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2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.

2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Fiji
 Japan
 Samoa
 Tonga
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date5–23 June 2012
Tournament statistics
Teams4
Matches played6
Attendance34,141 (5,690 per match)
Tries scored28 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Kurt Morath (Tonga)
(39 points)
Top try scorer(s)David Lemi (Samoa)
(3 tries)
Final
Champions Samoa (2nd title)
Runners-up Fiji
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Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan. Only the match between Tonga and Fiji was played at Churchill Park in Fiji.

The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were 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.

Samoa emerged as champions.

Japan vs Samoa Pacific Nations Cup Match at Chichibunomiya Stadium on 17 June 2012, which was won by Samoa 27-26

Table

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2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Try Bonus Losing Bonus Points
1   Samoa 3 3 0 0 76 70 +6 8 7 0 0 12
2   Fiji 3 2 0 1 80 65 +15 10 5 1 1 10
3   Tonga 3 1 0 2 59 69 -10 4 8 0 1 5
4   Japan 3 0 0 3 65 76 -11 7 9 1 3 4
Source : irb.com

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

Schedule

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Round 1

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5 June 2012
17:10 JST (UTC+09)
Samoa  20 – 18  Tonga
Try: Tuigamala 42' c
Lemi 49' c
Con: Anufe (2/2) 44', 51'
Pen: Anufe (2/2) 3', 40'
Drop: Lui (0/1)		Report[1]
Stats[2]		Pen: K. Morath (6/9) 6', 20', 35', 46', 54', 59'
Drop: K. Morath (0/1)
Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia
RW 14 Ken Pisi   51'
OC 13 Alvin Tavana
IC 12 Ki Anufe
LW 11 David Lemi (c)
FH 10 Lolo Lui
SH 9 Nalu Tuigamala   51'
N8 8 Benjamin Masoe   66'
OF 7 Afa Aiono
BF 6 Daniel Crichton
RL 5 Maselino Paulino   59'
LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu
TP 3 Logovii Mulipola   73'
HK 2 Pelesiusi Fualau   49'
LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements:
HK 16 Ole Avei   49'
PR 17 Viliamu Afatia   73'
LK 18 Misioka Timoteo   59'
N8 19 Alafoti Fa'osiliva   66'
SH 20 Jeremy Sua   51'
WG 21 Paul Perez   51'
FB 22 Patrick Fa'apale
Coach:
  Stephen Betham
FB 15 Viliame Iongi
RW 14 Damien Fakafanua
OC 13 Mafileo Kefu
IC 12 Alipate Fatafehi   40'
LW 11 Alaska Taufa   2' to 12'   51'
FH 10 Kurt Morath
SH 9 Taniela Moa (c)
N8 8 Paula Kaho   76'
OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga
BF 6 Sitiveni Mafi   59'
RL 5 Josh Afu
LL 4 Joe Tuineau
TP 3 Kisi Pulu
HK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi
LP 1 Viliami Pola   40'
Replacements:
PR 16 Tevita Mailau   40'
PR 17 Sila Puafisi
N8 18 Pepa Koloamatangi   76'
FL 19 Viliami Faingaʻa   59'
SH 20 Tomasi Palu
WG 21 Siale Piutau   51'
CE 22 Joseph Vaka   40'
Coach:
  Toutai Kefu

Touch judges:
  Akihisa Aso
  Taku Otsuki

5 June 2012
19:10 JST (UTC+09)
Fiji  25 – 19  Japan
Try: Katonibau 20' c
Nayacalevu 30' c
Goneva 59' m
Con: Koroilagilagi (2/3) 21', 32'
Pen: Koroilagilagi (2/4) 41', 51'		Report[3]
Stats[4]		Try: Penalty try 62' c
Con: Goromaru (1/1) 60'
Pen: Goromaru (4/4) 5', 10', 19', 44'
Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya
Attendance: 6,036
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Isimeli Koniferedi
RW 14 Waisea Nayacalevu   72'
OC 13 Vereniki Goneva   60'
IC 12 Isake Katonibau
LW 11 Watisoni Votu
FH 10 Setareki Koroilagilagi
SH 9 Nikola Matawalu   72'
N8 8 Netani Talei (c)   65'
OF 7 Malakai Ravulo
BF 6 Iliesa Ratuva
RL 5 Leone Nakarawa
LL 4 Apisai Naikatini   53'
TP 3 Graham Dewes   56'
HK 2 Viliame Veikoso   70'
LP 1 Setefano Somoca
Replacements:
HK 16 Seremaia Naureure   70'
PR 17 Waisea Daveta   56'
N8 18 Samu Bola   65'
LK 19 Kelepi Ketedromo   53'
SH 20 Kelemedi Bola   72'
WG 21 Aloisio Buto   60'
CE 22 Benedito Koroi   72'
Coach:
  Inoke Male
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)   74'
OC 13 Tomohiro Senba
IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa   53'
LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10 Kosei Ono
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa   72'
N8 8 Michael Leitch   64'
OF 7 Takamichi Sasaki
BF 6 Yuta Mochizuki   65'
RL 5 Hitoshi Ono
LL 4 Shinya Makabe
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu   64'
LP 1 Yusuke Nagae   61'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryuhei Arita   64'
PR 17 Hiroshi Yamashita   61'
FL 18 Shoji Ito   65'
N8 19 Takashi Kikutani   64'
SH 20 Jun Fujii   72'
CE 21 Ryan Nicholas   53'
WG 22 Yasunori Nagatomo   74'
Coach:
  Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
  Taizo Hirabayashi
  Kyosuke Toda

