2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

2nd rugby union Pacific Nations Cup 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup AUSFIJJPNNZLSAMTGA Round-robin 25 May - 24 June 2007 6 15 92 Clinton Schifcofske (Australia A)(64 points) Ryan Cross (Australia A)Lachlan Turner (Australia A)(4 tries) NZL 2 AUS IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2006 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations 2008 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held between six Pacific Rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). This was the first year that Australia A had competed – Australia had declined the invitation to compete in the inaugural competition in 2006 because they wanted to focus on their domestic competition, but on 18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was renamed the Pacific Nations Cup instead of the IRB Pacific Five Nations as it had been called in 2006. The tournament was a round-robin of 15 games where each team played one match against each of the others. There are four points for a win, two points 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. New Zealand's Junior All Blacks won the Cup for the second time in Round 4, gaining an unbeatable lead after beating Australia A 50–0 in Dunedin.Junior All Blacks Clinch IRB Pacific Nations Cup https://archive.today/20070614094204/http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/06/18/junior-all-blacks-clinch-irb-pacific-nations-cup 2007-06-14 , Pacific Magazine, 18 June 2007. Table 2007 IRB Pacific Nations CupTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints ForPoints AgainstPoints DifferenceTries ForTries AgainstTry BonusLosing BonusPoints1 NZL 5 5 0 0 228 34 +194 34 4 5 0 252 AUS 5 3 1 1 172 104 +68 22 14 2 0 163 SAM 5 3 0 2 96 67 +29 12 8 1 0 134 FJI 5 1 1 3 70 115 -45 9 15 1 2 95 TGA 5 1 0 4 69 184 -115 10 25 0 1 56 JPN 5 1 0 4 51 182 -131 5 26 0 0 4 Points 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 Results Round 1 25 May 2007 19:30 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 60 – 15 ReportStats TGA Turner (3)Cross (2)Polota-NauHewatSchifcofske Schifcofske (6)Hewat Schifcofske (2) KioleTupou Apikotoa Apikotoa Aussie Stadium, Sydney 5,912 Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) 26 May 2007 13:00 (UTC+12) FIJ 30 – 15 Stats JPN T. RawaqaTaleiQeraNeivua T. Rawaqa (2) T. Rawaqa (2) TachikawaThompson Ando Ando Churchill Park, Lautoka 5,000 Federico Cuesta (Argentina) 26 May 2007 15:00 (UTC-11) SAM 10 – 31 ReportStats NZL Lemi G. Williams G. Williams AfoaR. Gear (2)Tuiali'iFilipo Donald (3) Apia Park, Apia 15,000 James Leckie (Australia) Round 2 2 June 2007 13:00 (UTC+12) FIJ 8 – 57 NZL Report Lovobalavu Buatava LaulalaEllisJaneR. GearTuiali'iPenalty tryHamiltonTuʻipulotu Donald (4)Brett (3) Donald ANZ National Stadium, Suva 21,988 Paul Marks (Australia) 2 June 2007 13:30 AEST (UTC+10) TGA 17 – 20 ReportStats JPN TupouH. TongaʻuihaLilo Apikotoa EndoWatanabeIRB and scrum.com reports disagree on second try scorer. IRB data used. Ando (2) Ando (2) BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour 2,528 Federico Cuesta (Argentina) 2 June 2007 15:30 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 27 – 15 ReportStats SAM Polota-NauMummBeale Schifcofske (2/2)Hewat (1/1) Schifcofske (2/3) Va'aThompson G. Williams (1/2) G. Williams (1/1) BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour 2,528 Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan) Round 3 19 May 2007Early date due to pre-existing Test commitments 15:00 (UTC-11) SAM 8 – 3 ReportStats FIJ M. Schwalger 25' m Crichton (0/1) Crichton (0/1)Williams 78' T. Rawaqa (1/1) 3'Buatava (0/1) Apia Park, Apia Paul Marks (Australia) 9 June 2007 13:00 (UTC+13) TGA 13 – 39 ReportStats NZL Lilo (2) Lilo FilipoWitcombeHolahTuʻipulotuTuitavakeHamilton Brett (3) Brett Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa 10,129 Federico Cuesta (Argentina) 9 June 2007 18:00 AEST (UTC+10) AUS 71 – 10 ReportStats JPN Holmes (3)Cross (2)SchifcofskeSareHardyS. Ma'afuBeale Schifcofske (9) Schifcofske Robins K. Ono K. Ono Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville 4,745 James Bolabiu (Fiji) Round 4 16 June 2007 14:00 JST (UTC+09) JPN 3 – 13 ReportStats SAM Ando Fa'atau Crichton Crichton (2) Yurtec Stadium, Sendai 7,905 Tim Hayes (Wales) 16 June 2007 14:30 (UTC+12) FIJ 15 – 21 ReportStats TGA LeawereLovobalavu Luvenivali Luvenivali HufangaLutuiVahafolau Lemoto (2) Churchill Park, Lautoka 3,500 Chris Pollock (New Zealand) 16 June 2007 16:30 NZST (UTC+12) NZL 50 – 0 AUS Report DonaldDonnellyLauakiTuitavakeHamiltonNonuBraidIRB and scrum.com disagree on try scorers. IRB data used. Donald (6) Donald Carisbrook, Dunedin, Otago Willie Roos (South Africa) Round 5 23 June 2007 15:00 (UTC-11) SAM 50 – 3 ReportStats TGA Johnston (2)Lemi (2)UliaM. SchwalgerAl. Tuilagi Crichton (4)Lui (2) Crichton Hola Apia Park, Apia Willie Roos (South Africa) 23 June 2007 15:00 (UTC+12) FIJ 14 – 14 AUS Report Bolavucu (2) Luveniyali (2) Turner Shepherd (2)Schifcofske ANZ National Stadium, Suva Chris Pollock (New Zealand) 24 June 2007 14:00 JST (UTC+09) JPN 3 – 51 ReportStats NZL Ando CrockettTuʻipulotuBrettTuitavakeNonuWulfDonald (2) Brett (2)Donald (2) Brett Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo 13,123 Tim Hayes (Wales) Top scorers Top points scorers RankPlayerTeamPoints 1 Clinton Schifcofske AUS 64 2 Stephen Donald NZL 51 3 Stephen Brett NZL 32 4 Eiji Ando JPN 21 5 Ryan Cross AUS 20 Lachlan Turner AUS 7 Loki Crichton SAM 19 8 Vunga Lilo TGA 18 Taniela Maravunwasawasa FIJ 10 Rico Gear NZL 15 Scott Hamilton NZL Josh Holmes AUS David Lemi SAM Tane Tuʻipulotu NZL Source: irb.com Top try scorers RankPlayerTeamTries 1 Ryan Cross AUS 4 Lachlan Turner AUS 3 Stephen Donald NZL 3 Rico Gear NZL Scott Hamilton NZL Josh Holmes AUS David Lemi SAM Vunga Lilo TGA Tane Tuʻipulotu NZL 10 14 players 2 24 34 players + penalty try 1 Source: irb.com See also Sports 2007 IRB Nations Cup Pacific Tri-Nations References and notes 2007 Category:2007 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:2007 in Australian rugby union Category:2007 in Fijian rugby union Category:2007 in Samoan rugby union Category:2007 in Tongan rugby union Category:2007 in New Zealand rugby union Category:2006–07 in Japanese rugby union Category:2007 in Oceanian rugby union Category:2007 in Oceanian international sport Category:May 2007 sports events in Oceania Category:June 2007 sports events in Oceania Category:May 2007 sports events in Japan Category:June 2007 sports events in Japan