1990 Pacific Cup

1990 Pacific Cup 8 Tonga Western Samoa 1 15 Pacific Cup 1988 1992 The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final. Squads The Australian Aborigines squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs. The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.John Coffey, Bernie Wood 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008 Huia Publishers 2008 265–269 https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC 978-1-86969-331-2 The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players. Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave. Results Group A TeamPldWDLPts1 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori3 3 0 0 62 22px Australian Aborigines3 2 0 1 43 PNG3 1 0 2 24 Friendly Islands3 0 0 3 0 #eeeeee 1990 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 24 – 13 22px Australian Aborigines Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 PNG 16 – 14 Friendly Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 20 – 4 Friendly Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 Australian Aborigines 22px 28 – 18 PNG Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 46 – 14 PNG Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 Australian Aborigines 22px 54 – 12 Friendly Islands Nuku'alofa, Tonga Group B TeamPldWDLPts1 Samoa Western Samoa3 3 0 0 62 TON3 2 0 1 43 Tokelau3 1 0 2 24 Niue3 0 0 3 0 #eeeeee 1990 Tokelau 26 – 16 Niue Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 Samoa Western Samoa 42 – 8 Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 Samoa Western Samoa 66 – 8 Tokelau Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 TON 58 – 4 Niue Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 Samoa Western Samoa 52 – 2 Niue Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 TON 26 – 10 Tokelau Nuku'alofa, Tonga Finals 1 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 32 2 Tonga 20 1 Samoa Western Samoa 26 2 22px Australian Aboriginies 22 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 18 Samoa Western Samoa 26 Semi-finals #eeeeee 1990 Samoa Western Samoa 26 – 22 22px Australian Aboriginies Nuku'alofa, Tonga #eeeeee 1990 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori 32 – 20 Tonga Nuku'alofa, Tonga Final #eeeeee 31 October 1990 SAM Western Samoa 26 – 18 New Zealand Māori NZ Māori Nuku'alofa, Tonga References External links International Competitions 1990 The Vault Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project Pacific Cup Pacific Cup Category:Rugby league in Tonga Category:1990 in Tongan sport Category:Pacific Cup