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]
Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games | |
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Venue | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
Dates | 16 - 23 August |
Nations | 5 |
Hosts Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands and Wallis and Futuna also took part in the tournament.[5]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
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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 | ||
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August 1969 | Papua New Guinea | 23–5 | Solomon Islands | Port Moresby | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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