2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

Rugby union tournament 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup AUSFIJJPNNew Zealand Māori New Zealand MāoriSAMTGA Round-robin 7 June - 5 July 2008 6 15 92 James Arlidge (Japan)(56 points) Stephen Hoiles (Australia A)(5 tries) New Zealand Māori New Zealand Māori 1 AUS IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2007 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2009 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup thumb|Japan v Australia A (Round One, June 8, 2008, Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan) The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament started on 7 June and ended on 6 July 2008. The tournament is a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There are four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There are 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. Table 2008 IRB Pacific Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 New Zealand Māori New Zealand Māori 5 5 0 0 134 62 +72 18 6 1 0 212 AUS 5 4 0 1 220 77 +143 31 10 3 1 203 SAM 5 2 0 3 95 117 -22 12 13 1 1 104 FJI 5 2 0 3 94 117 -23 12 15 1 1 105 JPN 5 1 0 4 121 181 -60 13 25 2 1 76 TGA 5 1 0 4 71 181 -110 6 23 1 1 6 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 7 June 2008 14:05 (UTC+12) FIJ 34 – 17 Report SAM Rauluni 15' mNagusa (2) 26' c, 61' mT. Rawaqa 42' cI. Rawaqa 46' c T. Rawaqa (3/5) T. Rawaqa 71' Fa'afili 65' mLemi 68' mSititi 78' c Sasulu (1/3) Churchill Park, Lautoka 10,000 Keith Brown (New Zealand) 7 June 2008 16:35 NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand Māori New Zealand Māori 20 – 9 Report TGA T. Ellison 49' cWeepu 72' c Bruce (2/2) Bruce (2) 26', 55' Apikotoa (3) 29', 53', 63' North Harbour Stadium, Albany 4,600 Paul Marks (Australia) 8 June 2008 14:00 JST (UTC+09) JPN 21 – 42 Report AUS Taniguchi (2) 61' m, 64' c Arlidge (1/2) Arlidge (2) 42', 48' Arlidge 6' Turinui 13' cGerrard 19' cKimlin (2) 34' c, 70' cHumphries 40' cNorton-Knight 44' c Gerrard (6/6) Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka 7,493 Willie Roos (South Africa) Round 2 14 June 2008 15:05 (UTC+12) FIJ 7 – 11 Report New Zealand Māori New Zealand Māori Naqelevuki 36' c T. Rawaqa Eaton 49' m T. Ellison 12'Bruce 77' Churchill Park, Lautoka 12,000 Matt Goddard (Australia) 14 June 2008 15:05 (UTC-11) SAM 15 – 20 Report AUS Tafunai 43' mSalanoa 79' c Mai (1/2) Sasulu 33' Tahu 11' cTurinui 67' c Gerrard (1/1)Carraro (1/1) Gerrard 23'Carraro 74' Apia Park, Samoa Keith Brown (New Zealand) 15 June 2008 14:05 JST (UTC+09) JPN 35 – 13 Report TGA Kikutani 46' mOnozawa 55' mWebb 59' mRobins 79' m Arlidge (5) 4', 26', 31', 39', 43' Filipine 50' c Hola (1/1) Hola (2) 3', 6' Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi 6,304 Willie Roos (South Africa)Roos retired hurt during the game and was replaced by compatriot François Veldsman (South Africa). Round 3 21 June 2008 16:35 NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand Māori old 17 – 6 Report SAM Bruce 30' cWeepu 40' c Bruce (2/2) Bruce 13' G. Williams (2) 47', 66' Waikato Stadium, Waikato Ian Smith (Australia) 22 June 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 90 – 7 Report TGA Ioane (2) 6' m, 40' cTurinui 8' mHoiles (4) 14' c, 34' c, 38' m, 44' cTahu 39' cNorton-Knight (2) 55' c, 61' cMitchell (2) 66' m, 70' cPhibbs 68' cTurner 77' c Carraro (4)SheehanNorton-Knight (2)Halangahu (3) Ma'asi 52' c Lilo North