2010_Pacific_Rugby_Cup
The 2010 Pacific Rugby Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2010 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
| 2010 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Fiji (2 teams) Samoa (2 teams) Tonga (2 teams) |
| Champions | Fiji Warriors |
| Matches played | 16 |
Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Fiji Barbarians in the final.
The 6 participating teams were:
- Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa
- Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji
- Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga
The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Point difference | Bonus points | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji Warriors | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 73 | +82 | 3 | 19 | |||||
| Fiji Barbarians | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 116 | +29 | 3 | 19 | |||||
| Tautahi Gold | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 93 | +9 | 2 | 14 | |||||
| Savaii Samoa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 110 | −5 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| Upolu Samoa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 94 | 122 | −28 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| Tau'uta Reds | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 169 | −87 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Source: oceaniarugby.com[1] | ||||||||||||||
| 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: |
Round 1
| 05/05/10 | Upolu Samoa | 10 – 23 | Savaii Samoa | Apia Park, Samoa | ||
| 5:30pm |
| 06/05/10 | Tautahi Gold | 26 – 10 | Tau'uta Reds | Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 06/05/10 | Fiji Warriors | 20 – 23 | Fiji Barbarians | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 5:00pm |
Round 2
| 10/05/10 | Savaii Samoa | 14 – 16 | Tautahi Gold | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 11:00am |
| 10/05/10 | Tau'uta Reds | 30 – 43 | Fiji Barbarians | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 2:00pm |
| 10/05/10 | Upolu Samoa | 17 – 24 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 5:00pm |
Round 3
| 14/05/10 | Upolu Samoa | 18 – 19 | Tau'uta Reds | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 11:00am |
| 14/05/10 | Fiji Warriors | 42 – 20 | Savaii Samoa | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 2:00pm |
| 14/05/10 | Tautahi Gold | 27 – 24 | Fiji Barbarians | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 5:00pm |
Round 4
| 18/05/10 | Tau'uta Reds | 23 – 34 | Savaii Samoa | Prince Charles Park, Nadi | ||
| 11:00am |
| 18/05/10 | Fiji Barbarians | 36 – 25 | Upolu Samoa | Prince Charles Park, Nadi | ||
| 2:00pm |
| 18/05/10 | Fiji Warriors | 21 – 13 | Tautahi Gold | Prince Charles Park, Nadi | ||
| 5:00pm |
Round 5
| 22/05/10 | Tautahi Gold | 20 – 24 | Upolu Samoa | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 11:00am |
| 22/05/10 | Fiji Barbarians | 19 – 14 | Savaii Samoa | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 2:00pm |
| 22/05/10 | Tau'uta Reds | 0 – 48 | Fiji Warriors | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 5:00pm |
| 29/05/10 | Fiji Warriors | 26 – 17 | Fiji Barbarians | National Stadium, Suva | ||
| 3:00pm |
- "2010 Pacific Rugby Cup Fixtures and Results". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- FORU website Archived 2011-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
- "Supporters website", The Pacific Islanders, archived from the original on 27 September 2011