2009 Pacific Rugby Cup

Rugby union tournament 200px Fiji Fiji (2 teams)SAM Samoa (2 teams)TON Tonga (2 teams) FIJ Fiji Warriors 16 2008 2010 The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final. 2 Teams and format The 6 participating teams were: Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage. Stadiums Team Stadium Fiji Barbarians Churchill Park, LautokaLawaqa Park, Sigatoka Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, LautokaLawaqa Park, Sigatoka Savai'i Samoa Apia Park, ApiaPrince Edward Park, Iva Tautahi Gold Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Tau'uta Reds Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Upolu Samoa Apia Park, Apia Table {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Point Difference !width=40|Bonus Points !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Upolu Samoa |5||4||0||1||114||84||+30||1||17 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Fiji Warriors |5||3||0||2||168||89||+79||5||17 |- align=center |align=left| Savaii Samoa |5||3||0||2||103||91||+12||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| Tautahi Gold |5||3||0||2||110||78||+32||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| Tau'uta Reds |5||1||0||4||62||113||-51||2||6 |- align=center |align=left| Fiji Barbarians |5||1||0||4||74||191||-117||1||5 |- bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center |colspan="15"|Source: oceaniarugby.com |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |2.2emCompetition rules |- | colspan="4" | Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches |} Match results Round One 2009-04-24 Savai'i Samoa 14-15 Tau'uta Reds Apia Park, Apia 2009-04-24 Fiji Barbarians 8-47 Fiji Warriors Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka 2009-04-25 Tautahi Gold 9-17 Upolu Samoa Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Round Two 2009-05-01 Upolu Samoa 19-15 Tau'uta Reds Apia Park, Apia 2009-05-01 Fiji Barbarians 17-23 Savai'i Samoa Churchill Park, Lautoka 2009-05-02 Tautahi Gold 26-21 Fiji Warriors Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Round Three 2009-05-08 Upolu Samoa 49-13 Fiji Barbarians Apia Park, Apia 2009-05-09 Fiji Warriors 39-22 Savai'i Samoa Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka 2009-05-09 Tautahi Gold 14-12 Tau'uta Reds Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Round Four 2009-05-15 Fiji Warriors 21-23 Upolu Samoa Churchill Park, Lautoka 2009-05-16 Tau'uta Reds 15-26 Fiji Barbarians Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa 2009-05-16 Savai'i Samoa 18-14 Tautahi Gold Prince Edward Park, Iva Round Five 2009-05-22 Savai'i Samoa 26 - 6 Upolu Samoa Apia Park, Apia 2009-05-22 Fiji Barbarians 10-47 Tautahi Gold Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka 2009-05-23 Tau'uta Reds 15-40 Fiji Warriors Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Final May 30, 2009 Upolu Samoa 7-19 Fiji Warriors Apia Park, Apia References 2009 2009 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions http://oceaniarugby.com/fixtures__results/pacific_rugby_cup/2009_prc_fixtures_and_results_1.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140302025510/http://oceaniarugby.com/fixtures__results/pacific_rugby_cup/2009_prc_fixtures_and_results_1.html 2 March 2014 External links FORU website https://web.archive.org/web/20110201100656/http://oceaniarugby.com/ 2011-02-01 expanded Category:World Rugby Pacific Challenge Pacific Rugby Cup Pacific Rugby Cup Pacific Rugby Cup Pacific Rugby Cup Pacific Category:2009 in Oceanian international sport Category:April 2009 sports events in Oceania Category:May 2009 sports events in Oceania