2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

May 2020 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup FIJJPNSAMTGA Round-robin 5–23 June 2012 4 6 34141 28 Kurt Morath (Tonga)(39 points) David Lemi (Samoa)(3 tries) SAM 2 FIJ IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2011 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2013 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan. Only the match between Tonga and Fiji was played at Churchill Park in Fiji. 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. Samoa emerged as champions. thumb|320px|Japan vs Samoa Pacific Nations Cup Match at Chichibunomiya Stadium on 17 June 2012, which was won by Samoa 27-26 Table 2012 IRB Pacific Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 SAM 3 3 0 0 76 70 +6 8 7 0 0 122 FIJ 3 2 0 1 80 65 +15 10 5 1 1 103 TON 3 1 0 2 59 69 -10 4 8 0 1 54 JPN 3 0 0 3 65 76 -11 7 9 1 3 4 Source : irb.comPoints 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 Schedule Round 1 5 June 2012 17:10 JST (UTC+09) SAM 20 – 18 TGA Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7796121,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments IRB Pacific Nations Cup Samoa edge Tonga 6 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610180212/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7796121,00.html 10 June 2012 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12586 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Tuigamala 42' cLemi 49' c Anufe (2/2) 44', 51' Anufe (2/2) 3', 40' Lui (0/1) K. Morath (6/9) 6', 20', 35', 46', 54', 59' K. Morath (0/1) Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya 4,565 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Fa'atoina AutagavaiaRW 14Ken Pisi 51OC 13Alvin TavanaIC 12Ki AnufeLW 11David Lemi (c)FH 10Lolo LuiSH 9 Nalu Tuigamala 51N8 8 Benjamin Masoe 66OF 7 Afa AionoBF 6 Daniel CrichtonRL 5 Maselino Paulino 59LL 4 Fa'atiga LemaluTP 3 Logovii Mulipola 73HK 2 Pelesiusi Fualau 49LP 1 Sakaria TaulafoReplacements:HK 16Ole Avei 49PR 17Viliamu Afatia 73LK 18Misioka Timoteo 59N8 19Alafoti Fa'osiliva 66SH 20Jeremy Sua 51WG 21Paul Perez 51FB 22Patrick Fa'apaleCoach:SAM Stephen Betham FB 15Viliame IongiRW 14Damien FakafanuaOC 13Mafileo KefuIC 12Alipate Fatafehi 40LW 11Alaska Taufa 2 12 51FH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Taniela Moa (c)N8 8 Paula Kaho 76OF 7 Sione VaiomoʻungaBF 6 Sitiveni Mafi 59RL 5 Josh AfuLL 4 Joe TuineauTP 3 Kisi PuluHK 2 Ilaisa MaʻasiLP 1 Viliami Pola 40Replacements:PR 16Tevita Mailau 40PR 17Sila PuafisiN8 18Pepa Koloamatangi 76FL 19Viliami Faingaʻa 59SH 20Tomasi PaluWG 21Siale Piutau 51CE 22Joseph Vaka 40Coach:AUS Toutai Kefu Touch judges: JPN Akihisa Aso JPN Taku Otsuki 5 June 2012 19:10 JST (UTC+09) FJI 25 – 19 JPN Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7796171,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments IRB Pacific Nations Cup Fiji topple Pacific champions 6 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120610180611/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7796171,00.html 10 June 2012 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12587 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Katonibau 20' cNayacalevu 30' cGoneva 59' m Koroilagilagi (2/3) 21', 32' Koroilagilagi (2/4) 