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Rugby union was played at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event was summarised under the "Football" heading along with association football. The host Great Britain was represented by Cornwall, the 1907 county champion. Defending Olympic champions France withdrew, leaving Australasia (represented by the Australian team) as the only other remaining entrant.
The visiting team competed in the London Olympics in conjunction with their inaugural tour of the United Kingdom in 1908 and 1909, in which they would ultimately go 25-5-1 in their 31 matches. The Wallabies went into the Olympic match as the clear favourites based upon their 18-5 defeat of Cornwall in their third tour match. They outscored Great Britain seven tries to one to win the gold medal with a 32-3 victory; with only two teams competing, silver was awarded to Cornwall and no bronze was awarded.
[edit] Result
- ? Great Britain 3–32 Australasia
[edit] Medal table
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[edit] Team rosters
[edit] Australasia
| Position |
Name |
| Back |
Phillip Carmichael |
| ¾-backs |
Charles Russell |
| Daniel Carroll |
| John Hickey |
| Francis Bede-Smith |
| Halfbacks |
Christopher McKivatt |
| Arthur McCabe |
| Forwards |
Thomas Griffen |
| John "Jumbo" Barnett |
| Patrick McCue |
| Sydney Middleton |
| Tom Richards |
| Malcom McArthur |
| Charles McMurtrie |
| Robert Craig |
[edit] Great Britain
| Position |
Name |
| Back |
Edward Jackett |
| ¾-backs |
J. C. Solomon |
| Bertram Solomon |
| L. F. Dean |
| J. T. Jose |
| Halfbacks |
Thomas Wedge |
| James Davey |
| Forwards |
Richard Jackett |
| E. J. Jones |
| Arthur Wilson |
| Nicholas Tregurtha |
| A. Lawrey |
| C. R. Marshall |
| A. Wilcocks |
| John Trevaskis |
[edit] References
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). Rugby 1908. Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved on 7 May 2006.
[edit] External link
Australasia (ANZ)
Great Britain and Ireland (GBR)
