2006 Pacific Rugby Cup

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
CountriesFiji Fiji (2 teams)
Samoa Samoa (2 teams)
Tonga Tonga (2 teams)
ChampionsSamoa Savaii Samoa
Matches played16
2007 →
The 2006 champions Savaii Samoa (in blue) took on the Fiji Warriors in the Pacific Rugby Cup (2007).

Savaii Samoa won the title, defeating Fiji Warriors by 10 points to 5 in the grand final.

Teams and format

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The 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

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Team 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

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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

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2006-05-20
Savaii Samoa 10–5 Fiji Warriors Marist Grounds, Apia Att:2,500

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific Rugby Cup". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008.