2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup FIJJPNNZLSAMTGA Round-robin 12 June – 3 July 2009 5 10 72 Hosea Gear (Junior All Blacks)(40 points) Hosea Gear (Junior All Blacks)(8 tries) NZL 3 FIJ IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2008 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2010 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2009 Pacific Nations Cup is a rugby union tournament held between five national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks.Junior All Blacks return to PNC http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=2028219.html IRB.com International Rugby Board 17 December 2008 5 June 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711195300/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=2028219.html 11 July 2011 dead The New Zealand Māori team that won the tournament last year will no longer take part in this competition because of a decision taken by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Australia A has also decided to pull out due to a similar decision. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament will begin on June 12 and ends on July 3, 2009 and most of the matches will be hosted by Fiji. The awarding of the key international tournament to the Fiji Rugby Union represents a further boost to the continued development of rugby in the region. The two opening round matches will be played outside of Fiji with Samoa hosting the Junior All Blacks in Apia and Tonga entertaining the Fijians in Nukuʻalofa the following day before the tournament moves to Fiji for a 17-day festival of international rugby spread across three match venues: the ANZ National Stadium (Suva), Churchill Park (Lautoka) and Lawaqa Park (Sigatoka). 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 2009 IRB Pacific Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 NZL 4 4 0 0 161 79 +82 24 11 3 0 192 FIJ 4 3 0 1 112 120 -8 13 16 2 0 143 SAM 4 2 0 2 91 64 27 13 6 2 2 124 JPN 4 1 0 3 96 145 -49 12 21 1 1 65 TGA 4 0 0 4 79 131 -52 10 18 0 1 1 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 12 June 2009 16:00 (UTC-11) SAM 16 – 17 Report NZL G. Williams 62' mLauina 67' m G. Williams (0/2) G. Williams (2/2) 43', 46' H. Gear 23' cDagg 27' c Slade (2/2) 25', 28' Slade (1/1) 10' Apia Park, Apia Dave Pearson (England) FB 15Lolo LuiRW 14Sailosi TagicakibauOC 13Gavin WilliamsIC 12Eliota Fuimaono-SapoluLW 11Alesana Tuilagi 36FH 10Ki Anufe 58SH 9 Junior PoluleuligagaN8 8 George Stowers (c)OF 7 Ofisa Treviranus 75BF 6 Jonny Fa'amatuainuRL 5 Joe TekoriLL 4 Filipo LeviTP 3 Census Johnston 58HK 2 Mahonri Schwalger 58LP 1 Fosi PalaamoReplacements:HK 16Andrew Williams 58PR 17Justin Va'a 58N8 18Daniel LeoFL 19William Brame 75SH 20Henry Fa'afiliFH 21Uale Mai 58CR 22Esera Lauina 36Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua FB 15Israel Dagg 74RW 14Rene Ranger 69OC 13Anthony TuitavakeIC 12Tamati Ellison (c)LW 11Hosea GearFH 10Colin SladeSH 9 Chris Smylie 64N8 8 Victor VitoOF 7 George Whitelock 59BF 6 Jason EatonRL 5 Tom Donnelly 56LL 4 Jeremy ThrushTP 3 Ben FranksHK 2 Aled de Malmanche 52LP 1 Jacob EllisonReplacements:HK 16John Schwalger 52PR 17Hika ElliotLK 18Craig Clarke 56FL 19Alando Soakai 59SH 20Sean Romans 64CR 21Stephen Brett 74CR 22Ryan Crotty 69Coach:NZL Colin Cooper NZL Ian Foster Touch judges: SAM Tui Komiti SAM Peter Ah Kuio 13 June 2009 12:00 (UTC+13) TON 22 – 36 Report FJI Fatafehi 1' cToke 43' mLilo 53' c Halaifonua (2/3) 4', 58' Halaifonua (1/1) 31' Nagusa (2) 20' m, 40 cSeuseu 37' cKoto 54' cNoilea 80+1' c T. Rawaqa (4/5) 38', 40+1', 54', 80+1' T. Rawaqa (1/1) 73' Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Nathan Pearce (Australia) FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Alipate Fatafehi 55OC 13Hudson TongaʻuihaIC 12Epi Taione 73LW 11Tevita HalaifonuaFH 10Fangatapu ApikotoaSH 9 Sililo MartensN8 8 Chris Hala'ufia 73OF 7 Nili Langilangi (c)BF 6 Hale T Tu'uhokoRL 5 Sione Timani 34 35 55LL 4 Joshua AfuTP 3 Po'alo'i Taula 66HK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi 66LP 1 Toma TokeReplacements:HK 16Viliami Maʻasi 66PR 17Makoni Finau 66N8 18Opeti Fonua 73LK 19Pasuka Mapakaitolo 34 35 55SH 20Mahe FangupoCR 21Kaiongo Tupou 73WG22Joseph Vaka 55Coach:TGA Quddus Fielea FB 15Taniela RawaqaRW 14Filimoni BolavucuOC 13Waisale SukanaveitaIC 12Seru RabeniLW 11Timoci NagusaFH 10Alipate NoileaSH 9 Jone Daunivucu 64N8 8 Netani TaleiOF 7 Samu Bola 72BF 6 Semisi SaukawaRL 5 Kele Leawere (c) 60 70LL 4 Josefa DomolailaiTP 3 Viliame SeuseuHK 2 Sunia Koto 76LP 1 Graham Dewes 58 68Replacements:HK 16Sireli Ledua 60 70 76PR 17Alefoso YalayalatabuaLK 18Leone NakarawaFL 19Sakiusa Matadigo 72SH 20Nemia Kenatale 64CR 21Waisea LuveniyaliWG 22Ilikena BolakoroCoach:FJI Ilie Tabua Touch judges: TGA Eva Mafi TGA Tounga Vea Round 2 18 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) FJI 17 – 45 Report NZL Kenatale 17' cMatadigo 45' mKeresoni 74' Tani (1/2) 17'Luveniyali (0/1) Tani (0/1) H. Gear (2) 7' m, 80' cDonnelly 19' mT. Ellison 25' cTuitavake 33' cLowe 42' cRanger 66 c Brett (4/6) 26', 34', 43', 67'Slade (1/1) 80' Churchill Park, Lautoka Romain Poite (France) FB 15Iliesa Keresoni 57RW 14Filimoni BolavucuOC 13Waisele SukaIC 12Seru Rabeni 61LW 11Timoci NagusaFH 10Alipate TaniSH 9 Nemia Kenatale 71N8 8 Sakiusa MatadigoOF 7 Netani TaleiBF 6 Leone Nakarawa 53RL 5 Kele Leawere (c)LL 4 Ifereimi Rawaqa 62TP 3 Viliame Seuseu 53 73HK 2 Sunia Koto 66LP 1 Graham Dewes 78Replacements:HK 16Sireli Ledua 66PR 17Alefoso Yalayalatabua 53LK 18Anthony Wise 53FL 19Josefa Domolailai 62SH 20Jone Daunivucu 71FB 21Waisea Luveniyali 57CR 22Vereniki Goneva 61Coach:FJI Ilie Tabua FB 15Tamati Ellison (c) 69 79RW 14Rene RangerOC 13Anthony TuitavakeIC 12Ryan CrottyLW 11Hosea GearFH 10Stephen Brett 72SH 9 Chris SmylieN8 8 Victor Vito 50OF 7 Karl Lowe 50BF 6 Jason EatonRL 5 Tom DonnellyLL 4 