Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games
Venue	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Dates	16 - 23 August
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] [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
Men's rugby 15s	Fiji	Papua New Guinea	Solomon Islands	[6]

Men's tournament

Note: Records for this tournament may be incomplete.

Matches

	16 August 1969	Fiji	84–8	Wallis and Futuna	Port Moresby

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	August 1969	Papua New Guinea	46–0	Wallis and Futuna	Port Moresby

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	18 August 1969	Papua New Guinea	0–79	Fiji	Port Moresby
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	August 1969	Papua New Guinea	23–5	Solomon Islands	Port Moresby

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	20 August 1969	Fiji	113–3	New Caledonia	Port Moresby
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	August 1969	Papua New Guinea	17–8	New Caledonia	Port Moresby

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	21 August 1969	Fiji	113–13	Solomon Islands	Port Moresby

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	22 August 1969	New Caledonia	12–11	Solomon Islands	Port Moresby

Final

	23 August 1969	Fiji	88–3	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby
			Report

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See also

• Rugby union at the Pacific Games

References

1. "Duke to open games". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1969.
2. "Rugby Fijians destroy opposition". Pacific Islands Monthly. 40 (9). Pacific Publications: 29. 1 September 1969.
3. "Pipes and a song end games". The Canberra Times. 25 August 1969.
4. Cotton, p. 67.
5. "South Pacific Games". espnscrum.com. August 1969.
6. "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.