2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

Rugby union tournament 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup FIJJPNSAMTGA Round-robin 2–13 July 2011 4 6 36 Kurt Morath (Tonga)(56 points) Koliniasi Holani (Japan)Seko Kalou (Fiji)Alisona Taumalolo (Tonga)Alesana Tuilagi (Samoa)Naipolioni Nalaga (Fiji)(2 tries) JPN 1 TGA IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2010 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2012 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2011 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. Samoa was the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2010 competition at Apia Park. The tournament began on July 2 and ended on July 13, 2011 with most of the matches hosted by Fiji. Only the match between Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan and Samoa was played at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Japan. The tournament was moved to Fiji from Japan after the devastating March, 2011 Japan Tsunami. The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points 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. Japan were crowned Champions after defeating Fiji and scoring their fourth try the last play of the final match of the tournament giving them the bonus point they needed to go with an earlier win over Tonga.irb.com https://web.archive.org/web/20120623153237/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/archive/tcode=10611/season=2011/overview.html 2012-06-23 Instead, by virtue of a slender 28-27 victory over Tonga, it was the Japanese who got their hands on the trophy Ill discipline by Fiji cost them the game and gifted the Pacific Nations Cup to Japan at the expense of Tonga. Fiji finished the match with 12 men after conceding 2 red and 3 yellow cards, an unenviable world record. Table main Rugby Q 13 July 2011 complete IRB JPN JPN TON TON SAM SAM FIJ FIJ 2 0 1 67 74 10 9 2 0 C Head-to-head: Tonga 27–28 Japan 2 0 1 101 68 10 7 1 1 JPN 1 0 2 70 87 9 11 1 0 Head-to-head: Samoa 18–36 Fiji 1 0 2 71 80 7 9 1 0 FIJ JPN, TON, FIJ, SAM Schedule Round 1 2 July 2011 15:10 (UTC+12) TGA 45–21 FJI Report Vahafolau 5' cTaufa 25' cPenalty try 43' cIongi 77' cS. Taumalolo 79' m K. Morath (4/5) 5', 26', 43', 77' K. Morath (4/4) 10', 14', 31', 50' K. Morath (0/1) Kalou 59' mRavulo 66' c Little (1/2) 66' Little (3/3) 3', 7', 37' Churchill Park, Lautoka 4,075 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Viliami HeluOC 13Alaska TaufaIC 12Andrew MaileiLW 11Viliame IongiFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Samisoni FisilauN8 8 Sione KalamafoniOF 7 Samiu Vahafolau (c) 26BF 6 Lisiate Faʻaoso 78RL 5 Paino HeheaLL 4 Tukulua LokotuiTP 3 Tonga Leaʻaetoa 60HK 2 Ephraim Taukafa 64LP 1 Sona Taumalolo 62 72Replacements:PR 16Semisi Telefoni 60HK 17Sione Vaiomoʻunga 64FL 18Joe Tuineau 26LK 19Tevita Ula 78SH 20Soana HaveaFH 21Hudson TongaʻuihaFB 22Mateo MalupoCoach:NZL Isitolo Maka FB 15Kini Murimurivalu 45RW 14Vereniki GonevaOC 13Albert VulivuliIC 12Gabiriele LovobalavuLW 11Timoci NagusaFH 10Nicky LittleSH 9 Nemia Kenatale 59N8 8 Dominiko WaqaniburotuOF 7 Malakai RavuloBF 6 Josefa Domolailai 47RL 5 Tevita Cavubati 71LL 4 Sekonaia KalouTP 3 Deacon Manu (c)HK 2 Viliame Veikoso 57LP 1 Graham Dewes 57Replacements:HK 16Talemaitoga Tuapati 57PR 17Penijamini Makutu 57FL 18Samu Bola 71FL 19Leone Nakarawa 47SH 20Vitori Buatava 59PR 21Waisea LuveniyaliFB 22Adriu Delai 45Coach:FIJ Sam Domoni Touch judges: IRE rugby union Peter Fitzgibbon FJI James Bolabiu 2 July 2011 18:10 JST (UTC+09) JPN 15–34 SAM Report Holani 20' mUsuzuki 46' c Nicholas (0/1)Webb (1/1) 47' Nicholas (0/2)Webb (1/2) 32' Al. Tuilagi (2) 2' c, 14' cSalavea 34' cG. Pisi 59' c J. So'oialo (4/4) 3', 15', 36', 61' J. So'oialo (2/3) 12', 65' Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 9,700 Keith Brown (New Zealand) FB 15Goshi Tachikawa 