Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games

Rugby union
at the 1966 South Pacific Games
VenueNouméa, New Caledonia
DatesDecember
Nations4
← 1963
1969 →

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 3 3 0 0 135 8 127 6
 New Caledonia 3 2 0 1 39 47 -8 4
 New Hebrides 3 1 0 2 16 62 -46 2
 Wallis and Futuna 3 0 0 3 11 84 -73 0

Matches

December 1966
New Caledonia 15–7 New Hebrides
Nouméa, New Caledonia
December 1966
New Caledonia 0–34 Papua New Guinea
Nouméa, New Caledonia
December 1966
New Caledonia 24–6 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia
December 1966
New Hebrides New Hebrides3–47 Papua New Guinea
Nouméa, New Caledonia
December 1966
New Hebrides New Hebrides6–0 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia
December 1966
Papua New Guinea 54–5 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia

See also

References

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