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2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

Rugby union tournament

Rugby union tournament

FieldValue
name2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
imageFiji national rugby union team, 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup Champions.jpg
imagesize250px
countries
tournament formatRound-robin
date25 May – 23 June 2013
teams5
matches10
attendance{{#expr:
tries
top point scorerJames Pritchard (Canada)
(31 points)
top try scorerNemani Nadolo (Fiji)
Fetuʻu Vainikolo (Tonga)
(3 tries)
champions
runner-up
websiteIRB Pacific Nations Cup
previous year2012
previous tournament2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
next year2014
next tournament2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
  • 5598 + 3526
  • 3500
  • 4548
  • 3117
  • 6000
  • 0 + 4456
  • 0 + 9467 (31 points) Fetuʻu Vainikolo (Tonga) (3 tries) | runner-up = The 2013 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between five national sides in the Pacific Region: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Tonga, and USA.

Samoa were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2012 competition but took the year off to compete in a tournament with South Africa, Scotland and Italy in the South African Quadrangular Tournament. Meanwhile, with the demise of the Churchill Cup, Canada and United States joined this competition for the first time.

The tournament ran from 25 May to 23 June 2013. Five of the matches were held in Japan, three in Canada, one in the U.S., and one in Fiji.

As with previous years, the tournament was a round-robin where each team played each of the other teams once. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.

Table

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DiffTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLB
1(13)430110959+5014731
2(14)43018570+158701
3(11)42029396-3121020
4(15)42027982-3111210
5(16)400448107-5941301
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
Pre-tournament rankings are in parentheses.

Fixtures

Week 1

IRB Sa'u 42' m Tui 62' c Helu 37' c Aholelei 45' m

AUS Eddie Jones
TON Mana Otai

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IRB

NZL Kieran Crowley
USA Mike Tolkin

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Week 2

IRB Naikatini 49' m Natoga 69' c Nadolo 85' m

FIJ Inoke Male
AUS Eddie Jones

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Man of the Match:

Nemani Nadolo (Fiji)

Touch judges:

FJI Sam Tuidraki

FJI Mikea Rokodrakia

Week 3

IRB Jones 44' m Barkwill 55' m Qera 73' c

NZL Kieran Crowley
FIJ Inoke Male

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Week 4

IRB Duke 47' c Pritchard 54' c Hearn (1/1) 51' Iongi 65' c Vainikolo 70' m Helu 74' m Hakalo (1/2)

NZL Kieran Crowley
TON Mana Otai

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Week 5

IRB Palu (1/1) 64'

USA Mike Tolkin
TON Mana Otai

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Week 6

IRB Nagusa 23' c Matadigo 46' m Kenatale 58' c

FIJ Inoke Male
US Mike Tolkin

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IRB

AUS Eddie Jones
NZL Kieran Crowley

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Week 7

IRB Nalaga (2) 34' c, 69' c Nadolo 64' c Latu 79' c

FIJ Inoke Male
TGA Mana Otai

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IRB Sa'u 25' m Tui 37' c Hirose 43' m Penalty try 52' Tanaka 62' c Fry 21' m Hume 67' m

AUS Eddie Jones
US Mike Tolkin

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Squads

Canada

Canada's 44-man squad for their Summer 2013 games, including the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the June international against Ireland, and the two Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs the United States.

Head coach: NZL Kieran Crowley

Fiji

35-man extended Fiji squad for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.

  • Head coach: FIJ Inoke Male
Netani TaleiNumber eightSCO Edinburgh
Aisea NatogaWingWAL Ospreys

Japan

Japanese 35-man squad for 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and 2013 Welsh rugby union tour of Japan.

  • Head coach: AUS Eddie Jones
  • Caps updated: 13 May 2013

Tonga

28-man Tonga squad for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, 10 non-travelling reserves were also named.

Viliami MaʻafuNumber eightNZL Massey
David HalaifonuaFullbackTGA Hofoa

Non-travelling reserves

Alaska TaufaWingJPN Akita

United States

Eagles 30-man training squad for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.

  • Head coach: USA Mike Tolkin

Statistics

Top points scorers

PosNameTeamurl=http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/statistics/playerStatistics.htmltitle=Players statisticsaccessdate=15 June 2013publisher=IRBurl-status=deadarchiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104610/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/statistics/playerStatistics.htmlarchivedate=2 February 2014 }}
1James Pritchard31
2Seremaia Bai29
Ayumu Goromaru
4Chris Wyles19
5Connor Braid16
6Nemani Nadolo15
Fetuʻu Vainikolo
8Adam Siddall14
9Tomasi Palu12
108 players10

Top try scorers

PosNameTeamTries
1Nemani Nadolo3
Fetuʻu Vainikolo
3Sireli Bobo2
Kenki Fukuoka
William Helu
Sione Piukala
Napolioni Nalaga
Male Sa'u
Hendrik Tui
928 players + 1 penalty try1

References

References

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  2. "Japan fall to Tonga in PNC opener".
  3. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  4. "Canada v United States of America".
  5. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  6. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  7. "Canada v Fiji".
  8. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  9. "Canada v Tonga".
  10. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  11. "United States of America v Tonga".
  12. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  13. "Fiji v United States of America".
  14. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  15. "Japan v Canada".
  16. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  17. "Fiji v Tonga".
  18. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  19. "Japan v United States of America".
  20. worldrugby.org. "World Rugby".
  21. (2013-05-19). "Senior Men Gather Ahead of Busy Summer Series". Rugby Canada.
  22. (18 May 2013). "Flying Fijians Extended Squad Named". Fiji Rugby.
  23. (8 May 2013). "Tonga squad announced". Fira-AER.
  24. "Players statistics". [[International Rugby Board.
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