# 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.
Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan. Only the match between Tonga and Fiji was played at Churchill Park in Fiji.
The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were 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.
Samoa emerged as champions.

## Table

2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup :
| | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 70 | +6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 65 | +15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 69 | -10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 76 | -11 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Source : irb.com 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 ||||||||||||||

## Schedule
### Round 1

* 5 June 2012 17:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Samoa | 20 – 18 | Tonga |
| Try: Tuigamala 42' c Lemi 49' c Con: Anufe (2/2) 44', 51' Pen: Anufe (2/2) 3', 40' Drop: Lui (0/1) | Report Stats | Pen: K. Morath (6/9) 6', 20', 35', 46', 54', 59' Drop: K. Morath (0/1) |
* Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 4,565 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia |
| RW | 14 | Ken Pisi | 51' |
| OC | 13 | Alvin Tavana |
| IC | 12 | Ki Anufe |
| LW | 11 | David Lemi (c) |
| FH | 10 | Lolo Lui |
| SH | 9 | Nalu Tuigamala | 51' |
| N8 | 8 | Benjamin Masoe | 66' |
| OF | 7 | Afa Aiono |
| BF | 6 | Daniel Crichton |
| RL | 5 | Maselino Paulino | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Fa'atiga Lemalu |
| TP | 3 | Logovii Mulipola | 73' |
| HK | 2 | Pelesiusi Fualau | 49' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ole Avei | 49' |
| PR | 17 | Viliamu Afatia | 73' |
| LK | 18 | Misioka Timoteo | 59' |
| N8 | 19 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva | 66' |
| SH | 20 | Jeremy Sua | 51' |
| WG | 21 | Paul Perez | 51' |
| FB | 22 | Patrick Fa'apale |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
| FB | 15 | Viliame Iongi |
| RW | 14 | Damien Fakafanua |
| OC | 13 | Mafileo Kefu |
| IC | 12 | Alipate Fatafehi | 40' |
| LW | 11 | Alaska Taufa | 2' to 12' 51' |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath |
| SH | 9 | Taniela Moa (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Paula Kaho | 76' |
| OF | 7 | Sione Vaiomoʻunga |
| BF | 6 | Sitiveni Mafi | 59' |
| RL | 5 | Josh Afu |
| LL | 4 | Joe Tuineau |
| TP | 3 | Kisi Pulu |
| HK | 2 | Ilaisa Maʻasi |
| LP | 1 | Viliami Pola | 40' |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Tevita Mailau | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Sila Puafisi |
| N8 | 18 | Pepa Koloamatangi | 76' |
| FL | 19 | Viliami Faingaʻa | 59' |
| SH | 20 | Tomasi Palu |
| WG | 21 | Siale Piutau | 51' |
| CE | 22 | Joseph Vaka | 40' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Touch judges:
* Akihisa Aso
* Taku Otsuki
* 5 June 2012 19:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Fiji | 25 – 19 | Japan |
| Try: Katonibau 20' c Nayacalevu 30' c Goneva 59' m Con: Koroilagilagi (2/3) 21', 32' Pen: Koroilagilagi (2/4) 41', 51' | Report Stats | Try: Penalty try 62' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 60' Pen: Goromaru (4/4) 5', 10', 19', 44' |
* Mizuho Rugby Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 6,036 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Isimeli Koniferedi |
| RW | 14 | Waisea Nayacalevu | 72' |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva | 60' |
| IC | 12 | Isake Katonibau |
| LW | 11 | Watisoni Votu |
| FH | 10 | Setareki Koroilagilagi |
| SH | 9 | Nikola Matawalu | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Netani Talei (c) | 65' |
| OF | 7 | Malakai Ravulo |
| BF | 6 | Iliesa Ratuva |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Apisai Naikatini | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Graham Dewes | 56' |
| HK | 2 | Viliame Veikoso | 70' |
| LP | 1 | Setefano Somoca |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Seremaia Naureure | 70' |
| PR | 17 | Waisea Daveta | 56' |
| N8 | 18 | Samu Bola | 65' |
| LK | 19 | Kelepi Ketedromo | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Kelemedi Bola | 72' |
| WG | 21 | Aloisio Buto | 60' |
| CE | 22 | Benedito Koroi | 72' |
| Coach: ||
| Inoke Male ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Toshiaki Hirose (c) | 74' |
| OC | 13 | Tomohiro Senba |
| IC | 12 | Harumichi Tatekawa | 53' |
| LW | 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa |
| FH | 10 | Kosei Ono |
| SH | 9 | Atsushi Hiwasa | 72' |
| N8 | 8 | Michael Leitch | 64' |
| OF | 7 | Takamichi Sasaki |
| BF | 6 | Yuta Mochizuki | 65' |
| RL | 5 | Hitoshi Ono |
| LL | 4 | Shinya Makabe |
| TP | 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama |
| HK | 2 | Takeshi Kizu | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Yusuke Nagae | 61' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryuhei Arita | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 61' |
| FL | 18 | Shoji Ito | 65' |
| N8 | 19 | Takashi Kikutani | 64' |
| SH | 20 | Jun Fujii | 72' |
| CE | 21 | Ryan Nicholas | 53' |
| WG | 22 | Yasunori Nagatomo | 74' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Taizo Hirabayashi
* Kyosuke Toda

