2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries | Australia A Fiji Japan Junior All Blacks Samoa Tonga |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 25 May - 24 June 2007 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 6 |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Attendance | 89,830 (5,989 per match) |
| Tries scored | 92 (6.13 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Clinton Schifcofske (Australia A) (64 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Ryan Cross (Australia A) Lachlan Turner (Australia A) (4 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Junior All Blacks (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Australia A |
The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held between six Pacific Rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior 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 on 18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was renamed the Pacific Nations Cup instead of the IRB Pacific Five Nations as it had been called in 2006.
The tournament was a round-robin of 15 games where each team played one match against each of the others. 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.[1]
Table
[edit ]*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
Results
[edit ]Round 1
[edit ]Cross (2)
Polota-Nau
Hewat
Schifcofske
Con: Schifcofske (6)
Hewat
Pen: Schifcofske (2) Report
Stats Try: Kiole
Tupou
Con: Apikotoa
Pen: Apikotoa
13:00 (UTC+12)
15:00 (UTC-11)
Con: G. Williams
Pen: G. Williams Report
Stats Try: Afoa
R. Gear (2)
Tuiali'i
Filipo
Con: Donald (3)
Round 2
[edit ]13:00 (UTC+12)
Con: Buatava Report Try: Laulala
Ellis
Jane
R. Gear
Tuiali'i
Penalty try
Hamilton
Tuʻipulotu
Con: Donald (4)
Brett (3)
Pen: Donald
Mumm
Beale
Con: Schifcofske (2/2)
Hewat (1/1)
Pen: Schifcofske (2/3) Report
Stats Try: Va'a
Thompson
Con: G. Williams (1/2)
Pen: G. Williams (1/1)
Round 3
[edit ]13:00 (UTC+13)
Cross (2)
Schifcofske
Sare
Hardy
S. Ma'afu
Beale
Con: Schifcofske (9)
Pen: Schifcofske Report
Stats Try: Robins
Con: K. Ono
Pen: K. Ono
Round 4
[edit ]14:30 (UTC+12)
Lovobalavu
Con: Luvenivali
Pen: Luvenivali Report
Stats Try: Hufanga
Lutui
Vahafolau
Pen: Lemoto (2)
Round 5
[edit ]15:00 (UTC-11)
15:00 (UTC+12)
Top scorers
[edit ]
Top points scorers[edit ]
Source: irb.com |
Top try scorers[edit ]
Source: irb.com |
See also
[edit ]References and notes
[edit ]- ^ Junior All Blacks Clinch IRB Pacific Nations Cup Archived 2007年06月14日 at archive.today, Pacific Magazine, 18 June 2007.
- ^ IRB and scrum.com reports disagree on second try scorer. IRB data used.
- ^ Early date due to pre-existing Test commitments
- ^ IRB and scrum.com disagree on try scorers. IRB data used.