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Rugby union at the 1966 South Pacific Games

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Rugby union
at the 1966 South Pacific Games
VenueNouméa, New Caledonia
DatesDecember
Nations4
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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

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

Men's tournament

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Standings

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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

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See also

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References

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  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.