3rd South Pacific Games". Pacific Islands Monthly. 40 (9). Pacific Publications: 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.