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 Guinea330013581276
 New Caledonia32013947-84
 New Hebrides31021662-462
 Wallis and Futuna30031184-730

Matches
December 1966
New Caledonia  15–7  New Hebrides
December 1966
New Caledonia  0–34  Papua New Guinea
December 1966
New Caledonia  24–6  Wallis and Futuna
December 1966
New Hebrides 3–47  Papua New Guinea
December 1966
New Hebrides 6–0  Wallis and Futuna
December 1966
Papua New Guinea  54–5  Wallis and Futuna

See also

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