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, won the gold medal and were unbeaten in the tournament.

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

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:

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
Nouméa, New Caledonia

December 1966
Nouméa, New Caledonia

December 1966
New Caledonia 24–6 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia

December 1966
New Hebrides 3–47 Papua New Guinea
Nouméa, New Caledonia

December 1966
New Hebrides 6–0 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia

December 1966
Papua New Guinea 54–5 Wallis and Futuna
Nouméa, New Caledonia

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