1975 Pacific Cup

1975 Pacific Cup 4 PNG New Zealand Māori 1 7 Pacific Cup 1977 The 1975 Pacific Cup was the first edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Papua New Guinea and eventually won by the New Zealand Māori side, who defeated the hosts 38-13 in the final. Background The 1975 Pacific Cup was initiated by the New South Wales Rugby League. The tournament involved two Australian state sides as well as Papua New Guinea, who did not yet have Test match status, and the New Zealand Māori. The Northern Territory were invited to participate, but had to drop out after Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.International Competitions 1975 The Vault Squads Coached by Tom Newton, the New Zealand Māori squad included Paul Matete, John Wilson, Fred Ah Kuoi, John Smith, Rick Muru, Dane Sorensen, Dennis Key, Ian Bell and captain Richard Bolton.John Coffey, Bernie Wood 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008 Huia Publishers 2008 191–193 https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC 978-1-86969-331-2 The Māori side played a warm up game before the competition began, defeating Group 19 12-11 in Tweed Heads. Results TeamPldWDLPts1 New Zealand Māori 3 3 0 0 62 PNG 3 2 0 1 43Western Australia Western Australia 3 1 0 2 24Victoria Victoria 3 0 0 3 0 Round 1 #eeeeee 4 May 1975 Western Australia Western Australia 23 – 21 Cepulis Charles Maoris Too Big And Strong For PNG https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/250529651 Post-Courier Papua New Guinea 5 May 1975 24 Trove Victoria Victoria Haris-Walker (2), Kelly Clarke (7) King (2), Tehei, Smith, Hoyle Tehei (3) Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby #eeeeee 4 May 1975 PNG 15 – 41 New Zealand Māori Bubol (2), Guere Heiler (3) Ah Kuoi (2), Bolton, W. Sorensen, Chetham, Matete, Waikai, Wilson, Netzler Wilson (7) Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Round 2 #eeeeee 1975 New Zealand Māori 61 – 3 Victoria Victoria Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby #eeeeee 1975 PNG 15 – 13 Western Australia Western Australia Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Round 3 #eeeeee 1975 PNG 38 – 0 Victoria Victoria Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby #eeeeee 1975 New Zealand Māori 38 – 15 Western Australia Western Australia Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Final #eeeeee 1975 New Zealand Māori 38 – 13 PNG Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby References Pacific Cup Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by Papua New Guinea Category:1975 in Papua New Guinean sport Category:Pacific Cup Category:1975 in Oceanian sport