Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Men's rugby union at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Beerschot Stadium
Date	September 5
Competitors	31 from 2 nations
Medalists
United States national rugby union team United States   France national rugby union team France
«1908	1924»

Rugby union was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive shock, defeating France in the only game eight points to nil. Marcus Palmisano scored the only try during this match.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rugby union	United States (USA) Daniel Carroll Charles Doe George Fish James Fitzpatrick Joseph Hunter Morris Kirksey Charles Mehan John Muldoon John O'Neil John Patrick Cornelius Righter Colby Slater Rudolph Scholz Dink Templeton Charles Lee Tilden, Jr. Heaton Wrenn Marcus Palmisano James Winston	France (FRA) Édouard Bader François Borde Adolphe Bousquet Jean Bruneval Alphonse Castex André Chilo René Crabos Curtet Alfred Eluère Jacques Forestier Grenet Maurice Labeyrie Robert Levasseur Pierre Petiteau Raoul Thiercelin Raymond Berrurier	none awarded

Note

James Fitzpatrick is missing in the IOC medal database but he did competed in the match. James Winston is listed in the IOC medal database but he did not participate. Bill Muldoon was also a squad member of the American team but did not compete (and is not listed in the IOC medal database). Raymond Berrurier is listed in the IOC medal database but he did not participate. Constant Lamaignière, Eugène Soulié, and Robert Thierry were squad members for the French team but they did not play (and were not listed in the IOC medal database).

Result

	United States	8–0	France

External links

• Results on sports-reference.com
• Rugby in the Olympics
• International Olympic Committee results database