2006 Pacific Rugby Cup

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2006 Pacific Rugby Cup
CountriesFiji Fiji (2 teams)
Samoa Samoa (2 teams)
Tonga Tonga (2 teams)
ChampionsSamoa Savaii Samoa
Matches played16
2007 →
The 2006 champions Savaii Samoa (in blue) took on the Fiji Warriors in the Pacific Rugby Cup (2007).

The 2006 Pacific Rugby Cup was the inaugural season of the Pacific Rugby Cup. It featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa , and Tonga.

Savaii Samoa won the title, defeating Fiji Warriors by 10 points to 5 in the grand final.

Teams and format[edit]

The six teams that were created to take part in the competition were:[1]

The teams played a single round-robin (home or away) series. The two top-ranked teams at the end of the standings met in the grand final match, with the first-ranked team awarded home advantage.

Table[edit]

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Point Difference Bonus Points Points
Savaii Samoa 5 4 0 1 120 81 +39 2 18
Fiji Warriors 5 3 1 1 112 72 +40 2 17
Fiji Barbarians 5 2 1 2 76 73 +3 2 12
Tau'uta Reds 5 2 0 3 70 89 -19 2 10
Upolu Samoa 5 1 1 3 81 113 -32 1 7
Tautahi Gold 5 1 1 3 62 94 -32 1 7

Match results[edit]

2006-04-15
Fiji Warriors 22–14 Fiji Barbarians Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Att:2,000
Upolu Samoa 18–20 Tautahi Gold Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000
Tau'uta Reds 13–18 Savaii Samoa Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000

2006-04-22
Tautahi Gold 13–26 Savaii Samoa Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:4,000
Upolu Samoa 8–8 Fiji Warriors Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000
Fiji Barbarians 17–14 Tau'uta Reds Prince Charles Park, Nadi Att:1,000

2006-04-29
Fiji Warriors 32–16 Tautahi Gold Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Att:2,000
Savaii Samoa 13–14 Fiji Barbarians Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000
Tau'uta Reds 19–20 Upolu Samoa Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000

2006-05-06
Savaii Samoa 27–21 Fiji Warriors Marist Grounds, Apia Att:1,000
Fiji Barbarians 30–15 Upolu Samoa Prince Charles Park, Nadi Att:2,000
Tau'uta Reds 13–8 Tautahi Gold Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000

2006-05-13
Fiji Warriors 29–8 Tau'uta Reds Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Att:2,500
Savaii Samoa 36–20 Upolu Samoa Marist Grounds, Apia
Tautahi Gold 5–5 Fiji Barbarians Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

Final[edit]

2006-05-20
Savaii Samoa 10–5 Fiji Warriors Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,500

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pacific Rugby Cup". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.