Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games
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| Rugby union at the 1969 South Pacific Games | |
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| Venue | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 16 - 23 August |
| Nations | 5 |
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]
| 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 |