2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge
| 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge | |
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| Countries | |
| Date | 8–21 March 2016 |
| Champions | Fiji |
| Runners-up |  Samoa |
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The 2016 Pacific Challenge was the eleventh World Rugby Pacific Challenge. Four teams featured in the tournament which was hosted in Fiji.[1][2] The tournament was won by Fiji Warriors, who defeated Samoa A by 36–0 in the final.
Format
The teams played against each other initially in a round-robin competition, after which the top two sides played off in a final and the bottom two sides played off for third place. The 2016 Pacific Challenge was also a testing ground for the new points system that World Rugby was trialling, where tries were valued at six points instead of five and penalty goals and drop goals were valued at two points instead of three.[3][4]
Teams
The four teams competing:
Junior Japan
Samoa A
Fiji Warriors
Tonga A
Table
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
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| Fiji Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 34 | +100 | 3 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Samoa A |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 56 | +42 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||
 Junior Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 94 | -36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
 Tonga A |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 132 | -106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Updated: 21 March 2016 Source: World Rugby | ||||||||||||||
Match results
Round 1
| 8 March 2016 | Junior Japan
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26–8 | Tonga A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 3:30pm | Try: Doga Maeda Takuhei Yasuda Syokei Kim Con: Ryoto Nakamura (3) Pen: Ryoto Nakamura |
Summary[5][6] | Try: Tuihakavalu Ika Pen: Sosefo Ma’ake |
Attendance: 500 |
| 8 March 2016 |  Fiji Warriors
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34–6 | Samoa A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 6pm | Summary[7][8][9] | Attendance: 2, 000 |
Round 2
| 12 March 2016 | Samoa A
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50–0 | Tonga A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 3:30pm |
| 12 March 2016 | Fiji Warriors
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44–10 | Junior Japan
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 6pm |
Round 3
| 17 March 2016 | Samoa A
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42–22 | Junior Japan
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 3:30pm |
| 17 March 2016 | Fiji Warriors
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56–18 | Tonga A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 6pm |
Finals
| Third place play-off | 21 March 2016 | Junior Japan
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30–44 | Tonga A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 3:30pm | Report[10] Summary[11] |
Attendance: 630 |
| Final | 21 March 2016 | Fiji Warriors
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36–0 | Samoa A
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ANZ Stadium, Suva
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| 6pm | Try: penalty try 19' Raiyala 35' Wakaya 54' Ucutabua 71' Hickes 74' Con: Vularika (1/3) 75' Ratu (1/1) 36' |
Report[10] Summary[12] |
Attendance: 4,000 |
References
- ^ Thomas, Greg (2 February 2016). "Fiji to Host World Rugby Pacific Challenge Tournament in March". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Fiji set to host Pacific Challenge". World Rugby. March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Mele, Kalesi. "Pacific Challenge trials new points system". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ Kinsella, Murray. "World Rugby have announced the trial of some fascinating new laws". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Challenge 2016, match 1". World Rugby. 8 March 2016.
- ^ Anasilini Ratuva and Stella Moresio (9 March 2016). "Japan A Too Hot To Handle". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Pacific Challenge 2016, match 2". World Rugby. 8 March 2016.
- ^ Greg Thomas (9 March 2016). "World Rugby Pacific Challenge News". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ World Rugby.org (March 2016). "Fiji Warriors and Junior Japan victorious on day one". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Fiji Warriors crowned Pacific Challenge champions". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2016, Match 7". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2016, Match 8". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.