Round 2

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10 June 2012
12:10 JST (UTC+09)
Fiji  26 – 29  Samoa
Try: Kenatale 10' c
Talei 73' mc
Tuapati 79' m
Con: Koroilagilagi (1/3) 11'
Pen: Koroilagilagi (3/5) 3', 24', 60'		Report[5]
Stats[6]		Try: Fa'osiliva 27' c
Lemi 29' m, 50' m
Con: Anufe (1/3) 28'
Pen: Anufe (4/5) 5', 21', 67', 77'
Drop: Anufe (0/1)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,906
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
FB 15 Kameli Ratuvou
RW 14 Aloisio Buto   56'
OC 13 Vereniki Goneva   75'
IC 12 Isake Katonibau
LW 11 Watisoni Votu
FH 10 Setareki Koroilagilagi
SH 9 Nemia Kenatale   78'
N8 8 Netani Talei (c)
OF 7 Samu Bola
BF 6 Josefa Domolailai   61'
RL 5 Leone Nakarawa
LL 4 Apisai Naikatini   53'
TP 3 Waisea Daveta
HK 2 Seremaia Naureure   64'
LP 1 Jerry Yanuyanutawa   53'
Replacements:
HK 16 Talemaitoga Tuapati   64'
PR 17 Setefano Somoca   53'
FL 18 Iliesa Ratuva   61'
LK 19 Malakai Ravulo   53'
SH 20 Kelemedi Bola   78'
CE 21 Iliesa Salusalu   75'
WG 22 Waisea Nayacalevu   56'
Coach:
  Inoke Male
FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia
RW 14 Paul Perez   59'
OC 13 Lolo Lui
IC 12 Paul Williams   40'
LW 11 David Lemi (c)
FH 10 Ki Anufe
SH 9 Jeremy Sua   77'
N8 8 Ben Masoe
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu   49'
BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osiliva
RL 5 Daniel Crichton   59'
LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu
TP 3 James Johnston   41'
HK 2 Ole Avei   75'
LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo
Replacements:
HK 16 Steve Fualau   75'
PR 17 Logovi'i Mulipola   41'
LK 18 Maselino Paulino   59'   69' to 79'
FL 19 Misioka Timoteo   49'
SH 20 Nalu Tuigamala   77'
CE 21 Fautua Otto   40'
WG 22 Ken Pisi   59'
Coach:
  Stephen Betham

Touch judges:
  John Lacey
  Kazuhito Taniguchi

10 June 2012
14:10 JST (UTC+09)
Japan  20 – 24  Tonga
Try: Tui 13' c
Goromaru 43' c
Con: Goromaru (2/2) 14', 44'
Pen: Goromaru (2/4) 19', 69'		Report[7]
Stats[8]		Try: Taufa 15' c
Moa 24' c
Kaho 61' c
Con: K. Morath (3/3) 16', 25', 63'
Pen: K. Morath (1/4) 25'
Drop: K. Morath (0/1)
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 7,719
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru
RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)
OC 13 Ryan Nicholas   6' to 9'   34' to 37'
IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa
LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10 Kosei Ono
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa
N8 8 Hendrik Tui   63'
OF 7 Takamichi Sasaki   63'
BF 6 Yuta Mochizuki
RL 5 Hitoshi Ono   73'
LL 4 Shinya Makabe
TP 3 Hiroshi Yamashita   52'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu   40'
LP 1 Yusuke Nagae
Replacements:
HK 16 Ryuhei Arita   40'
PR 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama   52'
FL 18 Shoji Ito   63'
N8 19 Takashi Kikutani   63'
SH 20 Jun Fujii
CE 21 Tomohiro Senba   6'   9'   34'   37'   73'
WG 22 Yasunori Nagatomo
Coach:
  Eddie Jones
FB 15 Viliame Iongi
RW 14 Siale Piutau
OC 13 Alipate Fatafehi   40'
IC 12 Joseph Vaka
LW 11 Alaska Taufa
FH 10 Kurt Morath
SH 9 Taniela Moa (c)
N8 8 Viliami Maʻafu   35'
OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga   22' to 29'
BF 6 Sitiveni Mafi   61'
RL 5 Joseph Tuineau
LL 4 Joshua Afu
TP 3 Kisi Pulu
HK 2 Ilaisia Maʻasi
LP 1 Tevita Mailau
Replacements:
HK 16 Viliami Pola
PR 17 Sila Puafisi
N8 18 Paula Kaho   35'
FL 19 Pepa Koloamatangi   22'   29'   61'
SH 20 Tomasi Palu
CE 21 Mafileo Kefu   40'   70' to 80'
WG 22 Eddie Paea
Coach:
  Toutai Kefu

