| Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 16 - 23 August |
| Nations | 5 |
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]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's rugby 15s |  Fiji |  Papua New Guinea |  Solomon Islands | [6] |
| 16 August 1969 | Fiji | 84–8 |  Wallis and Futuna | Port Moresby | ||
| August 1969 | Papua New Guinea | 46–0 | Wallis and Futuna | Port Moresby | ||
| 18 August 1969 | Papua New Guinea | 0–79 | Fiji | Port Moresby | ||
| Report |
| August 1969 | Papua New Guinea | 23–5 | Solomon Islands | Port Moresby | ||
| 20 August 1969 | Fiji | 113–3 |  New Caledonia | Port Moresby | ||
| Report |
| August 1969 | Papua New Guinea | 17–8 | New Caledonia | Port Moresby | ||
| 21 August 1969 | Fiji | 113–13 | Solomon Islands | Port Moresby | ||
| 22 August 1969 | New Caledonia | 12–11 | Solomon Islands | Port Moresby | ||
| 23 August 1969 | Fiji | 88–3 | Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | ||
| Report |
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