2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
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The 2010 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union
tournament held between four national sides on the Pacific Rim
: Fiji
, Japan
, Samoa
and Tonga
. The competition was won by Samoa.
The Junior All Blacks
, the defending title holder, decided not to take part in this years competition. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament began on on June 12 and ended on June 26, 2010, with most of the matches hosted by Samoa
. All matches except for a match between Fiji
and Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan
were played at Apia Park
in Samoa
.
The tournament was a round-robin where each team played all of the other teams once. The standard bonus points system
was used to determine the overall winner—four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat, plus single bonus points offered for scoring four or more tries in a match and losing by 7 points or fewer.
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...
tournament held between four national sides on the Pacific Rim
Pacific Rim
The Pacific Rim refers to places around the edge of the Pacific Ocean. The term "Pacific Basin" includes the Pacific Rim and islands in the Pacific Ocean...
: Fiji
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
, Japan
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
, Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team
The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...
and Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
. The competition was won by Samoa.
The Junior All Blacks
Junior All Blacks
The Junior All Blacks are a New Zealand rugby union team. The Junior All Blacks are not an age grade side, but the second national team behind the New Zealand national rugby union team....
, the defending title holder, decided not to take part in this years competition. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament began on on June 12 and ended on June 26, 2010, with most of the matches hosted by Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
. All matches except for a match between Fiji
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
and Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan
Japan national rugby union team
The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...
were played at Apia Park
Apia Park
Apia Park is a multi-function sports complex located in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Primarily used for rugby union events, Apia Park is the home stadium of the Samoa national rugby union team, Manu Samoa....
in Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
.
The tournament was a round-robin where each team played all of the other teams once. The standard bonus points system
Rugby union bonus points system
The Rugby union bonus points system is a method of deciding table points from a rugby union match. It was implemented in order to encourage attacking play throughout a match, to discourage repetitive goal-kicking, and to reward teams for "coming close" in losing efforts...
was used to determine the overall winner—four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat, plus single bonus points offered for scoring four or more tries in a match and losing by 7 points or fewer.
Table
| Pos | Country | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 63 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 77 | −5 | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 68 | −3 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 91 | −7 | 4 | 4 |
Round 1
----Round 2
----- Hirotoki Onozawa became the 12th player in history to score his 40th Test try.
Round 3
----Leading try scorers
| Top try scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Tries | Team | |||||
| 1= | Vungakoto Lilo | 3 | ||||||
| 1= | Mikaele Pesamino Mikaele Pesamino Mikaele Pesamino is a rugby union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He is one of the highest point scorers in the 2009–2010 IRB Sevens World Series.Pesamino was born in Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa.... |
3 | ||||||
| 3= | Alafoti Fa'osiliva Alafoti Fa'osiliva Alafoti Fa'osiliva is a rugby union player in the national Samoa Sevens team representing Samoa internationally. The team are the current champions of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series... |
2 | ||||||
| 3= | Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in... |
2 | ||||||
| 3= | Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship... |
2 | ||||||
| 3= | Iosefa Tekori | 2 | ||||||
Leading point scorers
| Top 3 overall point scorers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Name | Points | Team | |||||
| 1 | Kurt Morath Kurt Morath Kurt Morath is a rugby union footballer who plays as fly-half. Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.- External links :* *... |
39 | ||||||
| 2 | James Arlidge James Arlidge is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues... |
32 | ||||||
| 3 | Taniela Rawaqa Taniela Rawaqa Taniela Rawaqa is a Fijan rugby union player. He plays fullback, presently with the Western Crusaders in the Colonial Cup and with the Fiji Warriors in the Pacific Rugby Cup and internationally with Fiji. He is the younger brother of Fijian International Ifereimi RawaqaHe made his international... |
25 | ||||||
External links
- IRB Pacific Nations Cup – from the IRB website (June 12, 2010)
- Schedule – IRB website (pdf)
- Samoa to host ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2010 – IRB website, 11 March 2010