Touch judges:
  John Lacey
  Taizo Hirabayashi

Round 3

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17 June 2012
14:10 JST (UTC+09)
Samoa  27 – 26  Japan
Try: Fotuali'i 31' c
Lemalu (2) 38' c, 61' m
Con: Anufe (2/2) 31', 39'
Lui (0/1)
Pen: Anufe (2/5) 43', 65'
Drop: Fotuali'i (0/1)		Report[9]
Stats[10]		Try: Tui 19' m
Kikutani (2) 26' m, 28' m
Hirose 37' m
Con: Goromaru (0/2)
Nicholas (0/2)
Pen: Goromaru (2/2) 7', 11'
Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia
RW 14 Paul Perez
OC 13 Lolo Lui
IC 12 Paul Williams
LW 11 David Lemi (c)
FH 10 Ki Anufe   66'
SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i
N8 8 Kane Thompson
OF 7 Maurie Fa'asavalu   57'
BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osiliva
RL 5 Joe Tekori   19' to 24'   62'
LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu
TP 3 Logovi'i Mulipola   17' to 27'   57'
HK 2 Ti'i Paulo   57'
LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo   36' to 46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Ole Avei   57'
PR 17 Census Johnston   19'   24'   57'
LK 18 Daniel Crichton   62'
N8 19 Ben Masoe   57'
FH 20 Jeremy Sua   66'
CE 21 Fautua Otto
WG 22 Ken Pisi
Coach:
  Stephen Betham
FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru   68'
RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c)
OC 13 Tomohiro Senba
IC 12 Ryan Nicholas
LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa
FH 10 Harumichi Tatekawa   57'
SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa   70'
N8 8 Hendrik Tui
OF 7 Yuta Mochizuki   57'
BF 6 Takashi Kikutani
RL 5 Hitoshi Ono
LL 4 Shinya Makabe   61'
TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama   63'
HK 2 Takeshi Kizu   54'
LP 1 Yusuke Nagae
Replacements:
PR 16 Ryuhei Arita   54'
PR 17 Hiroshi Yamashita   63'
LK 18 Shoji Ito   61'
FL 19 Takamichi Sasaki   57'
SH 20 Jun Fujii   70'
FH 21 Kosei Ono   57'
WG 22 Yasunori Nagatomo   68'
Coach:
  Eddie Jones

Touch judges:
  Taizo Hirabayashi
  Taku Otsuki

23 June 2012
15:40 (UTC+12)
Tonga  17 – 29  Fiji
Try: Piutau 43' m
Con: K. Morath (0/1)
Pen: K. Morath (4/5) 21', 28', 31', 61'		Report[11]
Stats[12]		Try: Talebula (2) 19' c, 64' m
Naureure 47' c
Mocetadra 61' c
Con: Ralulu (2/3) 19', 47'
Talebula (1/1) 61'
Pen: Talebula (1/2) 67'
Drop: Talebula (0/1)
Churchill Park, Lautoka
Attendance: 4,529
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
FB 15 Viliame Iongi
RW 14 Siale Piutau
OC 13 Mafileo Kefu   40'
IC 12 Alipate Fatafehi   69'
LW 11 Alaska Taufa
FH 10 Kurt Morath   71'
SH 9 Taniela Moa (c)
N8 8 Paula Kaho   61'
OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga
BF 6 Sitiveni Mafi   26'
RL 5 Joseph Tuineau
LL 4 Joshua Afu
TP 3 Kisi Pulu   76'
HK 2 Ilaisia Maʻasi   66'
LP 1 Ofa Faingaʻanuku
Replacements:
HK 16 Viliami Pola   66'
PR 17 Sila Puafisi   76'
FL 18 Lua Lokotui   26'
N8 19 Viliami Faingaʻa   61'
FH 20 Tomasi Palu   71'
CE 21 Joseph Vaka   40'
CE 22 Eddie Paea   69'
Coach:
  Toutai Kefu
FB 15 Metuisela Talebula
RW 14 Isimeli Koniferedi   49'
OC 13 Vereniki Goneva   63'
IC 12 Isake Katonibau
LW 11 Watisoni Votu
FH 10 Jonetani Ralulu   67'
SH 9 Nikola Matawalu
N8 8 Kelepi Ketedromo
OF 7 Samu Bola   65'
BF 6 Josefa Domolailai
RL 5 Leone Nakarawa   45'
LL 4 Apisai Naikatini
TP 3 Setefano Somoca (c)
HK 2 Seremaia Naureure   64'
LP 1 Graham Dewes   46'
Replacements:
HK 16 Talemaitoga Tuapati   64'
PR 17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa   46'
LK 18 Iliesa Ratuva   45'
FL 19 Apakuki Waisavu   65'
SH 20 Kelemedi Bola   63'
FH 21 Benedito Koroi   67'
CE 22 Maikeli Mocetadra   49'
Coach:
  Inoke Male

Touch judges:
  Garratt Williamson
  Samuela Tuidraki

Statistics

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See also

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References

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