- 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a
rugby union competition held between sixPacific rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and theJunior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). This was the first year that Australia A had competed – Australia had declined the invitation to compete in the inaugural competition in 2006 because they wanted to focus on their domestic competition, but on18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was renamed thePacific Nations Cup instead of the IRB Pacific Five Nations as it had been called in 2006.The tournament is a round-robin of fifteen games where each team plays one match against each of the other teams. There are four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. There are 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.
New Zealand's Junior All Blacks won the Cup for the second time in Round 4, gaining an unbeatable lead after beating Australia A 50–0 in Dunedin. [ [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/06/18/junior-all-blacks-clinch-irb-pacific-nations-cup Junior All Blacks Clinch IRB Pacific Nations Cup] , "Pacific Magazine",
18 June 2007 .]tandings
Results
Round 1
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date =2007-05-25
19:30
home = ruA-rt|AUS
score = 60 – 15
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Turner (3)
Cross (2)
Polota-Nau
Hewat
Schifcofske
Con: Schifcofske (6)
Hewat
Pen: Schifcofske (2)
awayscore = Tries: Kiole
Tupou
Con: Apikotoa
Pen: Apikotoa
stadium =Aussie Stadium ,Sydney
attendance = 5,912
referee =Taizo Hirabayashi flagicon|JPN ----rugbybox
date =2007-05-26
13:00
home = ru-rt|FIJ
score = 30 – 15
away = ru|JPN
homescore = Tries: Rawaqa
Talei
Qera
Neivua
Con: Rawaqa (2)
Pen: Rawaqa (2)
awayscore = Tries: Tachikawa
Thompson
Con: Eiji
Pen: Eiji
stadium = Churchill Park,Lautoka
attendance =
referee =Federico Cuesta flagicon|ARG ----rugbybox
date =2007-05-26
15:00
home = ru-rt|SAM
score = 10 – 31
away = ruA|NZL
homescore = Try: Lemi
Con: Williams
Pen: Williams
awayscore = Tries: Afoa
Gear (2)
Tuiali'i
Filipo
Con: Donald (3)
stadium =Apia Park ,Apia
attendance = 15,000
referee =James Leckie flagicon|AUSRound 2
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date =2007-06-02
13:00
home = ru-rt|FIJ
score = 8 – 57
away = ruA|NZL
homescore = Try: Lovobalavu
Con: Buatava
awayscore = Tries: Laulala
Ellis
Jane
Gear
Tuiali'i
Penalty try
Hamilton
Tu'ipulotu
Con: Donald (4)
Brett (3)
Pen: Donald
stadium =Post Fiji Stadium ,Suva
attendance = 21,988
referee =Paul Marks flagicon|AUS ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
13:30
home = ru-rt|TGA
score = 17 – 20
away = ru|JPN
homescore = Tries: Tupou, Tonga'uiha
Lilo
Con: Apikotoa
awayscore = Tries: Endo
Watanabe
Con: Eiji (2)
Pen: Eiji (2)
stadium =BCU International Stadium ,Coffs Harbour
attendance =
referee =Federico Cuesta flagicon|ARG ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-02
15:30
home = ruA-rt|AUS
score = 27 – 15
away = ru|SAM
homescore = Tries: Polota-Nau
Mumm
Beale
Con: Schifcofske (2/2)
Hewat (1/1)
Pen: Schifcofske (2/3)
awayscore = Tries: Vaa
Thompson
Con: Williams (1/2)
Pen: Williams (1/1)
stadium =BCU International Stadium ,Coffs Harbour
attendance = 2,528
referee =Taizo Hirabayashi flagicon|JPNRound 3
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date =2007-05-19 [Early date due to pre-existing Test commitments]
15:00
home = ru-rt|SAM
score = 8 – 3
away = ru|FIJ
homescore = Try: Schwalger 25' m
Pen: Crichton 78'
awayscore = Pen: Rawaqa 3'
stadium =Apia Park ,Apia
attendance =
referee =Paul Marks flagicon|AUS ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-09
13:00
home = ru-rt|TGA
score = 13 – 39
away = ruA|NZL
homescore = Tries: Lilo (2)
Pen:Vungakoto Lilo
awayscore = Tries: Filipo
Witcombe
Holah
Tu'ipulotu
Tuitavake
Hamilton
Con: Brett
Pen: Brett
stadium =Teufaiva Sport Stadium , NukuOkinaalofa
attendance = 10,129
referee =Federico Cuesta flagicon|ARG ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-09
18:00
home = ruA-rt|AUS
score = 71 – 10
away = ru|JPN
homescore = Tries: Holmes (3)
Cross (2)
Schifcofske
Sare
Hardy
Ma'afu
Beale
Con: Schifcofske (9)
Pen: Schifcofske
awayscore = Try: Robins
Con: Ono
Pen: Ono
stadium =Dairy Farmers Stadium ,Townsville
attendance = 4,745
referee =James Bolabiu flagicon|FIJRound 4
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date =2007-06-16
14:00
home = ru-rt|JPN
score = 3 – 13
away = ru|SAM
homescore = Pen: Eiji
awayscore = Try: Fa'atau
Pen: Crichton (2)
stadium = Yurtec Stadium,Sendai
attendance = 7,905
referee =Tim Hayes flagicon|WAL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-16
14:30
home = ru-rt|FIJ
score = 15 – 21
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Leawere
Lovobalavu
Con: Luvenivali
Pen: Luvenivali
awayscore = Tries: Hufanga
Lutui
Vahafolau
Pen: Lemoto (2)
stadium = Churchill Park,Lautoka
attendance =
referee =Chris Pollock flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-16
16:30
home = ruA-rt|NZL
score = 50 – 0
away = ruA|AUS
homescore = Tries: Lauaki (2)
Donald
Donnelly
Hamilton
Nonu
Braid
Con: Donald (6)
Pen: Donald
awayscore =
stadium =Carisbrook ,Dunedin ,Otago
attendance =
referee =Willie Roos flagicon|RSARound 5
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date =2007-06-23
15:00
home = ru-rt|SAM
score = 50 – 3
away = ru|TGA
homescore = Tries: Johnston (2)
Lemi (2)
Ulia
Schwalger
Tuilagi
Con: Crichton (4)
Lui (2)
Pen: Crichton
awayscore = Pen: Hola
stadium =Apia Park ,Apia
attendance =
referee =Willie Roos flagicon|RSA ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-23
15:00
home = ru-rt|FIJ
score = 14 – 14
away = ruA|AUS
homescore = Tries: Bolavucu (2)
Con: Luveniyali (2)
awayscore = Tries: Turner
Pen: Shepherd (2)
Schifcofske
stadium =Post Fiji Stadium ,Suva
attendance =
referee =Chris Pollock flagicon|NZL ----rugbybox
date =2007-06-24
14:00
home = ru-rt|JPN
score = 3 – 51
away = ruA|NZL
homescore = Pen: Eiji
awayscore = Tries: Crockett
Tu'ipulotu
Brett
Tuitavake
Nonu
Wulf
Donald (2)
Con: Brett (2)
Donald (2)
Pen: Brett
stadium = Prince Chichibu,Tokyo
attendance = 13,123
referee =Tim Hayes flagicon|WALee also
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Pacific Tri-Nations References and notes
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