The 2006 Pacific Rugby Cup was the inaugural season of the Pacific Rugby Cup. It featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga.
| 2006 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Fiji (2 teams) Samoa (2 teams) Tonga (2 teams) |
| Champions | Savaii Samoa |
| Matches played | 16 |
Savaii Samoa won the title, defeating Fiji Warriors by 10 points to 5 in the grand final.
Teams and format
editThe six teams that were created to take part in the competition were:[1]
The teams played a single round-robin (home or away) series. The two top-ranked teams at the end of the standings met in the grand final match, with the first-ranked team awarded home advantage.
Table
editTeam Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Point Difference Bonus Points Points Savaii Samoa 5 4 0 1 120 81 +39 2 18 Fiji Warriors 5 3 1 1 112 72 +40 2 17 Fiji Barbarians 5 2 1 2 76 73 +3 2 12 Tau'uta Reds 5 2 0 3 70 89 -19 2 10 Upolu Samoa 5 1 1 3 81 113 -32 1 7 Tautahi Gold 5 1 1 3 62 94 -32 1 7
Match results
edit| 2006-04-15 | |||
| Fiji Warriors | 22–14 | Fiji Barbarians | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Att:2,000 |
| Upolu Samoa | 18–20 | Tautahi Gold | Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000 |
| Tau'uta Reds | 13–18 | Savaii Samoa | Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000 |
| 2006-04-22 | |||
| Tautahi Gold | 13–26 | Savaii Samoa | Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:4,000 |
| Upolu Samoa | 8–8 | Fiji Warriors | Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000 |
| Fiji Barbarians | 17–14 | Tau'uta Reds | Prince Charles Park, Nadi Att:1,000 |
| 2006-04-29 | |||
| Fiji Warriors | 32–16 | Tautahi Gold | Ratu Cakobau Park, Nausori Att:2,000 |
| Savaii Samoa | 13–14 | Fiji Barbarians | Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,000 |
| Tau'uta Reds | 19–20 | Upolu Samoa | Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000 |
| 2006-05-06 | |||
| Savaii Samoa | 27–21 | Fiji Warriors | Marist Grounds, Apia Att:1,000 |
| Fiji Barbarians | 30–15 | Upolu Samoa | Prince Charles Park, Nadi Att:2,000 |
| Tau'uta Reds | 13–8 | Tautahi Gold | Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Att:3,000 |
| 2006-05-13 | |||
| Fiji Warriors | 29–8 | Tau'uta Reds | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka Att:2,500 |
| Savaii Samoa | 36–20 | Upolu Samoa | Marist Grounds, Apia |
| Tautahi Gold | 5–5 | Fiji Barbarians | Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
Final
edit| 2006-05-20 | |||
| Savaii Samoa | 10–5 | Fiji Warriors | Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,500 |
References
edit- ^ "Pacific Rugby Cup". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.