2009 Pacific Rugby Cup

2009 Pacific Rugby Cup
Countries	Fiji (2 teams) Samoa (2 teams) Tonga (2 teams)
Champions	Fiji Warriors
Matches played	16

The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final.

Teams and format

The 6 participating teams were:

• Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa
• Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji
• Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga

The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.

Stadiums

Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Point Difference	Bonus Points	Points
Upolu Samoa	5	4	0	1	114	84	+30	1	17
Fiji Warriors	5	3	0	2	168	89	+79	5	17
Savaii Samoa	5	3	0	2	103	91	+12	3	15
Tautahi Gold	5	3	0	2	110	78	+32	3	15
Tau'uta Reds	5	1	0	4	62	113	-51	2	6
Fiji Barbarians	5	1	0	4	74	191	-117	1	5
Source: oceaniarugby.com[1]

Competition rules

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 Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most number of points scored accumulated from all matches

Match results

Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Round Four

Round Five

Final

References

External links

• FORU website