| Men's rugby union at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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1A_Square.jpg) Vélodrome de Vincennes hosted the matches | ||||||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome de Vincennes | |||||||||
| Dates | 14 October 1900 28 October 1900 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 3 nations | |||||||||
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Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics was played in Paris.[2] Rugby union matches at the 1900 Summer Olympics were held on 14 October and 28 October. Forty-seven athletes competed, most from three nations and including a Haitian and a French-born American.
- ^ Hugo Betting and August Schmierer were guest players from other clubs.
- ^ The IOC and most Olympic history organizations refer to the sport played at the 1900 Summer Olympics simply as "rugby", though it was a form of rugby union.