70RW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Yuta ImamuraIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Takehisa Usuzuki 69FH 10Shaun WebbSH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka 70N8 8 Koliniasi HolaniOF 7 Tadasuke Nishihara 70BF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c)RL 5 Luke ThompsonLL 4 Toshizumi Kitagawa 48TP 3 Kensuke HatakeyamaHK 2 Yusuke Aoki 76LP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Takeshi Kizu 76PR 17Naoki KawamataLK 18Justin Ives 48FL 19Itaru Taniguchi 70SH 20Atsushi Hiwasa 70FB 21Murray Williams 70WG 22Hirotoki Onozawa 69Coach:NZL John Kirwan FB 15James So'oialoRW 14Sailosi TagicakibauOC 13George PisiIC 12Seilala Mapusua (c)LW 11Alesana Tuilagi 51FH 10Tusi Pisi 70SH 9 Lualua Vailoaloa 58N8 8 Tai Tu'ifuaOF 7 Manu Salavea 49BF 6 Ezra TaylorRL 5 Joe Tekori 39LL 4 Daniel LeoTP 3 Anthony PereniseHK 2 Ti'i Paulo 77LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo 68Replacements:HK 16Ole Avei 77PR 17Logovi'i Mulipola 68LK 18Filipo Levi 39FL 19Maurie Fa'asavalu 49SH 20Uale Mai 58FH 21Tasesa Lavea 70WG 22Timoteo Iosua 51Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua Touch judges: TBC TBC Round 2 9 July 2011 12:40 (UTC+12) TGA 27–28 JPN Report V. Maʻafu 24' cK. Morath 29' cH. Tongaʻuiha 73' c K. Morath (3/3) 25', 30', 74' K. Morath (2/2) 7', 62' Holani 5' cEndo 34' cKikutani 47' cTaira 51' c Arlidge (4/4) 6', 35', 48', 52' National Stadium, Suva 2,550 Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) FB 15Vunga Lilo (c)RW 14Viliame HeluOC 13Alaska Taufa IC 12Andrew Mailei 54LW 11Viliame IongiFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Samisoni Fisilau 60N8 8 Sione KalamafoniOF 7 Viliame MaʻafuBF 6 Lisiate Faʻaoso 16 25RL 5 Joe TuineauLL 4 Paino Hehea 68TP 3 Sila Puafisi 15 25HK 2 Ephraim Taukafa 48LP 1 Sona TaumaloloReplacements:HK 16Ilaisa Maʻasi 48PR 17Maleko Latu 16 25LK 18Lua Lokotui 68FL 19Sione VaiomoʻungaSH 20Soane Havea 60CR 21Hudson Tongaʻuiha 54FB 22Mateo MalupoCoach:NZL Isitolo Maka FB 15Shaun WebbRW 14Kosuke EndoOC 13Koji TairaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Fumiaki TanakaN8 8 Koliniasi Holani 78OF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Takashi Kikutani (c)RL 5 Luke Thompson 63LL 4 Justin IvesTP 3 Kensuke HatakeyamaHK 2 Yusuke Aoki 40LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima 69Replacements:HK 16Shota Horie 40PR 17Naoki Kawamata 69LK 18Hitoshi Ono 63N8 19Itaru Taniguchi 78SH 20Atsushi HiwasaFB 21Go ArugaWG 22Takehisa UsuzukiCoach:NZL John Kirwan Touch judges: NZL Keith Brown FJI James Bolabiu 9 July 2011 15:10 (UTC+12) SAM 18–36 FJI Report Tagicakibau 22' mIosua 74' c Lavea (0/1)J. So'oialo (1/1) 74' Lavea (1/2) 11'J. So'oialo (1/1) 14' Goneva 8' cC. Ma'afu 40' cFatiaki 46' mT. Rawaqa 70' cKalou 79' c Little (2/3) 9', 40'Luveniyali (2/2) 70', 79' Little (1/2) 20'T. Rawaqa (0/1) National Stadium, Suva 4,000 Marius Jonker (South Africa) FB 15James So'oialoRW 14Sailosi TagicakibauOC 13Johnny Leota 71IC 12Eliota Fuimaono-SapoluLW 11David LemiFH 10Tasesa Lavea 63SH 9 Uale Mai 40N8 8 Tai Tu'ifuaOF 7 Maurie Fa'asavaluBF 6 George Stowers 58RL 5 Daniel Leo 56LL 4 Filipo Levi 36 46TP 3 Logovi'i MulipolaHK 2 Mahonri Schwalger (c) 70LP 1 Simon Lemalu 72Replacements:HK 16Ti'i Paulo 70PR 17Anthony Perenise 72LK 18Ezra Taylor 56FL 19Ofisa Treviranus 58SH 20Lualua Vailoaloa 40FH 21Tusi Pisi 63CR 22Timoteo Iosua 71Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua FB 15Taniela RawaqaRW 14Ilikena Bolakoro 75OC 13Albert VulivuliIC 12Ravai FatiakiLW 11Vereniki GonevaFH 10Nicky Little 66SH 9 Nemia Kenatale 54N8 8 Masi MatadigoOF 7 Malakai Ravulo 56BF 6 Rupeni Nasiga 69RL 5 Leone NakarawaLL 4 Sekonaia KalouTP 3 Deacon Manu (c)HK 2 Talemaitoga Tuapati 75LP 1 Campese Ma'afu 71Replacements:HK 16Viliame Veikoso 75PR 17Penijamini Makutu 71FL 18Josefa Domolailai 69FL 19Samu Bola 56SH 20Vitori Buatava 54FH 21Waisea