1920 Summer Olympics / Rugby

Rugby at the VII Olympic Games
information
venue	Antwerp
Competition venue	Olympic Stadium
Nations	2
Athletes	36 (36 men)
date	5th September 1920
decisions	1
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At the VII Olympic Games in Antwerp in 1920 , a rugby competition was held in the form of rugby union . The venue was the Olympic Stadium .

Only two countries participated, namely the USA and France. So there was only one game on September 5, 1920 at 5 p.m. The American team won 8-0. After no points had been scored in the first half, Templeton gave the Americans a 3-0 lead with a successful kick. A few minutes before the end, Hunter managed a successful attempt and thus ensured the 8-0 final result.

Medalist

space	country	player
1	United States	Dan Carroll , Charlie Doe , George Fish , James Fitzpatrick , Joseph Hunter , Morris Kirksey , Charles Mehan , John Muldoon , John O'Neil , John Patrick , Cornelius Righter , Rudolph Scholz , Colby Slater , Dink Templeton , Charles Lee Tilden , James Winston , Heaton Wrenn
2	FRA	Edouard Bader , Raymond Berrurier , François Borde , Adolphe Bousquet , Jean Bruneval , Alphonse Castex , André Chilo , René Crabos , Curtet, Alfred Eluère , Jacques Forestier , Grenet, Maurice Labeyrie , Constant Lamaignière , Robert Levasseur , Pierre Petiteau , Eugène Soulié , Raoul Thiercelin , Robert Thierry

Web links

• Rugby at the 1920 Olympic Games in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
• Official report of the Olympic Games 1920 (PDF, 952 kB)