Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games

Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games was played as a round-robin tournament with 4 men's teams competing. No finals were played and the teams finishing in the top three positions were awarded medals. Papua New Guinea, captained by Peter Emery,[1] won the gold medal and were unbeaten in the tournament.[2]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's rugby 15s  Papua New Guinea  New Caledonia  New Hebrides

Men's tournament

Standings

Final standings after the round robin tournament:[2]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Papua New Guinea 330013581276
 New Caledonia 32013947-84
 New Hebrides 31021662-462
 Wallis and Futuna 30031184-730

Matches

December 1966
New Caledonia  15–7  New Hebrides





See also

References

  1. "Former Canberra people in Games". The Canberra Times. 20 December 1966. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 "South Pacific Games 1966". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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