2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries | Fiji Japan Junior All Blacks Samoa Tonga |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 12 June – 3 July 2009 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 5 |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Tries scored | 72 (7.2 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Hosea Gear (Junior All Blacks) (40 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Hosea Gear (Junior All Blacks) (8 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Junior All Blacks (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | Fiji |
The 2009 Pacific Nations Cup is a rugby union tournament held between five national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks.[1] The New Zealand Māori team that won the tournament last year will no longer take part in this competition because of a decision taken by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Australia A has also decided to pull out due to a similar decision. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament will begin on June 12 and ends on July 3, 2009 and most of the matches will be hosted by Fiji. The awarding of the key international tournament to the Fiji Rugby Union represents a further boost to the continued development of rugby in the region. The two opening round matches will be played outside of Fiji with Samoa hosting the Junior All Blacks in Apia and Tonga entertaining the Fijians in Nukuʻalofa the following day before the tournament moves to Fiji for a 17-day festival of international rugby spread across three match venues: the ANZ National Stadium (Suva), Churchill Park (Lautoka) and Lawaqa Park (Sigatoka).
The tournament is a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There are four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There are also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.
Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
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| 1 | Junior All Blacks | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 79 | +82 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 19 | |
| 2 | Fiji | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 120 | -8 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 64 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 145 | -49 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | Tonga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 131 | -52 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Source : irb.com Points breakdown: *4 points for a win *2 points for a draw *1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less *1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
Round 1
| 12 June 2009 16:00 (UTC-11) |
| Samoa | 16 – 17 | Junior All Blacks |
| Try: G. Williams 62' m Lauina 67' m Con: G. Williams (0/2) Pen: G. Williams (2/2) 43', 46' | Report | Try: H. Gear 23' c Dagg 27' c Con: Slade (2/2) 25', 28' Pen: Slade (1/1) 10' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
| 13 June 2009 12:00 (UTC+13) |
| Tonga | 22 – 36 | Fiji |
| Try: Fatafehi 1' c Toke 43' m Lilo 53' c Con: Halaifonua (2/3) 4', 58' Pen: Halaifonua (1/1) 31' | Report | Try: Nagusa (2) 20' m, 40 c Seuseu 37' c Koto 54' c Noilea 80+1' c Con: T. Rawaqa (4/5) 38', 40+1', 54', 80+1' Pen: T. Rawaqa (1/1) 73' |
| Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia) |
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Round 2
| 18 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Fiji | 17 – 45 | Junior All Blacks |
| Try: Kenatale 17' c Matadigo 45' m Keresoni 74' Con: Tani (1/2) 17' Luveniyali (0/1) Pen: Tani (0/1) | Report | Try: H. Gear (2) 7' m, 80' c Donnelly 19' m T. Ellison 25' c Tuitavake 33' c Lowe 42' c Ranger 66 c Con: Brett (4/6) 26', 34', 43', 67' Slade (1/1) 80' |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 18 June 2009 13:10 (UTC+12) |
| Japan | 15 – 34 | Samoa |
| Try: Tarrant 47' c Onozawa 50' m Con: Nicholas (1/2) 47' Pen: Nicholas (1/1) 26' | Report | Try: Penalty try 24' c Va'a 36' m Tagicakibau 52' c M. Schwalger 53' m Lauina 62' m Sititi 68' m Con: G. Williams (2/5) 24', 52' Pen: G. Williams (0/1) |
| Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Referee: Nathan Pearce (Australia) |
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Round 3
| 23 June 2009 12:10 (UTC+12) |
| Samoa | 27 – 13 | Tonga |
| Try: G. Williams 6' m Stowers 39' m Tagicakibau 41' c Poluleuligaga 55' c Con: Anufe (2/4) 42', 56' Pen: G. Williams (1/1) 73' | Report | Try: Kaufusi 62' c Con: Hola (1/1) 63' Pen: Hola (2/4) 1', 37' |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 23 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Japan | 21 – 52 | Junior All Blacks |
| Try: H. Ono 5' c Tarrant 17' c Taira 23' c Con: Nicholas (3/3) 6', 18', 24' | Report | Try: Vito (2) 11' c, 33' c Slade 16' m H. Gear (2) 21' c, 80+4' c Clarke 23' c Lauakai (2) 36' c, 62' m Con: Slade (5/6) 12', 22', 24', 34', 37' Brett (1/2) 80+5' Pen: Slade (0/1) |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Round 4
| 27 June 2009 12:10 (UTC+12) |
| Tonga | 19 – 21 | Japan |
| Try: Vaka I. Maʻasi Halaifonua Con: Hola (2/3) | Report | Try: Webb (2) 22', 32' Con: Nicholas (1/2) Pen: Nicholas (1/1) Arlidge (2/2) |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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| 27 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Samoa | 14 – 19 | Fiji |
| Try: Tauafao m Con: G. Williams (0/1) Pen: G. Williams (3/3) | Report | Try: Goneva c Con: Bai (1/1) Pen: Bai (4/4) |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
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Round 5
| 2 July 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Tonga | 25 – 47 | Junior All Blacks |
| Try: Kauhenga Kaufusi Malupo Con: Hola (2) Pen: Hola (2) | Report | Try: H. Gear (3) Ranger Lauaki Mathewson Fruean Con: Brett (3) Slade (3) |
| National Stadium, Suva Referee: Dave Pearson (England) |
| 3 July 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Fiji | 40 – 39 | Japan |
| Try: Kenatale Goneva Ledua Talei Con: Bai (4) Pen: Bai (4) | Report | Try: Kikutani (2) Toetu'u Tarrant Aoki Con: Nicholas (4) Pen: Nicholas (2) |
| National Stadium, Suva Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
Top scorers
Top points scorers
Source: irb.com |
Top try scorers
Source: irb.com |
See also
References
- ^ "Junior All Blacks return to PNC". IRB.com. International Rugby Board. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
External links
- IRB Pacific Nations Cup - from the IRB website (June 12, 2009)
- Schedule - IRB website (pdf)
- Fiji to host ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 - IRB website, 22 May 2009