Rugby union at the 1936 Summer Olympics

A rugby union tournament was held in May 1936, three months prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Rugby union had been an official Olympic sport in 1900, 1908, 1920 and 1924, but was dropped from the Olympic program after the 1924 Paris Games. The 1936 tournament is not mentioned in the official report of the organising committee of the Berlin Games, and has never been give the status of an official demonstration sport for those Games.

Four teams competed in the 1936 tournament, which was considered one of the "best organized and most international rugby tournaments to date". France defeated Germany in the final.

Round4-with third
|ru|France|25|ru|Romania|5
|ru|Germany|Nazi|19|ru|Italy|1861|8
May 17|ru|France|19|ru|Germany|Nazi|14
|ru|Italy|1861|8|ru|Romania|7

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