Jeremy ThrushTP 3 Ben FranksHK 2 Hika ElliotLP 1 John SchwalgerReplacements:HK 16Ged RobinsonPR 17James McGouganN8 18Sione Lauaki 50LK 19Alando Soakai 50SH 20Sean RomansCR 21Colin Slade 72WG22Robert FrueanCoach:NZL Colin Cooper NZL Ian Foster Touch judges: SAM Tui Komiti TGA Eva Mafi 18 June 2009 13:10 (UTC+12) JPN 15 – 34 Report SAM Tarrant 47' cOnozawa 50' m Nicholas (1/2) 47' Nicholas (1/1) 26' Penalty try 24' cVa'a 36' mTagicakibau 52' cM. Schwalger 53' mLauina 62' mSititi 68' m G. Williams (2/5) 24', 52' G. Williams (0/1) Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Nathan Pearce (Australia) FB 15Jack TarrantRW 14Koji Tomioka 65OC 13Koji Taira 62IC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10Shaun Webb 68SH 9 Fumiaki TanakaN8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Touetsu TaufaBF 6 Michael Leitch 62RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa 67LL 4 Luke ThompsonTP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita 52HK 2 Yusuke AokiLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Tateo KanaiPR 17Kensuke Hatakeyama 52LK 18Hitoshi Ono 67FL 19Masakazu Toyota 62SH 20Tomoki Yoshida 68WG 21James Arlidge 65CR 22Yuta Imamura 62Coach:NZL John Kirwan FB 15Lolo LuiRW 14Henry Fa'afiliOC 13Gavin WilliamsIC 12Eliota Fuimaono-SapoluLW 11Sailosi Tagicakibau 59FH 10Uale Mai 54SH 9 Notise Tauafao 46N8 8 George Stowers (c)OF 7 William Brame 46BF 6 Jonny Fa'amatuainu 57 63 65RL 5 Filipo LeviLL 4 Daniel Leo 63 65TP 3 Census JohnstonHK 2 Mahonri Schwalger 63LP 1 Justin Va'a 62Replacements:HK 16Andrew Williams 63PR 17Ernest Skelton 62N8 18Semo Sititi 57FL 19Ofisa Treviranus 46SH 20Junior Poluleuligaga 46WG 21Rupeni Levasa 59FH22Esera Lauina 54Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua Touch judges: FJI Napolioni Locoloco FJI Samuela Tuidraki Round 3 23 June 2009 12:10 (UTC+12) SAM 27 – 13 Report TGA G. Williams 6' mStowers 39' mTagicakibau 41' cPoluleuligaga 55' c Anufe (2/4) 42', 56' G. Williams (1/1) 73' Kaufusi 62' c Hola (1/1) 63' Hola (2/4) 1', 37' Churchill Park, Lautoka Romain Poite (France) FB 15Lolo LuiRW 14Henry Fa'afili 68OC 13Gavin WilliamsIC 12Seilala MapusuaLW 11Sailosi TagicakibauFH 10Ki AnufeSH 9 Junior PoluN8 8 George Stowers (c)OF 7 Ofisa TreviranusBF 6 Misioka Timoteo 61RL 5 Joe TekoriLL 4 Filipo LeviTP 3 Census JohnstonHK 2 Mahonri SchwalgerLP 1 Justin Va'a 80+2Replacements:HK 16Andrew WilliamsPR 17Ernest Skelton 80+2LK 18Jonny Fa'amatuainu 61FL 19Semo SititiSH 20Uale MaiWG 21Rupeni LevasaCR 22Esera Lauina 68Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua FB 15 Vunga LiloRW 14Mateo MalupoOC 13Hudson TongaʻuihaIC 12Kaiongo Tupou 31LW 11Joseph VakaFH 10Pierre HolaSH 9 Sililo Martens 69N8 8 Opeti Fonua 57OF 7 Nili Latu (c)BF 6 Hale T-PoleRL 5 Emosi Kauhenga 70LL 4 Joshua AfuTP 3 Kisi PuluHK 2 Viliami Maʻasi 51LP 1 Peni FakaleluReplacements:HK 16Ilaisa Maʻasi 51PR 17Toma TokeLK 18Samiu Ika 70N8 19Muli Kaufusi 57SH 20Mahe