![]() Rugby union | |
First event | 1955 ![]() |
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Occur every | four years |
Last event | 1993 ![]() |
Most successful team(s) | ![]() |
Rugby union at the Mediterranean Games has been played four times from 1955 to 1993.
Year | Host | Gold medal game | Bronze medal game | ||||||
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Gold medalist | Score | Silver medalist | Bronze medalist | Score | Fourth place | ||||
1955 Details | ![]() Barcelona | ![]() France | n/a | ![]() Italy | ![]() Spain | ||||
1979 Details | ![]() Split | ![]() France | n/a | ![]() Italy | ![]() Morocco | ![]() Yugoslavia | |||
1983 Details | ![]() Casablanca | ![]() France | n/a | ![]() Italy | ![]() Morocco | ![]() Spain | |||
1993 Details | ![]() Languedoc | ![]() France | n/a | ![]() Italy | ![]() Spain | ![]() Croatia |
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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