1920 Summer Olympics / Rugby
Rugby at the VII Olympic Games |
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venue | Antwerp |
Competition venue | Olympic Stadium |
Nations | 2 |
Athletes | 36 (36 men) |
date | 5th September 1920 |
decisions | 1 |
← London 1908 |
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 |
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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)