### Round 2

* 10 June 2012 12:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Fiji | 26 – 29 | Samoa |
| Try: Kenatale 10' c Talei 73' mc Tuapati 79' m Con: Koroilagilagi (1/3) 11' Pen: Koroilagilagi (3/5) 3', 24', 60' | Report Stats | Try: Fa'osiliva 27' c Lemi 29' m, 50' m Con: Anufe (1/3) 28' Pen: Anufe (4/5) 5', 21', 67', 77' Drop: Anufe (0/1) |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 5,906 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
| FB | 15 | Kameli Ratuvou |
| RW | 14 | Aloisio Buto | 56' |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva | 75' |
| IC | 12 | Isake Katonibau |
| LW | 11 | Watisoni Votu |
| FH | 10 | Setareki Koroilagilagi |
| SH | 9 | Nemia Kenatale | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Netani Talei (c) |
| OF | 7 | Samu Bola |
| BF | 6 | Josefa Domolailai | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa |
| LL | 4 | Apisai Naikatini | 53' |
| TP | 3 | Waisea Daveta |
| HK | 2 | Seremaia Naureure | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 53' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Talemaitoga Tuapati | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Setefano Somoca | 53' |
| FL | 18 | Iliesa Ratuva | 61' |
| LK | 19 | Malakai Ravulo | 53' |
| SH | 20 | Kelemedi Bola | 78' |
| CE | 21 | Iliesa Salusalu | 75' |
| WG | 22 | Waisea Nayacalevu | 56' |
| Coach: ||
| Inoke Male ||
| FB | 15 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia |
| RW | 14 | Paul Perez | 59' |
| OC | 13 | Lolo Lui |
| IC | 12 | Paul Williams | 40' |
| LW | 11 | David Lemi (c) |
| FH | 10 | Ki Anufe |
| SH | 9 | Jeremy Sua | 77' |
| N8 | 8 | Ben Masoe |
| OF | 7 | Maurie Fa'asavalu | 49' |
| BF | 6 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva |
| RL | 5 | Daniel Crichton | 59' |
| LL | 4 | Fa'atiga Lemalu |
| TP | 3 | James Johnston | 41' |
| HK | 2 | Ole Avei | 75' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Steve Fualau | 75' |
| PR | 17 | Logovi'i Mulipola | 41' |
| LK | 18 | Maselino Paulino | 59' 69' to 79' |
| FL | 19 | Misioka Timoteo | 49' |
| SH | 20 | Nalu Tuigamala | 77' |
| CE | 21 | Fautua Otto | 40' |
| WG | 22 | Ken Pisi | 59' |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey
* Kazuhito Taniguchi
* 10 June 2012 14:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 20 – 24 | Tonga |
| Try: Tui 13' c Goromaru 43' c Con: Goromaru (2/2) 14', 44' Pen: Goromaru (2/4) 19', 69' | Report Stats | Try: Taufa 15' c Moa 24' c Kaho 61' c Con: K. Morath (3/3) 16', 25', 63' Pen: K. Morath (1/4) 25' Drop: K. Morath (0/1) |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 7,719 Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru |
| RW | 14 | Toshiaki Hirose (c) |
| OC | 13 | Ryan Nicholas | 6' to 9' 34' to 37' |
| IC | 12 | Harumichi Tatekawa |
| LW | 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa |
| FH | 10 | Kosei Ono |
| SH | 9 | Atsushi Hiwasa |
| N8 | 8 | Hendrik Tui | 63' |
| OF | 7 | Takamichi Sasaki | 63' |
| BF | 6 | Yuta Mochizuki |
| RL | 5 | Hitoshi Ono | 73' |
| LL | 4 | Shinya Makabe |
| TP | 3 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Takeshi Kizu | 40' |
| LP | 1 | Yusuke Nagae |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ryuhei Arita | 40' |
| PR | 17 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | 52' |
| FL | 18 | Shoji Ito | 63' |
| N8 | 19 | Takashi Kikutani | 63' |
| SH | 20 | Jun Fujii |
| CE | 21 | Tomohiro Senba | 6' 9' 34' 37' 73' |
| WG | 22 | Yasunori Nagatomo |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Viliame Iongi |
| RW | 14 | Siale Piutau |
| OC | 13 | Alipate Fatafehi | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Joseph Vaka |
| LW | 11 | Alaska Taufa |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath |
| SH | 9 | Taniela Moa (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Viliami Maʻafu | 35' |
| OF | 7 | Sione Vaiomoʻunga | 22' to 29' |
| BF | 6 | Sitiveni Mafi | 61' |
| RL | 5 | Joseph Tuineau |
| LL | 4 | Joshua Afu |
| TP | 3 | Kisi Pulu |
| HK | 2 | Ilaisia Maʻasi |
| LP | 1 | Tevita Mailau |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliami Pola |
| PR | 17 | Sila Puafisi |
| N8 | 18 | Paula Kaho | 35' |
| FL | 19 | Pepa Koloamatangi | 22' 29' 61' |
| SH | 20 | Tomasi Palu |
| CE | 21 | Mafileo Kefu | 40' 70' to 80' |
| WG | 22 | Eddie Paea |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
* Touch judges:
* John Lacey
* Taizo Hirabayashi

