Rugby union at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

Rugby at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Dates	16 – 22 September 1979
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Rugby union was one of several sports at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. This Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia. Only men's teams participated in the rugby tournament. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Competition	France	Italy	Morocco

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
Italy	2	2	0	0	26	16	+10	4
Morocco	2	1	0	1	23	18	+5	2
Spain	2	0	0	2	17	32	−15	0

September 16, 1979 ^{[4] [5]}

Spain	8 – 16	Morocco

Stadion Stari plac, Split

Referee: Constantin Udrea (Romania)

September 18, 1979 ^{[6] [7]}

Italy	16 – 9	Spain
	Report

Gradski sportski centar, Makarska

Referee: Jean Claude Doulcet (France)

September 20, 1979 ^{[8] [9]}

Italy	10 – 7	Morocco
	Report

Gradski sportski centar, Makarska

Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)

Group B

Team	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff	Points
France	2	2	0	0	190	9	+181	4
Yugoslavia	2	1	0	1	29	86	−57	2
Tunisia	2	0	0	2	3	127	−124	0

September 16, 1979 ^[4]

Yugoslavia	23 – 0	Tunisia

Stadion Stari plac, Split

September 18, 1979 ^[6]

France	104 – 3	Tunisia
	Report

Stadion Stari plac, Split

September 20, 1979 ^{[8] [9]}

Yugoslavia	6 – 86	France

Stadion Stari plac, Split

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Constantin Udrea (Romania)

Final round

• September 22, 1979 —5th/6th place ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Spain	63 – 0	Tunisia

Stadion Stari plac, Split

• September 22, 1979 — Bronze Medal Match ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Morocco	22 – 7	Yugoslavia

Stadion Stari plac, Split

• September 22, 1979 — Gold Medal Match ^{[10] [11] [12]}

France	38 – 12	Italy
	Report

Gradski sportski centar, Makarska

Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)

Standings

Rank	Team
	France
	Italy
	Morocco
4	Yugoslavia
5	Spain
6	Tunisia

References

1. El Mundo Deportivo archive, September 1979
2. The Rugby Archive - 1979 Mediterranean Games
3. Primorski dnevnik, 23.09.1979, p. 9
4. Borba (newspaper), 17.09.1979, p. 13
5. Hoja del Lunes, 17.09.1979, p. 18
6. Delo (newspaper), 19.09.1979, p. 11
7. Diario de Burgos, 19.09.1979, p. 20
8. Primorski dnevnik, 21.09.1979, p. 5
9. Delo (newspaper), 21.09.1979, p. 11
10. Delo (newspaper), 24.09.1979, p. 9
11. Borba (newspaper), 23.09.1979, p. 12
12. Diario de Burgos, 23.09.1979, p. 35

• Complete 1979 Mediterranean Games Standings Archived 2014-06-24 at the Wayback Machine