Pacific Nations Cup 2008

The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was the third edition of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament . The national teams of Fiji , Japan , Samoa and Tonga were involved, as well as the Australian selection team Australia A for the last time and New Zealand Māori for the only time . Between June 7 and July 5, 2008, 15 games took place, with each team playing once against the other five. The New Zealand Māori won the title.

table

	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.	Game points	Diff.	Bonus points	Table points
1.	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	5	5	0	134: 62	+ 72	1	21st
2.	Australia Australia A	5	4th	1	220: 77	+ 143	4th	20th
3.	Samoa Samoa	5	2	3	95: 117	- 22	2	10
4th	Fiji Fiji	5	2	3	94: 117	- 23	2	10
5.	Japan Japan	5	1	4th	121: 181	- 60	3	7th
6th	Tonga Tonga	5	1	4th	71: 181	- 110	2	6th

The distribution of points was as follows:

4 points if you win
2 points if there is a tie
0 points in the event of a loss (before possible bonus points)
1 bonus point for four attempts in a game
1 bonus point if you lose less than seven points

Results

Round 1

June 7, 2008 14:05 UTC + 12	Fiji Fiji	34: 17	Samoa Samoa	Churchill Park , Lautoka Spectators: 10,000 Referee: Keith Brown ( New Zealand )
June 7, 2008 14:05 UTC + 12	Attempts: Rauluni 15th n.erh. Nagusa 26th., 61st. T. Rawaqa 42nd increased I. Rawaqa 46th increased increases: T. Rawaqa (3/5) Penalty kicks : T. Rawaqa (1/1)	(12: 0) report	Attempts: Fa'afili 65th n.erh. Lemi 68th ad. Sititi 78th increments: Sasulu (1/3)

June 7, 2008 4:35 p.m. NZST	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	20: 9	Tonga Tonga	North Harbor Stadium , North Shore City Spectators: 4,600 Referee: Paul Marks ( Australia )
June 7, 2008 4:35 p.m. NZST	Attempts: Ellison 49th increased Weepu 72nd increased increases: Bruce (2/2) Penalty kicks: Bruce (2) 26., 55.	(3: 3) report	Penalty kicks : Apikotoa (3) 29., 53., 63.

June 8, 2008 2:00 p.m. JST	Japan Japan	21:42	Australia Australia A	Level-5 Stadium , Fukuoka Spectators: 7,493 Referee: Willie Roos ( South Africa )
June 8, 2008 2:00 p.m. JST	Attempts: Taniguchi 61st increases, 64th increases: Arlidge (1/2) Penalty kicks: Arlidge (2) 42nd, 48th Dropgoals: Arlidge (1) 6th.	(3:28) Report	Attempts: Turinui . 13. erh Gerrard . 19 erh Kimlin 34. erh erh 70... Humphries 40. erh. Norton-Knight rises: Gerrard (6/6)

round 2

June 14, 2008 15:05 UTC + 12	Fiji Fiji	7: 11	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	Churchill Park, Lautoka Spectators: 12,000 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
June 14, 2008 15:05 UTC + 12	Attempts: Naqelevuki 36th increments: Rawaqa (1/1)	(7: 3) Report	Attempts: Eaton 49th n.erh. Penalty Kicks: Ellison (1) 12. Bruce (1) 77.

June 14, 2008 3:05 p.m. UTC − 11	Samoa Samoa	15:20	Australia Australia A	Apia Park , Apia Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
June 14, 2008 3:05 p.m. UTC − 11	Attempts: Tafunai 43rd n.erh. Salanoa 79th increments: May (1/2) Penalty kicks : Sasulu 33.	(3:10) Report	Attempts: Tahu 11th. Turinui 67th. Elevations: Gerrard (1/1) Carraro (1/1) Penalty kicks: Gerrard (1) 23rd Carraro (1) 74.	Apia Park , Apia Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

June 15, 2008 2:05 p.m. JST	Japan Japan	35: 13	Tonga Tonga	Sendai Stadium , Sendai Spectators: 6,304 Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
June 15, 2008 2:05 p.m. JST	Attempts: Kikutani 46th n.erh. Onozawa 55th n.erh. Webb 59th n.erh. Robins 79th AD Penalty kicks: Arlidge (5) 4th, 26th, 31st, 39th, 43rd	(12: 6) Report	Attempts: Filipine 50th increments: Hola (1/1) Penalty kicks: Hola (2) 3rd, 6th

Round 3

June 21, 2008 4:35 p.m. NZST	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	17: 6	Samoa Samoa	Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
June 21, 2008 4:35 p.m. NZST	Attempts: Bruce 30. Increased Weepu 40. Increased increases: Bruce (2/2) Penalty kicks: Bruce (1) 13.	(17: 0) report	Penalty kicks: Williams (2) 47th, 66th	Waikato Stadium , Hamilton Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)

