| 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 5–23 June 2012 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 34,141 (5,690 per match) |
| Tries scored | 28 (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 |
The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.
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
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points | ||
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| 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
Round 1
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Round 2
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Round 3
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Statistics
Point scorers
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Try scorers
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See also
References
- ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | Samoa edge Tonga". Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | Fiji topple Pacific champions". Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | Samoa edge Fiji to remain unbeaten". Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | Tonga keep Japan winless". Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union News | Samoa win Pacific Nations Cup". Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ↑ "Home". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
External links
- IRB Pacific Nations Cup – from the IRB website (accessed 1 May 2012)
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