Fangupo 69WG 21Fangatapu ApikotoaCR22Alipate Fatafehi 31Coach:TGA Quddus Fielea Touch judges: FJI Napolioni Locoloco FJI Samuela Tuidraki 23 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) JPN 21 – 52 Report NZL H. Ono 5' cTarrant 17' cTaira 23' c Nicholas (3/3) 6', 18', 24' Vito (2) 11' c, 33' c Slade 16' mH. Gear (2) 21' c, 80+4' cClarke 23' cLauakai (2) 36' c, 62' m Slade (5/6) 12', 22', 24', 34', 37' Brett (1/2) 80+5' Slade (0/1) Churchill Park, Lautoka Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Ayumu GoromaruRW 14Jack TarrantOC 13Koji TairaIC 12Ryan Nicholas 71LW 11Koji Tomioka 23FH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Tomoki Yoshida 73N8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Touetsu TaufaBF 6 Michael LeitchRL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa 70LL 4 Hitoshi OnoTP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama 74HK 2 Yusuke Aoki 55LP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Tateo Kanai 55PR 17Hiroshi Yamashita 74LK 18Yuji Kitagawa 70FL 19Masakazu ToyotaSH 20Yuki Yatomi 73WG 21Tatsuhiko Otao 71CR 22Yuta Imamura 23Coach:NZL John Kirwan FB 15 Israel DaggRW 14Robert Fruean 66OC 13Tamati Ellison (c)IC 12Hosea GearLW 11Callum BruceFH 10Colin Slade 62SH 9 Sean Romans 55N8 8 Sione LauakiOF 7 Alando Soakai 54BF 6 Victor VitoRL 5 Tom Donnelly 62LL 4 Craig ClarkeTP 3 John Schwalger 53 63HK 2 Hika Elliot LP 1 Jacob Ellison 60Replacements:HK 16Ben FranksPR 17Jamie Mackintosh 60LK 18Jason Eaton 62FL 19Karl Lowe 54SH 20Alby Mathewson 55FH 21Stephen Brett 62WG22Anthony Tuitavake 66Coach:NZL Colin CooperNZL Ian Foster Touch judges: SAM Tui Komiti TGA Eva Mafi Round 4 27 June 2009 12:10 (UTC+12) TGA 19 – 21 Report JPN Vaka I. Maʻasi Halaifonua Hola (2/3) Webb (2) 22', 32' Nicholas (1/2) Nicholas (1/1)Arlidge (2/2) Churchill Park, Lautoka Romain Poite (France) FB 15Vunga LiloRW 14Tevita HalaifonuaOC 13Hudson TongaʻuihaIC 12Joseph VakaLW 11Mateo MalupoFH 10Pierre HolaSH 9 Mahe FangupoN8 8 Pasuka MapakaitoloOF 7 Nili Latu (c)BF 6 Hale T-PoleRL 5 Samiuela IkaLL 4 Josh Afu TP 3 Kisi PuluHK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi LP 1 Toma TokeReplacements:HK 16Viliame Maʻasi PR 17Makoni Finau LK 18Emosi Kauhenga LK 19Teu'imuli Kaufusi SH 20Siosaia Palei FH 21Fangatapu Apikotoa FL 22Fou-Ki-Moana Katoa Coach:TGA Quddus Fielea FB 15Shaun WebbRW 14Jack TarrantOC 13Yuta ImamuraIC 12Ryan NicholasLW 11Hirotoki OnozawaFH 10James ArlidgeSH 9 Fumiaki TanakaN8 8 Takashi Kikutani (c)OF 7 Toetuu TaufaBF 6 Masakazu ToyotaRL 5 Toshizumi KitagawaLL 4 Luke ThompsonTP 3 Kensuke HatakeyamaHK 2 Yusuke AokiLP 1 Hisateru HirashimaReplacements:HK 16Tateo KanaiPR 17Hiroshi Yamashita LK 18Hitoshi Ono FL 19Yoshitaka Nakayama SH 20Tomoki YoshidaFB 21Tatsuhiko Otao CR 22Koji Taira Coach:NZL John Kirwan Touch judges: TBC TBC 27 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) SAM 14 – 19 Report FJI Tauafao m G. Williams (0/1) G. Williams (3/3) Goneva c Bai (1/1) Bai (4/4) Churchill Park, Lautoka Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) FB 15Lolo LuiRW 14Henry Fa'afiliOC 13Gavin WilliamsIC 12Seilala MapusuaLW 11Sailosi TagicakibauFH 10Eliota Fuimaono-SapoluSH 9 Junior PoluleuligagaN8 8 George Stowers (c)OF 7 William BrameBF 6 Daniel LeoRL 5 Filipo LeviLL 4 Joe TekoriTP 3 Census JohnstonHK 2 Mahonri Schwalger LP 1 Fosi Pala'amoReplacements:HK 16Andrew Williams PR 17Justin Va'a FL 18Jonny Fa'amatuainu LK 19Ofisa Treviranus SH 20Notise Tauafao CR 21Uale Mai WG 22Esera Lauina Coach:SAM Titimaea Tafua FB 15Taniela MaravunwasawasaRW 14Ropate RatuOC 13Ilikena BolakoroIC 12Seremaia BaiLW 11Iliesa KeresoniFH 10Waisea LuveniyaliSH 9 Jone DaunivucuN8 8 Netani TaleiOF 7 Samu BolaBF 6 Semisi Saukawa RL 5 Kele Leawere (c)LL 4 Josefa DomolailaiTP 3 Viliame SeuseuHK 2 Sunia Vuli LP 1 Graham DewesReplacements:HK 16Sireli Ledua PR 17Alefoso Yalayalatabua LK 18Leone NakarawaFL 19Anthony WiseSH 20Nemia Kenatale FB 21Ravai FatiakiCR 22Vereniki Goneva Coach:FJI Ilie Tabua Touch judges: FJI James Bolabiu TGA Eva Mafi Round 5 2 July 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) TGA 25 – 47 Report NZL Kauhenga Kaufusi Malupo Hola (2) Hola (2) H. Gear (3) Ranger Lauaki Mathewson Fruean Brett (3) Slade (3) National Stadium, Suva Dave Pearson (England) 3 July 2009 15:10 (UTC+12) FJI 40 – 39 Report JPN Kenatale Goneva Ledua Talei Bai (4) Bai (4) Kikutani (2) Toetu'u Tarrant Aoki Nicholas (4) Nicholas (2) National Stadium, Suva Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Hosea Gear NZL 40 2 Ryan Nicholas JPN 36 3 Seremaia Bai FIJ 34 4 Gavin Williams SAM 32 5 Colin Slade NZL 30 6 Pierre Hola TGA 22 7 Stephen Brett NZL 16 8 Sione Lauaki NZL 15 Jack Tarrant JPN 10 Tevita Halaifonua TGA 12 11 Taniela Rawaqa FIJ 11 Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Hosea Gear NZL 8 2 Sione Lauaki NZL 3 Jack Tarrant JPN 4 Vereniki Goneva FIJ 2 Muli Kaufusi TGA Nemia Kenatale FIJ Takashi Kikutani JPN Esera Lauina SAM Timoci Nagusa FIJ Rene Ranger NZL Sailosi Tagicakibau SAM Victor Vito NZL Shaun Webb JPN Gavin Williams SAM 15 35 players, + 1 Penalty Try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2009 IRB Nations Cup References External links IRB Pacific Nations Cup - from the IRB website (June 12, 2009) Schedule - IRB website (pdf) Fiji to host ANZ Pacific Nations Cup 2009 - IRB website, 22 May 2009 2007 Category:2009 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2009 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2009 in Fijian rugby union Category:2009 in Samoan rugby union Category:2009 in Tongan rugby union Category:2009 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2008–09 in Japanese rugby union Category:2009 in Oceanian international sport Category:June 2009 sports events in Oceania Category:July 2009 sports events in Oceania Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Fiji