Rugby, Men

The defending Olympic champion was the United States, who had defeated France in 1920 at Antwerp. There were three teams entered in 1924, France, Romania, and the USA. With the tournament in Paris, France looked to exact revenge on the Americans. France opened the tournament by crushing Romania, 61-3. One week later, the United States defeated Romania 37-0, setting up the re-match against France a week hence. The 40,000 spectators were unruly and rained abuse on American fans and the players. But the match was not close, the United States winning 17-3, with six different players scoring. Rugby football would not return to the Olympic Programme until the introduction of rugby sevens into the Games in 2016.