41', 51' Penalty try 62' c Goromaru (1/1) 60' Goromaru (4/4) 5', 10', 19', 44' Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya 6,036 John Lacey (Ireland) FB 15Isimeli KoniferediRW 14Waisea Nayacalevu 72OC 13Vereniki Goneva 60IC 12Isake KatonibauLW 11Watisoni VotuFH 10Setareki KoroilagilagiSH 9 Nikola Matawalu 72N8 8 Netani Talei (c) 65OF 7 Malakai RavuloBF 6 Iliesa RatuvaRL 5 Leone NakarawaLL 4 Apisai Naikatini 53TP 3 Graham Dewes 56HK 2 Viliame Veikoso 70LP 1 Setefano SomocaReplacements:HK 16Seremaia Naureure 70PR 17Waisea Daveta 56N8 18Samu Bola 65LK 19Kelepi Ketedromo 53SH 20Kelemedi Bola 72WG 21Aloisio Buto 60CE 22Benedito Koroi 72Coach:FJI Inoke Male FB 15Ayumu GoromaruRW 14Toshiaki Hirose (c) 74OC 13Tomohiro SenbaIC 12Harumichi Tatekawa 53LW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Kosei OnoSH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa 72N8 8 Michael Leitch 64OF 7 Takamichi Sasaki BF 6 Yuta Mochizuki 65RL 5 Hitoshi OnoLL 4 Shinya MakabeTP 3 Kensuke HatakeyamaHK 2 Takeshi Kizu 64LP 1 Yusuke Nagae 61Replacements:HK 16Ryuhei Arita 64PR 17Hiroshi Yamashita 61FL 18Shoji Ito 65N8 19Takashi Kikutani 64SH 20Jun Fujii 72CE 21Ryan Nicholas 53WG 22Yasunori Nagatomo 74Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Touch judges: JPN Taizo Hirabayashi JPN Kyosuke Toda Round 2 10 June 2012 12:10 JST (UTC+09) FJI 26 – 29 SAM Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7804579,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments IRB Pacific Nations Cup Samoa edge Fiji to remain unbeaten 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628214016/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7804579,00.html 28 June 2012 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12588 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Kenatale 10' cTalei 73' mcTuapati 79' m Koroilagilagi (1/3) 11' Koroilagilagi (3/5) 3', 24', 60' Fa'osiliva 27' cLemi 29' m, 50' m Anufe (1/3) 28' Anufe (4/5) 5', 21', 67', 77' Anufe (0/1) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 5,906 Wayne Barnes (England) FB 15Kameli RatuvouRW 14Aloisio Buto 56OC 13Vereniki Goneva 75IC 12Isake KatonibauLW 11Watisoni VotuFH 10Setareki KoroilagilagiSH 9 Nemia Kenatale 78N8 8 Netani Talei (c)OF 7 Samu BolaBF 6 Josefa Domolailai 61RL 5 Leone NakarawaLL 4 Apisai Naikatini 53TP 3 Waisea DavetaHK 2 Seremaia Naureure 64LP 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa 53Replacements:HK 16Talemaitoga Tuapati 64PR 17Setefano Somoca 53FL 18Iliesa Ratuva 61LK 19Malakai Ravulo 53SH 20Kelemedi Bola 78CE 21Iliesa Salusalu 75WG 22Waisea Nayacalevu 56Coach:FJI Inoke Male FB 15Fa'atoina AutagavaiaRW 14Paul Perez 59OC 13Lolo LuiIC 12Paul Williams 40LW 11David Lemi (c)FH 10Ki AnufeSH 9 Jeremy Sua 77N8 8 Ben MasoeOF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu 49BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osilivaRL 5 Daniel Crichton 59LL 4 Fa'atiga LemaluTP 3 James Johnston 41HK 2 Ole Avei 75LP 1 Sakaria TaulafoReplacements:HK 16Steve Fualau 75PR 17Logovi'i Mulipola 41LK 18Maselino Paulino 59 69 79FL 19Misioka Timoteo 49SH 20Nalu Tuigamala 77CE 21Fautua Otto 40WG 22Ken Pisi 59Coach:SAM Stephen Betham Touch judges: IRE rugby union John Lacey JPN Kazuhito Taniguchi 10 June 2012 14:10 JST (UTC+09) JPN 20 – 24 