2007 Colonial Cup

Rugby union competition in Fiji The 2007 Colonial Cup was rugby union competition held in Fiji. The Fiji Rugby Union controls the Colonial Cup which is used to pick players for the Fiji national team. This year saw the emergence of a new team, the Bligh Roosters, based in Tavua. This took the number of competing teams to 6. The Coastal Stallions were the 2007 champions, this being their third win since the tournament's inception in 2004. Teams Coastal Stallions - Nadroga Suva Highlanders - Suva, Naitasiri Western Crusaders - Lautoka, Nadi, Ba Tailevu Knights - Tailevu, Nasinu Northern Sharks - Vanua Levu Bligh Roosters - Tavua, Rakiraki Results from 2007 Round 1 #eeeeee Friday 2 Feb Highlanders 23-21 Stallions National Stadium #eeeeee Saturday 3 Feb Knights 13–20 Crusaders Ratu Cakobau Park #eeeeee Sharks 29–20 Roosters Subrail Park Round 2 #eeeeee Friday 9 Feb Knights 11-7 Sharks Nasau Park #eeeeee Saturday 10 Feb Crusaders 22-16 Highlanders Churchill Park #eeeeee Roosters 12-19 Stallions Garvey Park Round 3 #eeeeee Friday 16 Feb Crusaders 16-22 Sharks Prince Charles Park #eeeeee Saturday 17 Feb Stallions 34-31 Knights Lawaqa Park #eeeeee Highlanders 33-15 Roosters National Stadium Round 4 #eeeeee Friday 23 Feb Highlanders 20-23 Knights National Stadium #eeeeee Saturday 24 Feb Sharks 33-38 Stallions Subrail Park #eeeeee Roosters 6-18 Crusaders Ra Sports Complex Round 5 #eeeeee Friday 2 Mar Stallions 5-12 Crusaders Lawaqa Park #eeeeee Saturday 3 Mar Sharks 5-20 Highlanders Ganilau Park #eeeeee Knights 38-15 Roosters Ratu Cakobau Park Final standings {| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Point Difference !width=40|Bonus Points !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Crusaders |5||4||0||1||88||62||+26||1||17 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Stallions |5||3||0||2||117||111||+6||4||16 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Highlanders |5||3||0||2||112||86||+26||3||15 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Knights |5||3||0||2||116||96||+20||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| Sharks |5||2||0||3||96||105||-9||4||12 |- align=center |align=left| Roosters |5||0||0||5||68||137||-69||1||1 |} 4 points for a win; 2 for a draw; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match; 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or less. Semi-finals #eeeeee Saturday 10 Mar Highlanders 6-15 Stallions Ratu Cakobau Park #eeeeee Crusaders 15-6 Knights Ratu Cakobau Park Grand final #eeeeee Saturday 17 Mar Crusaders 12-14 Stallions Churchill Park External links Colonial Cup pages from Teivovo Colonial Cup pages from Fiji Rugby Union Category:Colonial Cup (rugby union) Category:2007 rugby union tournaments for clubs Category:2007 in Fijian rugby union