### Round 3

* 17 June 2012 14:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Samoa | 27 – 26 | Japan |
| Try: Fotuali'i 31' c Lemalu (2) 38' c, 61' m Con: Anufe (2/2) 31', 39' Lui (0/1) Pen: Anufe (2/5) 43', 65' Drop: Fotuali'i (0/1) | Report Stats | Try: Tui 19' m Kikutani (2) 26' m, 28' m Hirose 37' m Con: Goromaru (0/2) Nicholas (0/2) Pen: Goromaru (2/2) 7', 11' |
* Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 5,386 Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
| FB | 15 | Fa'atoina Autagavaia |
| RW | 14 | Paul Perez |
| OC | 13 | Lolo Lui |
| IC | 12 | Paul Williams |
| LW | 11 | David Lemi (c) |
| FH | 10 | Ki Anufe | 66' |
| SH | 9 | Kahn Fotuali'i |
| N8 | 8 | Kane Thompson |
| OF | 7 | Maurie Fa'asavalu | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Alafoti Fa'osiliva |
| RL | 5 | Joe Tekori | 19' to 24' 62' |
| LL | 4 | Fa'atiga Lemalu |
| TP | 3 | Logovi'i Mulipola | 17' to 27' 57' |
| HK | 2 | Ti'i Paulo | 57' |
| LP | 1 | Sakaria Taulafo | 36' to 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Ole Avei | 57' |
| PR | 17 | Census Johnston | 19' 24' 57' |
| LK | 18 | Daniel Crichton | 62' |
| N8 | 19 | Ben Masoe | 57' |
| FH | 20 | Jeremy Sua | 66' |
| CE | 21 | Fautua Otto |
| WG | 22 | Ken Pisi |
| Coach: ||
| Stephen Betham ||
| FB | 15 | Ayumu Goromaru | 68' |
| RW | 14 | Toshiaki Hirose (c) |
| OC | 13 | Tomohiro Senba |
| IC | 12 | Ryan Nicholas |
| LW | 11 | Hirotoki Onozawa |
| FH | 10 | Harumichi Tatekawa | 57' |
| SH | 9 | Atsushi Hiwasa | 70' |
| N8 | 8 | Hendrik Tui |
| OF | 7 | Yuta Mochizuki | 57' |
| BF | 6 | Takashi Kikutani |
| RL | 5 | Hitoshi Ono |
| LL | 4 | Shinya Makabe | 61' |
| TP | 3 | Kensuke Hatakeyama | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Takeshi Kizu | 54' |
| LP | 1 | Yusuke Nagae |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Ryuhei Arita | 54' |
| PR | 17 | Hiroshi Yamashita | 63' |
| LK | 18 | Shoji Ito | 61' |
| FL | 19 | Takamichi Sasaki | 57' |
| SH | 20 | Jun Fujii | 70' |
| FH | 21 | Kosei Ono | 57' |
| WG | 22 | Yasunori Nagatomo | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Eddie Jones ||