TGA Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7804605,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union Tournaments IRB Pacific Nations Cup Tonga keep Japan winless 10 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120628212443/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3830_7804605,00.html 28 June 2012 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12589 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Tui 13' cGoromaru 43' c Goromaru (2/2) 14', 44' Goromaru (2/4) 19', 69' Taufa 15' cMoa 24' cKaho 61' c K. Morath (3/3) 16', 25', 63' K. Morath (1/4) 25' K. Morath (0/1) Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 7,719 Pascal Gauzere (France) FB 15Ayumu GoromaruRW 14Toshiaki Hirose (c)OC 13Ryan Nicholas 6 9 34 37IC 12Harumichi TatekawaLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Kosei OnoSH 9 Atsushi HiwasaN8 8 Hendrik Tui 63OF 7 Takamichi Sasaki 63BF 6 Yuta MochizukiRL 5 Hitoshi Ono 73LL 4 Shinya MakabeTP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita 52HK 2 Takeshi Kizu 40LP 1 Yusuke NagaeReplacements:HK 16Ryuhei Arita 40PR 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 52FL 18Shoji Ito 63N8 19Takashi Kikutani 63SH 20Jun FujiiCE 21Tomohiro Senba 6 9 34 37 73WG 22Yasunori NagatomoCoach:AUS Eddie Jones FB 15Viliame IongiRW 14Siale PiutauOC 13Alipate Fatafehi 40IC 12Joseph VakaLW 11Alaska TaufaFH 10Kurt MorathSH 9 Taniela Moa (c)N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu 35OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga 22 29BF 6 Sitiveni Mafi 61RL 5 Joseph TuineauLL 4 Joshua AfuTP 3 Kisi PuluHK 2 Ilaisia MaʻasiLP 1 Tevita MailauReplacements:HK 16Viliami PolaPR 17Sila PuafisiN8 18Paula Kaho 35FL 19Pepa Koloamatangi 22 29 61SH 20Tomasi PaluCE 21Mafileo Kefu 40 70 80WG 22Eddie PaeaCoach:AUS Toutai Kefu Touch judges: IRE rugby union John Lacey JPN Taizo Hirabayashi Round 3 17 June 2012 14:10 JST (UTC+09) SAM 27 – 26 JPN Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7820964,00.html Planet Rugby Rugby Union News Samoa win Pacific Nations Cup 21 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120620065833/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7820964,00.html 20 June 2012 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12590 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Fotuali'i 31' cLemalu (2) 38' c, 61' m Anufe (2/2) 31', 39'Lui (1/1) Anufe (2/5) 43', 65' Fotuali'i (0/1) Tui 19' mKikutani (2) 26' m, 28' mHirose 37' m Goromaru (0/2)Nicholas (0/2) Goromaru (2/2) 7', 11' Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 5,386 John Lacey (Ireland) FB 15Fa'atoina AutagavaiaRW 14Paul PerezOC 13Lolo LuiIC 12Paul WilliamsLW 11David Lemi (c)FH 10Ki Anufe 66SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'iN8 8 Kane ThompsonOF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu 57BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osilivaRL 5 Joe Tekori 19 24 62LL 4 Fa'atiga LemaluTP 3 Logovi'i Mulipola 17 27 57HK 2 Ti'i Paulo 57LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo 36 46Replacements:HK 16Ole Avei 57PR 17Census Johnston 19 24 57LK 18Daniel Crichton 62N8 19Ben Masoe 57FH 20Jeremy Sua 66CE 21Fautua OttoWG 22Ken PisiCoach:SAM Stephen Betham FB 15Ayumu Goromaru 68RW 14Toshiaki Hirose (c)OC 13Tomohiro SenbaIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Harumichi Tatekawa 57SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa 70N8 8 Hendrik TuiOF 7 Yuta Mochizuki 57BF 6 Takashi KikutaniRL 5 Hitoshi OnoLL 4 Shinya Makabe 61TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama 63HK 2 Takeshi Kizu 54LP 1 Yusuke NagaeReplacements:PR 16Ryuhei Arita 54PR 17Hiroshi Yamashita 63LK 18Shoji Ito 61FL 19Takamichi Sasaki 57SH 20Jun Fujii 70FH 21Kosei Ono 57WG 22Yasunori Nagatomo 68Coach:AUS Eddie Jones Touch judges: JPN Taizo Hirabayashi JPN Taku Otsuki 23 June 2012 15:40 (UTC+12) TGA 17 – 29 FJI Reporthttp://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7836968,00.html Home 23 June 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093432/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3551_7836968,00.html 24 September 2015 deadStatshttp://www.worldrugby.org/match/12591 World Rugby worldrugby.org www.worldrugby.org 14 September 2017 Piutau 43' m K. Morath (0/1) K. Morath (4/5) 21', 28', 31', 61' Talebula (2) 19' c, 64' mNaureure 47' cMocetadra 61' c Ralulu (2/3) 19', 47'Talebula (1/1) 61' Talebula (1/2) 67' Talebula (0/1) Churchill Park, Lautoka 4,529 Keith Brown (New Zealand) FB 15Viliame IongiRW 14Siale PiutauOC 13Mafileo Kefu 40IC 12Alipate Fatafehi 69LW 11Alaska TaufaFH 10Kurt Morath 71SH 9 Taniela Moa (c)N8 8 Paula Kaho 61OF 7 Sione VaiomoʻungaBF 6 Sitiveni Mafi 26RL 5 Joseph TuineauLL 4 Joshua AfuTP 3 Kisi Pulu 76HK 2 Ilaisia Maʻasi 66LP 1 Ofa FaingaʻanukuReplacements:HK 16Viliami Pola 66PR 17Sila Puafisi 76FL 18Lua Lokotui 26N8 19Viliami Faingaʻa 61FH 20Tomasi Palu 71CE 21Joseph Vaka 40CE 22Eddie Paea 69Coach:AUS Toutai Kefu FB 15Metuisela TalebulaRW 14Isimeli Koniferedi 49OC 13Vereniki Goneva 63IC 12Isake KatonibauLW 11Watisoni VotuFH 10Jonetani Ralulu 67SH 9 Nikola MatawaluN8 8 Kelepi KetedromoOF 7 Samu Bola 65BF 6 Josefa DomolailaiRL 5 Leone Nakarawa 45LL 4 Apisai NaikatiniTP 3 Setefano Somoca (c)HK 2 Seremaia Naureure 64LP 1 Graham Dewes 46Replacements:HK 16Talemaitoga Tuapati 64PR 17Jerry Yanuyanutawa 46LK 18Iliesa Ratuva 45FL 19Apakuki Waisavu 65SH 20Kelemedi Bola 63FH 21Benedito Koroi 67CE 22Maikeli Mocetadra 49Coach:FJI Inoke Male Touch judges: NZL Garratt Williamson FJI Samuela Tuidraki Statistics Point scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Kurt Morath TGA 39 2 Ayumu Goromaru JPN 35 3 Ki Anufe SAM 34 4 Setareki Koroilagilagi FIJ 21 5 David Lemi SAM 15 Metuisela Talebula FIJ 7 Takashi Kikutani JPN 10 Faatiga Lemalu SAM Hendrik Tui JPN Source: irb.com Try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 David Lemi SAM 3 2 Takashi Kikutani JPN 2 Faatiga Lemalu SAM Metuisela Talebula FIJ Hendrik Tui JPN 6 17 players + 1 Penalty try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2012 IRB Nations Cup References External links IRB Pacific Nations Cup – from the IRB website (accessed 1 May 2012) 2012 Category:2012 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2012 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2012 in Fijian rugby union Category:2011–12 in Japanese rugby union Category:2012 in Samoan rugby union Category:2012 in Tongan rugby union Category:2012 in Oceanian international sport Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Japan Category:June 2012 sports events in Japan