2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
The 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2016 title was contested by the Pacific nations of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Fiji won title and was undefeated in the two matches the team played.
| 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 11–25 June 2016 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 3 |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 12 (4 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | |
| Top try scorer(s) | 8 players with 1 try |
| Final | |
| Champions | |
Teams competing in previous years, Canada, Japan and the United States were not scheduled to participate in the tournament for 2016 and 2017 due the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying format. The top two teams on aggregate across the 2016 and 2017 Pacific Nations Cups qualified for Japan 2019,[1] with the team finishing third scheduled to enter the repechage for qualification.[2]
Table
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | ||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | For | Against | |||||
| 1 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 53 | –25 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Points breakdown:
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Fixtures
The full match schedule was announced on 19 February 2015.[3]
Round 1
| Fiji |
23–18 | |
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| Try: Volavola 45' c Soqeta 50' m Radrodro 74' m Con: Bai (1/3) 46' Pen: Bai (2/2) 58', 71' |
Report[4] | Try: Iongi 27' c Takulua 30' m Con: Takulua (1/2) 28' Pen: Takulua (2/2) 20', 56' |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Naulia Dawai, Patrick Osborne, Eremasi Radrodro, Savenaca Tabakanalagi, Samisoni Viriviri and Serupepeli Vularika (all Fiji) and Sione Anga’aelangi, Sione Faletau, Kali Hala, Daniel Kilioni, Apakuki Ma’afu, Fusi Malimali, Sione Tau and Nafi Tuitavake (all Tonga) made their international debuts.
- Referee Nigel Owens refereed his 71st game, surpassing Jonathan Kaplan's 70-games refereed record set in 2013.
Round 2
| Fiji |
26–16 | |
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| Try: Koto 39' c Osborne 77' c Con: Bai (2/2) 40', 78' Pen: Bai (4/4) 2', 41', 46', 62' |
Report[5] | Try: Matu'u 33' c Con: Pisi (1/1) 34' Pen: Pisi (3/4) 6', 22', 27' |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Eroni Vasiteri (Fiji) and Greg Foe (Samoa) made their international debuts.
Round 3
| Samoa |
30–10 | |
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| Try: Penalty try 7' c Lepa 11' c Tusitala 77' c Con: Fa'apale (2/2) 9', 11' Leuila (1/1) 78' Pen: Fa'apale (3/5) 16', 29', 33' |
Report[6] | Try: Fonua 61' c Con: Takulua (1/1) 61' Pen: Takulua (1/2) 13' |
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Touch judges:
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Notes:
- Martin Naufahu (Tonga) made his international debut.
Squads
| Nation | Head coach | Captain |
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Sunia Koto |
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David Lemi |
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Nili Latu |
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 11 June 2016 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.
Fiji
On 20 May, Head Coach John McKee announced a 28-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test against Georgia.[7]
On 7 June, Samisoni Viriviri joined the squad.[8]
Winger Adriu Delai and lock Savenaca Tabakanalagi were late additions to the squad ahead of the Tongan fixture on 11 June.
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Samoa
On 10 May, Head Coach Alama Ieremia announced a 40-man extended squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test against Georgia.[9]
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Tonga
On 3 June, head coach Toutai Kefu announced a 28-man squad ahead of Tonga's June test against Georgia and the Pacific Nations Cup.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
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References
- rugbybworldcup.com. "Regional qualification process set for Rugby World Cup 2019". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Pacific nations get helping hand for 2019". All Blacks. Retrieved 2015-11-15.
- worldrugby.org. "World Rugby announces competitive June tier two schedule". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- worldrugby.org. "Fiji battle back to win Pacific Nations Cup opener". worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- rugbybworldcup.com. "Fiji win Pacific Nations Cup crown". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- rugbybworldcup.com. "Samoa end PNC 2016 on a high". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Fiji Rugby Union » Vodafone Flying Fijians Named for June Test Series". www.fijirugby.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Viriviri, Goneva join team camp - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "Ieremia names first Samoa squad - Planet Rugby". planetrugby.com. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- "'Ikale Tahi team for Pacific Nations Cup". matangitonga.to. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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