* Touch judges:
* Taizo Hirabayashi
* Taku Otsuki
* 23 June 2012 15:40 (UTC+12)
| Tonga | 17 – 29 | Fiji |
| Try: Piutau 43' m Con: K. Morath (0/1) Pen: K. Morath (4/5) 21', 28', 31', 61' | Report Stats | Try: Talebula (2) 19' c, 64' m Naureure 47' c Mocetadra 61' c Con: Ralulu (2/3) 19', 47' Talebula (1/1) 61' Pen: Talebula (1/2) 67' Drop: Talebula (0/1) |
* Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
| FB | 15 | Viliame Iongi |
| RW | 14 | Siale Piutau |
| OC | 13 | Mafileo Kefu | 40' |
| IC | 12 | Alipate Fatafehi | 69' |
| LW | 11 | Alaska Taufa |
| FH | 10 | Kurt Morath | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Taniela Moa (c) |
| N8 | 8 | Paula Kaho | 61' |
| OF | 7 | Sione Vaiomoʻunga |
| BF | 6 | Sitiveni Mafi | 26' |
| RL | 5 | Joseph Tuineau |
| LL | 4 | Joshua Afu |
| TP | 3 | Kisi Pulu | 76' |
| HK | 2 | Ilaisia Maʻasi | 66' |
| LP | 1 | Ofa Faingaʻanuku |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Viliami Pola | 66' |
| PR | 17 | Sila Puafisi | 76' |
| FL | 18 | Lua Lokotui | 26' |
| N8 | 19 | Viliami Faingaʻa | 61' |
| FH | 20 | Tomasi Palu | 71' |
| CE | 21 | Joseph Vaka | 40' |
| CE | 22 | Eddie Paea | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Toutai Kefu ||
| FB | 15 | Metuisela Talebula |
| RW | 14 | Isimeli Koniferedi | 49' |
| OC | 13 | Vereniki Goneva | 63' |
| IC | 12 | Isake Katonibau |
| LW | 11 | Watisoni Votu |
| FH | 10 | Jonetani Ralulu | 67' |
| SH | 9 | Nikola Matawalu |
| N8 | 8 | Kelepi Ketedromo |
| OF | 7 | Samu Bola | 65' |
| BF | 6 | Josefa Domolailai |
| RL | 5 | Leone Nakarawa | 45' |
| LL | 4 | Apisai Naikatini |
| TP | 3 | Setefano Somoca (c) |
| HK | 2 | Seremaia Naureure | 64' |
| LP | 1 | Graham Dewes | 46' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Talemaitoga Tuapati | 64' |
| PR | 17 | Jerry Yanuyanutawa | 46' |
| LK | 18 | Iliesa Ratuva | 45' |
| FL | 19 | Apakuki Waisavu | 65' |
| SH | 20 | Kelemedi Bola | 63' |
| FH | 21 | Benedito Koroi | 67' |
| CE | 22 | Maikeli Mocetadra | 49' |
| Coach: ||
| Inoke Male ||
* Touch judges:
* Garratt Williamson
* Samuela Tuidraki