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2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

FieldValue
name2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
countries
tournament formatRound-robin
date12–26 June 2010
teams4
matches6
attendance
tries34
top point scorerKurt Morath (Tonga)
(39 points)
top try scorerVunga Lilo (Tonga)
Mikaele Pesamino (Samoa)
(3 tries)
champions
count1
runner-up
websiteIRB Pacific Nations Cup
previous year2009
previous tournament2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
next year2011
next tournament2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

(39 points) Mikaele Pesamino (Samoa) (3 tries) | runner-up = 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 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.

Table

2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

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|- style="background:#d0f0c0; text-align:center;" |1||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 78 || 63 || +15 || 11 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 9 |- style="background:#fff; text-align:center;" |2||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 72 || 77 || -5 || 8 || 11 || 1 || 0 || 9 |- style="background:#fff; text-align:center;" |3||align=left| || 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 65 || 68 || -3 || 6 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 8 |- style="background:#fff; text-align:center;" |4||align=left| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 84 || 91 || -7 || 9 || 10 || 1 || 3 || 4 |-|align=left|

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

Penalty try 56' c Pesamino 68' c Taufa 77' c

SAM Titimaea Tafua
NZL Isitolo Maka

|}

Nagusa 56' c Keresoni 76' m Nicholas (1/1) 60'

FJI Sam Domoni
NZL John Kirwan

|}

Round 2

C. Ma'afu 45' c K. Bola 64' c Waqaniburotu 68' c Kalou 73' c Fatafehi 19' c Kalamafoni 24' c Olosoni 48' c

FJI Sam Domoni
NZL Isitolo Maka

|}

Pesamino 31' m Tekori 38' c Onozawa 28' m

SAM Titimaea Tafua
NZL John Kirwan

|}

  • Hirotoki Onozawa became the 12th player in history to score his 40th Test try.

Round 3

Penalty try 80+4' c Fatafehi 27' c

NZL John Kirwan
NZL Isitolo Maka

|}

Pesamino 23' c Fa'osiliva (2) 70' m, 73' c Mai 80' m

FJI Sam Domoni
SAM Titimaea Tafua

|}

Top scorers

Top points scorers

RankPlayerTeamPoints
1Kurt Morath39
2James Arlidge32
3Taniela Rawaqa25
4Lolo Lui20
5Vunga Lilo15
Mikaele Pesamino
7Ryan Nicholas13
8Alafoti Faosiliva10
Alipate Fatafehi
Joe Tekori

Source: irb.com

Top try scorers

RankPlayerTeamTries
1Vunga Lilo3
Mikaele Pesamino
3Alafoti Faosiliva2
Alipate Fatafehi
Ryan Nicholas
Joe Tekori
718 players + 2 penalty tries1

Source: irb.com

References

References

  1. (24 June 2010). "Japan's Onozawa one try away from world's top 10". International Rugby Board.
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