Luveniyali 66WG 22Adriu Delai 75Coach:FIJ Sam Domoni Touch judges: NZL Keith Brown FJI James Bolabiu Round 3 13 July 2011 12:40 (UTC+12) TGA 29–19 SAM Report S. Taumalolo 32' cHelu 76' c K. Morath (2/2) 32', 77' K. Morath (5/6) 1', 16', 20', 35', 67' Lemi 17' c J. So'oialo (1/1) 18' J. So'oialo (4/5) 4', 42', 44', 60' J. So'oialo (0/1) Churchill Park, Lautoka 2,020 Keith Brown (New Zealand) FB15Vunga LiloRW14William HeluOC13Suka HufangaIC12Hudson Tongaʻuiha 64LW11Mateo MalupoFH10Kurt Morath 77SH9 Soane Havea 41N88 Samiu Vahafolau (c) OF7 Sione VaiomoʻungaBF6 Viliame Maʻafu 41RL5 Joseph Tuineau 41LL4 Tukulua Lokotui 40 50TP3 Sila PuafisiHK2 Ilaisa Maʻasi 61LP1 Sona TaumaloloReplacements:HK16Ephraim Taukafa 61PR17Maleko LatuLK18Paino Hehea 41FL19 Sione Kalamafoni 41SH20 Samisoni Fisilau 41FH21 Tomasi Palu 77CE22 Viliame Iongi 64Coach:NZL Isitolo Maka FB15James So'oialoRW14Timoteo Iosua 67OC13Fautua OttoIC12Herman PorterLW11David LemiFH10Fa'atonu Fili 67SH9 Brenton Helleur 41N88 Ofisa TreviranusOF7 Ray Ofisa 41BF6 Manaia SalaveaRL5 Jonathan Fa'amatuainuLL4 Filipo Levi (c)TP3 Census Johnston 60HK2 Ole Avei 47LP1 Simon Lemalu 76Replacements:HK16Ti'i Paulo 47PR17Logovi'i Mulipola 60PR18James Johnston 76FL19Afa Aiono 41SH20Lualua Vailoaloa 41FH21Uale Mai 67WG22Johnny Leota 67Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua Touch judges: RSA Marius Jonker FIJ James Bolabiu 13 July 2011 15:10 (UTC+12) JPN 24–13 FJI Report Aruga 45' mNicholas 58' cHorie 63' mImamura 80'+8' c Nicholas (0/1)Webb (2/3) 59', 80'+9' Nalaga (2) 6' m, 48' m Bai (0/1)Buatava (0/1) Bai (1/2) 1' Churchill Park, Lautoka 3,000 Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland) FB 15Go Aruga 56RW 14Takehisa UsuzukiOC 13Koji TairaIC 12Ryan Nicholas 68LW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Murray WilliamsSH 9 Atsushi HiwasaN8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Michael LeitchBF 6 Itaru TaniguchiRL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa 63LL 4 Justin IvesTP 3 Nozomu Fujita 53HK 2 Takeshi Kizu 40LP 1 Naoki KawamataReplacements:HK 16Shota Horie 40PR 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 53LK 18Hitoshi Ono 63FL 19Tadasuke NishiharaSH 20Tomoki YoshidaFB 21Shaun Webb 56CR 22Yuta Imamura 68Coach:NZL John Kirwan FB 15Iliesa Keresoni 63RW 14Timoci NagusaOC 13Ravai Fatiaki 74IC 12Seru Rabeni 0 61LW 11Napolioni NalagaFH 10Seremaia Bai 41 51SH 9 Vitori Buatava 59N8 8 Sisa Koyamaibole 0 23OF 7 Akapusi Qera 64BF 6 Dominiko Waqaniburotu (c) 21 31RL 5 Ifereimi Rawaqa 52LL 4 Tevita CavubatiTP 3 Setefano Somoca 59HK 2 Sunia KotoLP 1 Graham Dewes 74Replacements:PR 16Waisea Daveta 74PR 17Penijamini Makutu 59LK 18Rupeni Nasiga 52FL 19Jim NaikadawaSH 20Waisale Vatuvoka 59CR 21Waisea Luveniyali 74 79 80FB 22Taniela Rawaqa 63Coach:FIJ Sam Domoni Touch judges: RSA Marius Jonker FIJ James Bolabiu Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Kurt Morath TGA 56 2 James So'oialo SAM 33 3 Nicky Little FIJ 18 4 Koliniasi Holani JPN 10 Seko Kalou FIJ Alisona Taumalolo TGA Alesana Tuilagi SAM Naipolioni Nalaga FIJ 9 Shaun Webb JPN 9 10 James Arlidge JPN 8 Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Koliniasi Holani JPN 2 Seko Kalou FIJ Alisona Taumalolo TGA Alesana Tuilagi SAM Naipolioni Nalaga FIJ 6 25 players, Penalty try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2011 IRB Nations Cup References External links IRB Pacific Nations Cup – from the IRB website (June 6, 2011) Schedule (ESPN Rugby stats 2011 Category:2011 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2011 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2011 in Fijian rugby union Category:2010–11 in Japanese rugby union Category:2011 in Samoan rugby union Category:2011 in Tongan rugby union Category:2011 in Oceanian international sport Category:July 2011 sports events in Oceania Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Fiji