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.
| 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 Junior All Blacks, the defending title holder, decided not to take part in this year's competition. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament began 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.
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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 edit
Round 1 edit
| 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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| 12 June 2010 15:10 (UTC+12) |
| Fiji | 22 – 8 | Japan |
| Try: Matawalu 50' c Nagusa 56' c Keresoni 76' m Con: Dakuvula (2/3) 51', 57' Pen: Dakuvula (1/3) 5' | Report | Try: Kikutani 73' m Con: Nicholas (0/1) Pen: Webb (0/3) Nicholas (1/1) 60' |
| Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
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Round 2 edit
| 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' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) |
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| 19 June 2010 16:10 (UTC-11) |
| Samoa | 23 – 31 | Japan |
| Try: Stowers 13' m Pesamino 31' m Tekori 38' c Con: Lui (1/3) 39' Pen: Lui (2/2) 11', 14' | 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 edit
| 26 June 2010 13:10 (UTC-11) |
| Japan | 26 – 23 | Tonga |
| Try: Hatakeyama 51' c Penalty try 80+4' c Con: Arlidge (2/2) 51', 80+4' Pen: Arlidge (4/4) 18', 40', 45', 73' | Report | Try: Helu 3' c Fatafehi 27' c Con: K. Morath (2/2) 5', 28' Pen: K. Morath (3/3) 11', 42', 76' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia) |
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| 26 June 2010 16:10 (UTC-11) |
| Fiji | 9 – 31 | Samoa |
| Pen: T. Rawaqa (3/3) 35', 49', 65' | Report | Try: Tekori 16' c Pesamino 23' c Fa'osiliva (2) 70' m, 73' c Mai 80' m Con: Lui (3/5) 17', 24', 74' |
| Apia Park, Apia Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
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Top scorers edit
Top points scorers edit
Source: irb.com |
Top try scorers edit
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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 edit
- 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