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Rugby union at the 1979 Mediterranean Games

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Rugby
at the 1979 Mediterranean Games
Dates16 – 22 September 1979
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Rugby union was one of several sports at the 1979 Mediterranean Games. This Mediterranean Games was held in Split, Yugoslavia. Only men's teams participated in the rugby tournament.[1][2][3]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Competition  France  Italy  Morocco

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Team G W D L GF GA Diff Points
 Italy 2 2 0 0 26 16 +10 4
 Morocco 2 1 0 1 23 18 +5 2
 Spain 2 0 0 2 17 32 −15 0
Spain 8 – 16 Morocco
Referee: Constantin Udrea (Romania)
Italy 16 – 9 Spain
Report
Gradski sportski centar, Makarska
Referee: Jean Claude Doulcet (France)
Italy 10 – 7 Morocco
Report
Gradski sportski centar, Makarska
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)

Group B

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Team G W D L GF GA Diff Points
 France 2 2 0 0 190 9 +181 4
 Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 29 86 −57 2
 Tunisia 2 0 0 2 3 127 −124 0
Yugoslavia 23 – 0 Tunisia
France 104 – 3 Tunisia
Report
Yugoslavia 6 – 86 France
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Constantin Udrea (Romania)

Final round

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Spain 63 – 0 Tunisia
Morocco 22 – 7 Yugoslavia
France 38 – 12 Italy
Report
Gradski sportski centar, Makarska
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)

Standings

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  France
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
4  Yugoslavia
5  Spain
6  Tunisia

References

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  1. ^ El Mundo Deportivo archive, September 1979
  2. ^ The Rugby Archive - 1979 Mediterranean Games
  3. ^ Primorski dnevnik, 23.09.1979, p. 9
  4. ^ a b Borba (newspaper), 17.09.1979, p. 13
  5. ^ Hoja del Lunes, 17.09.1979, p. 18
  6. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 19.09.1979, p. 11
  7. ^ Diario de Burgos, 19.09.1979, p. 20
  8. ^ a b Primorski dnevnik, 21.09.1979, p. 5
  9. ^ a b Delo (newspaper), 21.09.1979, p. 11
  10. ^ a b c Delo (newspaper), 24.09.1979, p. 9
  11. ^ a b c Borba (newspaper), 23.09.1979, p. 12
  12. ^ a b c Diario de Burgos, 23.09.1979, p. 35
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