2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 12–26 June 2010 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Tries scored | 34 (5.67 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Kurt Morath (Tonga) (39 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Vunga Lilo (Tonga) Mikaele Pesamino (Samoa) (3 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Samoa (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Fiji |
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
.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.
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 | Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 63 | +15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Fiji |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 77 | -5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 68 | -3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Tonga |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 91 | -7 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 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 2010 15:10 ( UTC-11) |
| Samoa | 24 – 23 | Tonga |
| Try: Poluleuligaga 26' c Penalty try 56' c Pesamino 68' c Con: Lui (3/3) 27', 57', 69' Pen: P. Williams (1/1) 7' | Report | Try: Lilo 63' c Taufa 77' c Con: K. Morath (2/2) 64', 78' Pen: K. Morath (3/3) 2', 25', 52' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
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Round 2
| 19 June 2010 13:10 ( UTC-11) |
| Fiji | 41 – 38 | Tonga |
| Try: Bakaniceva 29' c C. Ma'afu 45' c K. Bola 64' c Waqaniburotu 68' c Kalou 73' c Con: T. Rawaqa (5/5) 30', 46', 65', 69', 74' Pen: T. Rawaqa (2/2) 28', 56' | Report | Try: Lilo (2) 2' c, 13' c Fatafehi 19' c Kalamafoni 24' c Olosoni 48' c Con: K. Morath (5/5) 3', 14', 20', 25', 49' Pen: K. Morath (1/1) 35' |
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| 19 June 2010 16:10 ( | Report | Try: Nicholas (2) 24' c, 33' c Onozawa 28' m Con: Arlidge (2/3) 25', 34' Pen: Arlidge (3/3) 7', 40', 46' Drop: Arlidge (1/1) 77' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
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- Hirotoki Onozawa became the 12th player in history to score his 40th Test try.[1]
Round 3
| 26 June 2010 13:10 ( Australia ) |
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| 26 June 2010 16:10 ( |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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Top scorers
Top points scorers
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Top try scorers
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See also
References
- ^ "Japan's Onozawa one try away from world's top 10" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
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