2007 Pacific Rugby Cup
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Overview
The 2007 Pacific Rugby CupPacific Rugby Cup
The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup is an annual rugby union development competition. First held in 2006, it features representative teams from the three Pacific rugby union unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.The participating teams are:*Samoa A from Samoa...
was the second edition of the annual
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rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club competition and involved representative teams from the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji
Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance , along with Samoa and Tonga. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population...
, Samoa
Samoa Rugby Football Union
The Samoa Rugby Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa. They were formerly members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Tonga....
and Tonga
Tonga Rugby Football Union
The Tonga Rugby Union are the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Tonga. They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
. The six teams that were created for the inaugural 2006
2006 Pacific Rugby Cup
The 2006 Pacific Rugby Cup involved representative teams from the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The six teams that were created to take part in the competition were:*Savaii Samoa*Upolu Samoa*Fiji Warriors...
competition returned to compete in 2007. These teams were:
- Savaii SamoaSavaii SamoaSavaii Samoa is one of the Samoa rugby union two teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup. The other Samoan team is Upolu Samoa. Savaii Samoa and Upolu Samoa are selected from all tournaments that took place in Samoa...
- Upolu SamoaUpolu SamoaUpolu Samoa is a rugby union team controlled by the Samoa Rugby Union. It is one of the two Samoa rugby union teams participating in the Pacific Rugby Cup, the other being Savaii Samoa...
- Fiji WarriorsFiji WarriorsThe Fiji Warriors are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Barbarians...
- Fiji BarbariansFiji BarbariansThe Fiji Barbarians are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Warriors...
- Tau'uta RedsTau'uta RedsTau'uta Reds is one of the two Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tautahi Gold.-Name:Tau’uta Reds is the name of Tonga's land warriors which mainly fought the war that united Tonga as one Kingdom...
- Tautahi GoldTautahi GoldTautahi Gold is one of thetwo Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tau'uta Reds.The home of the Tautahi Gold is the combination of Ha'apai, 'Eua and half of Tongatapu Town District...
The teams participated in a five match home and away series, then the top two teams played off in a Grand Final. Upolu Samoa were victorious on Tongan soil, beating the Tau'uta Reds in the decider by 20 points (35 to 15).
2007 Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Point Difference | Bonus Points | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tau'uta Reds Tau'uta Reds Tau'uta Reds is one of the two Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tautahi Gold.-Name:Tau’uta Reds is the name of Tonga's land warriors which mainly fought the war that united Tonga as one Kingdom... |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 102 | 1 | 17 | |
| Upolu Samoa Upolu Samoa Upolu Samoa is a rugby union team controlled by the Samoa Rugby Union. It is one of the two Samoa rugby union teams participating in the Pacific Rugby Cup, the other being Savaii Samoa... |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 112 | 114 | |||
| 3 | 15 | ||||||||
| Fiji Barbarians Fiji Barbarians The Fiji Barbarians are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Warriors... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 108 | |||
| 4 | 12 | ||||||||
| Savaii Samoa Savaii Samoa Savaii Samoa is one of the Samoa rugby union two teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup. The other Samoan team is Upolu Samoa. Savaii Samoa and Upolu Samoa are selected from all tournaments that took place in Samoa... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 88 | 18 | 3 | 11 |
| Fiji Warriors Fiji Warriors The Fiji Warriors are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Barbarians... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 93 | 90 | 1 | 11 | |
| Tautahi Gold Tautahi Gold Tautahi Gold is one of thetwo Tongan rugby union teams for the Pacific Rugby Cup; the other team being Tau'uta Reds.The home of the Tautahi Gold is the combination of Ha'apai, 'Eua and half of Tongatapu Town District... |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 98 | |||
| 1 | 9 |