Summary[edit]

France, Germany, represented mainly by the FC 1880 Frankfurt,[3] and Great

Britain, represented by the Moseley Wanderers,[4] all participated in the inaugural
rugby event at the Olympics. Only two games were contested, France played
both Germany and Great Britain, the French winning both matches. This saw the
gold go to France, and both Germany and Great Britain are credited with silver
and no bronze awarded.

Results[edit]
Match 1[edit]
14 Oct
France  27–17  Germany
Report Try: E Ludwig,
Reitz,
Schmierer
Con: Schmierer (2)
Drop: Schmierer
Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: FC Potter-Irwin (England)

showTeam details

Scene of the France v Germany match played on 14 October

In the first half, France scored a try by Émile Sarrade and a conversion. Germany
scored tries by Heinrich Reitz and August Schmierer, with two conversions as
well as a drop goal. Under the custom scoring rules of the Olympic tournament (3
points for tries or penalties, 2 points for conversions, 4 points for drop goals), this
gave Germany a lead of 14–5.
The second half was vastly different, as Serrade scored two more tries
while André Roosevelt also scored two and Frantz Reichel and A. Albert added
one each. Two more conversions were made, bringing France's score to a total
of 27. Germany, on the other hand, scored only one try, by one of the Ludwigs.
[5]
 France thus won the match 27–17.[6]

Match 2[edit]
 28 Oct
France  27–8  Great Britain
Report
Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: M.T.B. Potter

The British team failed to score in the first half, while France continued the
scoring barrage they had experienced in the second half of the Germany
match. Sarrade scored two tries, bringing his tournament total to five. Joseph
Olivier, Jean Collas, and Jean-Guy Gauthier each added a try. No conversions
were scored, though André Rischmann's two penalties brought France's first-half
total to 21.
Britain actually outscored France in the second half, 8–6, but had little chance of
catching up. Joseph Wallis scored a try while J. Henry Birtles made a conversion
and a penalty for Britain. Reichel scored his second try of the tournament,
and Léon Binoche added a try to bring France's victory to a 27–8 margin.[7]
A Reuters report of the match noted that the British squad's loss may have been
in part to fatigue, as the players arrived in Paris only on the morning of the
match. A crowd of 10,000 fans witnessed the match.[8]

Medal table[edit]

The German squad shared the silver medal with Great Britain

Avg
Rank Team Matches Points Tries Avg tries
points

 France 2 54 27.00 ? ?

 Germany 1 17 17 ? ?

 Great Britain 1 8 8 ? ?
 Avg
Rank Team Matches Points Tries Avg tries
points

(none awarded)

Rosters[edit]
France[edit]
 Wladimir Aïtoff
 A. Albert
 Léon Binoche
 Jean Collas
 Jean-Guy Gauthier
 Auguste Giroux
 Charles Gondouin
 Constantin Henriquez
 Jean Hervé
 Victor Larchandet
 Hubert Lefèbvre
 Joseph Olivier
 Alexandre Pharamond
 Frantz Reichel
 André Rischmann
 André Roosevelt
 Emile Sarrade

Germany[edit]
 Albert Amrhein
 Hugo Betting
 Jacob Herrmann
 Willy Hofmeister
 Hermann Kreuzer
 Arnold Landvoigt
 Hans Latscha
 Erich Ludwig
 Richard Ludwig
 Fritz Müller
 Eduard Poppe
 Heinrich Reitz
 August Schmierer
 Adolf Stockhausen
 Georg Wenderoth

Great Britain[edit]
 Frank Bayliss
 Henry Birtles
 James Cantion
 Arthur Darby
 Clement Deykin
 L. Hood
 M. L. Logan
 Herbert Loveitt
 Herbert Nicol
 V. Smith
 M. W. Talbot
 Joseph Wallis
 Claude Whittindale
 Raymond Whittindale
 Francis Wilson

Notes[edit]
1. ^ Hugo Betting and August Schmierer were guest players from another clubs
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Die Gründerjahre des deutschen Rugbysports Archived 25 October 2007 at
the Wayback Machine (in German) DRV website – Foundation years, accessed: 25 February
2010
4. ^ Rugby Football History. "Rugby at the Olympics". Rugby Football History.
Retrieved 4 April 2008.
5. ^ The scorer's name is listed as "Ludwig", but there were two Ludwigs playing for
Germany. It is unclear if the scorer was Erich Ludwig or Richard Ludwig.
6. ^ Match report on ESPN
7. ^ October 28, 1900 on Rugby Football History
8. ^ "English Team Defeated".  Morning Post. Reuters. 29 October 1900. Retrieved  6
August  2017.

References[edit]
 International Olympic Committee medal winners database
 De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Rugby 1900". Accessed 2
March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
 Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors
in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland &
Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
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