2005 Pacific Tri-Nations

2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
Tournament details
Countries  Fiji
 Samoa
 Tonga
Tournament format(s) Round-robin
Date 25 June - 30 July 2005
Tournament statistics
Teams 3
Matches played 6
Tries scored 28 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s) Roger Warren (Samoa)
(74 points)
Top try scorer(s) Alesana Tuilagi (Samoa)
(5 tries)
Final
Champions  Samoa (11th title)
Runners-up  Fiji

The 2005 Pacific Tri-Nations was the last Pacific Tri-Nations rugby union competition held between Fiji, Samoa, Tonga before the competition was replaced by the Pacific 5 Nations. The tournament ran from 25 June to 30 July and acted as part of the Oceania qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Samoa won the tournament with Fiji coming second, meaning both qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup while Tonga had to enter a repechage.

Table

2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Points
1 Samoa430113178+5312710
2 Fiji43017481-78710
3 Tonga400477123-468144

Results

25 June 2005
Fiji  19 – 11 [1]  Tonga
Try: Bobo
Con: Little
Pen: Little (3)
Bai
 Try: Hala'ufia
Pen: Hola
'Ota'ota
2 July 2005
Samoa  50 – 28 [2]  Tonga
Try: Alesana Tuilagi (4)
Fa'atau
Anitelea Tuilagi
Con: Warren (4)
Pen: Warren (4)
 Try: Filise
Va'enuku
Tonga
Con: Hola (2)
Pen: Hola (3)
9 July 2005
Samoa  36 – 10 [3]  Fiji
Try: Sititi
Tuilagi
Tafunai
Con: Warren (3)
Pen: Warren (4)
Drop: Warren
 Try: Ligairi
Con: Little
Pen: Little
16 July 2005
Tonga  19 – 24 [4]  Fiji
Try: Ma'asi
Lutui
Makasini
Con: Apikotoa (2)
 Try: Nadridri
Luveitasau (2)
Unknown Scorer
Con: Little, Bai
23 July 2005
Tonga  19 – 30 [5]  Samoa
Try: Va'enuku
Con: Apikotoa
Pen: Apikotoa (4)
 Try: Fa'atau
Lemi
Farani
Con: Warren (3)
Pen: Warren (3)
30 July 2005
Fiji  21 – 15 [6]  Samoa
Try: Bai
Kunavore
Con: Bai
Pen: Bai (3)
 Pen: Warren (5)

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8589
  2. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8593
  3. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8596
  4. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8600
  5. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8603
  6. ↑ http://www.worldrugby.org/match/8606
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