2013 Pacific Rugby Cup

2013 Pacific Rugby Cup
Countries	Fiji (1 team) Junior Japan (1 team) Samoa A (1 team) Tonga A (1 team)
Champions	Fiji Warriors (5th title)
Matches played	24
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The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was the eighth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. The tournament featured national 'A' teams from Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, and the Junior Japan team which was added for the 2013 tournament. The format involved touring to play against Super Rugby development teams from Australia and New Zealand, and was intended include a round robin stage between the four core teams,^[1] but this leg of the tournament was cancelled to allow preparation for the end-of-year internationals.^[2]

Teams

The four core teams:

• Fiji Warriors
•  Junior Japan
•  Samoa A
•  Tonga A

Table

Core Teams

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Diff	BP1	BP2	Pts
Fiji Warriors	6	2	2	2	118	155	-37	2	0	14
Samoa A	6	2	0	4	134	198	-64	1	1	10
Junior Japan	6	0	0	6	140	361	-221	3	0	3
Tonga A	6	0	0	6	73	306	-233	0	0	0
Updated: 7 April 2013 Source: oceaniarugby.com[3]

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 points scored accumulated from all matches

New Zealand conference

New Zealand Conference in the 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup

The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was a competition involving teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The teams were grouped into conferences based on geography, including the Australian Conference, New Zealand Conference, and South African Conference 1.

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Australian conference

New Zealand Conference in the 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup

The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was a rugby union competition involving teams from the Pacific region. The teams involved in the New Zealand conference of the 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup were Fiji Warriors, Samoa A, Tonga A, Junior Japan, and New Zealand Maori 1.

Format of the Competition

The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was divided into two conferences: the North Pacific Conference and the South Pacific Conference 1. Each team played the other teams once within their conference 1. The competition followed a round-robin format, where each team played each of the other teams once. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw, and none for a defeat 2. Bonus points were also 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 2.

Matches

2013 Pacific Rugby Cup Matches

The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was the eighth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. The tournament featured national 'A' teams from Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga, as well as the Junior Japan team, which was added for the 2013 tournament 1.

The format of the tournament involved touring to play against Super Rugby development teams from Australia and New Zealand. However, the round-robin stage between the four core teams was canceled to allow preparation for the end-of-year internationals 1.

References

External links

• FORU website Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine