Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games

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  
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  

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

See also

References
  1. "Duke to open games". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1969.
  2. "Rugby Fijians destroy opposition". Pacific Islands Monthly. Pacific Publications. 40 (9): 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. Pacific Publications. 40 (9): 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.
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