Sydney Oval, Sydney 6,817 Paul Honiss (New Zealand) 22 June 2008 14:10 JST (UTC+09) JPN 12 – 24 Report FIJ Arlidge (4) 5', 14', 34', 54' Naqelevuki 50' cT. Rawaqa 56' cGoneva 78' c T. Rawaqa (3/3) T. Rawaqa 11' Olympic Stadium, Tokyo 10,994 Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand) Round 4 28 June 2008 13:35 (UTC+13) TGA 15 – 20 Report SAM Hola (3) 3', 9', 27'Lilo (2) 50', 67' Mai 34' cLemi 63' c G. Williams (2/2) G. Williams (2) 74', 75' Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa 4,000 Ian Smith (Australia) 28 June 2008 14:35 NZST (UTC+12) New Zealand Māori old 65 – 22 Report JPN Lawrence (2) 8' m, 67' cBruce (2) 12' c, 76' mT. Ellison 34' mGear (3) 48' c, 55' c, 63' cSweeney 60' cKawau 80+2' m Bruce (6) Bruce (1) 41' Robins 22' mLoamanu 27' cThompson 40' c Arlidge (2) Arlidge (1) 6' McLean Park, Napier 4,950 Carlo Damasco (Italy) 29 June 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 50 – 13 Report FIJ Ioane 2' cTurner (2) 27'c, 64' mLucas 33' cMitchell 39' cTurinui 45' cHoiles 75' c Halangahu (6) Halangahu 23' Dewes 50' mRatuvou 80' m T. Rawaqa 5' Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Jonathon White (New Zealand) Round 5 5 July 2008 12:10 (UTC+13) TGA 27 – 16 Report FIJ Taufaka 23' cKiole 63' mLangilangi 78' cTaione 80+2' m Hola (1)Apikotoa (1) Lilo (1) 60' Radidi 25' c T. Rawaqa T. Rawaqa (3) 11', 38', 71' Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa 3,000 Carlo Damasco (Italy) 5 July 2008 15:05 (UTC-11) SAM 37 – 31 Report JPN Sititi 4' cTafunai 7' cTea 42' mH. Tuilagi 52' cJ. Johnston 77' m G. Williams (3) G. Williams (2) 32', 72' Holani 17' cWebb 41' cOnozawa 63' cKikutani 75' c Arlidge (4) Arlidge (1) 21' Apia Park, Apia 7,000 Steve Walsh (New Zealand) 5 July 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 18 – 21 Report New Zealand Māori old Tahu (2) 8' c, 60' m Halangahu (1) Gerrard (2) 44', 50' Latimer 26' cMessam 39' cWaldrom 77' c Weepu (3) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 8,707 James Bolabiu (Fiji) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 James Arlidge JPN 56 2 Callum Bruce New Zealand Māori old 50 3 Taniela Maravunwasawasa FIJ 44 4 Mark Gerrard AUS 28 Gavin Williams SAM 6 Stephen Hoiles AUS 25 7 Daniel Halangahu AUS 23 8 Timana Tahu AUS 20 Morgan Turinui AUS 10 Pierre Hola TGA 19 Sam Norton-Knight AUS Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Stephen Hoiles AUS 5 2 Timana Tahu AUS 4 Morgan Turinui AUS 4 Callum Bruce New Zealand Māori old 3 Hosea Gear New Zealand Māori old Digby Ioane AUS Drew Mitchell AUS Sam Norton-Knight AUS Lachlan Turner AUS 10 15 players 2 25 31 players 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2008 IRB Nations Cup References External links IRB Pacific Nations Cup - from the IRB website (June 17, 2008) Schedule - IRB website (pdf) IRB Pacific Nations schedule announced - IRB website, 4 March 2008 2008 Category:2008 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2008 in Australian rugby union Category:2008 in Fijian rugby union Category:2008 in Samoan rugby union Category:2008 in Tongan rugby union Category:2008 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2007–08 in Japanese rugby union Category:2008 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2008 in Oceanian international sport Category:June 2008 sports events in Oceania Category:July 2008 sports events in Oceania Category:June 2008 sports events in Japan Category:July 2008 sports events in Japan