The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.[1]
| Date | 6–13 July 2013 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tahiti |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cook Islands |
| Runner-up | Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The Cook Islands won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against Fiji. Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 48 | +68 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 93 | +6 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | –33 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Tahiti
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 100 | –41 | 3 | 3 |
| Updated: 13 July 2013 Source: oceaniarugby.com[2] • The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final. | ||||||||||
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Points breakdown: |
Matches edit
| 6 July 2013 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Cook Islands | 38–5 | Tahiti |
| Summary[3] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji) |
| 6 July 2013 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Papua New Guinea | 29–22 | Solomon Islands (1 BP) |
| Summary[4] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji) |
| 9 July 2013 13:00 |
| Solomon Islands | 12–39 | Cook Islands (1 BP) |
| Summary[5] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji) |
| 9 July 2013 15:15 |
| (1 BP) Papua New Guinea | 39–32 | Tahiti (2 BP) |
| Summary[6] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
| 13 July 2013 13:00 |
| Solomon Islands | 23–22 | Tahiti (1 BP) |
| Summary[7] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
| 13 July 2013 15:15 |
| (2 BP) Papua New Guinea | 31–37 | Cook Islands (1 BP) |
| Summary[dead link][8] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji) |
See also edit
Reference list edit
- ^ "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ 2013 Oceania Cup Points Table Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine FORU
- ^ "Cook Islands vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- ^ "PNG vs Solomon Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Solomon Islands vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "PNG vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "Solomons vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- ^ "PNG vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.