June 22, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Australia Australia A	90: 7	Tonga Tonga	North Sydney Oval , Sydney Spectators: 6,817 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
June 22, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Attempts: Ioane 6th ad, 40th Turinui 8th ad Hoiles 14th, 34th, 38th, 44th, Tahu 39th, Norton-Knight 55th, 61st, Mitchell 66th, 70th . Phibbs . 68. erh Turner . 77. erh increases: Carraro (4/7) Sheehan (1/1) Norton-Knight (2/2) Turner (3/4)	(43: 0) report	Attempts: Ma'asi 52nd increments: Lilo (1/1)

June 22, 2008 2:10 p.m. JST	Japan Japan	12:24 pm	Fiji Fiji	Olympic Stadium , Tokyo Spectators: 10,994 Referee: Kelvin Desker (New Zealand)
June 22, 2008 2:10 p.m. JST	Penalty kicks: Arlidge (4) 5th, 14th, 34th, 54th	(9: 3) Report	Attempts: Naqelevuki 50th increased Rawaqa 56th increased Goneva 78th increased increases: Rawaqa (3/3) Penalty kicks : Rawaqa (1) 11.

Round 4

June 28, 2008 13:35 UTC + 13	Tonga Tonga	15:20	Samoa Samoa	Teufaiva Sport Stadium , Nukuʻalofa Spectators: 4,000 Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
June 28, 2008 13:35 UTC + 13	Penalty kicks: Hola (3) 3rd, 9th, 27th Lilo (2) 50th, 67th	(9: 7) Report	Attempts: May 34th increased Lemi 63rd increased increases: Williams (2/2) Penalty kicks: Williams (2) 74th, 75th

June 28, 2008 2:35 p.m. NZST	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	65:22	Japan Japan	McLean Park , Napier Spectators: 4,950 Referee: Carlo Damasco ( Italy )
June 28, 2008 2:35 p.m. NZST	Attempts: Lawrence 8th received, 67th received Bruce 12th received, 76th received Ellison 34th edition Gear 48th, 55th, 63rd Sweeney 60th, Kawau 80th + Increases: Bruce (6/10) Penalty kicks: Bruce (1) 41.	(17:22) Report	Attempts: Robin's 22nd n.erh. Loamanu 27th increased Thompson 40th increased increases: Arlidge (2/3) Penalty kicks: Arlidge (1) 6.

June 29, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Australia Australia A	50: 13	Fiji Fiji	Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane Referee: Jonathan White (New Zealand)
June 29, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Attempts: Ioane 2nd graduate gymnast 27th graduate, 64th graduate Lucas 33rd received Mitchell 39th received Turinui 45th received Hoiles 75th received increases: Halangahu (6/7) Penalty kicks : Halangahu (1) 23.	(31: 3) Report	Attempts: Dewes 50th n.erh. Ratuvou 80th ad. Rawaqa (1) 5.

Round 5

July 5, 2008 12:10 UTC + 13	Tonga Tonga	27:16	Fiji Fiji	Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Spectators: 3,000 Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
July 5, 2008 12:10 UTC + 13	Attempts: Taukafa 23rd received Kiole 63rd received Langilangi 78th received Taione 80th + advanced Elevations: Hola (1/2) Apikotoa (1/2) Penalty Kicks : Lilo (1) 60.	(7:13) Report	Attempts: Radidi 25th increments: Rawaqa (1/1) Penalty kicks : Rawaqa (3) 11th, 38th, 71st

July 5, 2008 15:05 UTC − 11	Samoa Samoa	37: 31	Japan Japan	Apia Park, Apia Spectators: 7,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
July 5, 2008 15:05 UTC − 11	Attempts: Sititi 4th received Tafunai 7th received Tea 42nd received Tuilagi 52nd received Jonston 77th a.d. Raise: Williams (3/5) Penalty: Williams (2) 32nd, 72nd	(17:10) Report	Attempts: Holani 17th received Webb 41st received Onozawa 63rd received Kikutani 75th received increases: Arlidge (4/4) Penalty kicks: Arlidge (1) 21.

July 5, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Australia Australia A	18:21	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney Spectators: 8,707 Referee: James Bolabiu ( Fiji )
July 5, 2008 2:05 p.m. AEST	Attempts: Tahu 8th received, 60th received Elevations: Halangahu (1/2) Penalty kicks : Gerrard (2) 44th, 50th	(7:14) Report	Attempts: Latimer 26th consecutive Messam 39th consecutive Waldrom 77th consecutive heights : Weepu (3/3)

Web links

Pacific Nations Cup website