# 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament started on 7 June and ended on 6 July 2008.
The tournament is a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There are four points for a win, two 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.

## Table

2008 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 | New Zealand Māori | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 62 | +72 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Australia A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 77 | +143 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 3 | Samoa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 117 | -22 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Fiji | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 117 | -23 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 181 | -60 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Tonga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 181 | -110 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 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

* 7 June 2008 14:05 (UTC+12)
| Fiji | 34 – 17 | Samoa |
| Try: Rauluni 15' m Nagusa (2) 26' c, 61' m T. Rawaqa 42' c I. Rawaqa 46' c Con: T. Rawaqa (3/5) Pen: T. Rawaqa 71' | Report | Try: Fa'afili 65' m Lemi 68' m Sititi 78' c Con: Sasulu (1/3) |
* Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
* 7 June 2008 16:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| New Zealand Māori | 20 – 9 | Tonga |
| Try: T. Ellison 49' c Weepu 72' c Con: Bruce (2/2) Pen: Bruce (2) 26', 55' | Report | Pen: Apikotoa (3) 29', 53', 63' |
* North Harbour Stadium, Albany Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
* 8 June 2008 14:00 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 21 – 42 | Australia A |
| Try: Taniguchi (2) 61' m, 64' c Con: Arlidge (1/2) Pen: Arlidge (2) 42', 48' Drop: Arlidge 6' | Report | Try: Turinui 13' c Gerrard 19' c Kimlin (2) 34' c, 70' c Humphries 40' c Norton-Knight 44' c Con: Gerrard (6/6) |
* Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka Attendance: 7,493 Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)

### Round 2

* 14 June 2008 15:05 (UTC+12)
| Fiji | 7 – 11 | New Zealand Māori |
| Try: Naqelevuki 36' c Con: T. Rawaqa | Report | Try: Eaton 49' m Pen: T. Ellison 12' Bruce 77' |
* Churchill Park, Lautoka Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)
* 14 June 2008 15:05 (UTC-11)
| Samoa | 15 – 20 | Australia A |
| Try: Tafunai 43' m Salanoa 79' c Con: Mai (1/2) Pen: Sasulu 33' | Report | Try: Tahu 11' c Turinui 67' c Con: Gerrard (1/1) Carraro (1/1) Pen: Gerrard 23' Carraro 74' |
* Apia Park, Samoa Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)
* 15 June 2008 14:05 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 35 – 13 | Tonga |
| Try: Kikutani 46' m Onozawa 55' m Webb 59' m Robins 79' m Pen: Arlidge (5) 4', 26', 31', 39', 43' | Report | Try: Filipine 50' c Con: Hola (1/1) Pen: Hola (2) 3', 6' |
* Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi Attendance: 6,304 Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)

### Round 3

* 21 June 2008 16:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Māori | 17 – 6 | Samoa |
| Try: Bruce 30' c Weepu 40' c Con: Bruce (2/2) Pen: Bruce 13' | Report | Pen: G. Williams (2) 47', 66' |
* Waikato Stadium, Waikato Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
* 22 June 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia A | 90 – 7 | Tonga |
| Try: Ioane (2) 6' m, 40' c Turinui 8' m Hoiles (4) 14' c, 34' c, 38' m, 44' c Tahu 39' c Norton-Knight (2) 55' c, 61' c Mitchell (2) 66' m, 70' c Phibbs 68' c Turner 77' c Con: Carraro (4) Sheehan Norton-Knight (2) Halangahu (3) | Report | Try: Ma'asi 52' c Con: Lilo |
* North Sydney Oval, Sydney Attendance: 6,817 Referee: Paul Honiss (New Zealand)
* 22 June 2008 14:10 JST (UTC+09)
| Japan | 12 – 24 | Fiji |
| Pen: Arlidge (4) 5', 14', 34', 54' | Report | Try: Naqelevuki 50' c T. Rawaqa 56' c Goneva 78' c Con: T. Rawaqa (3/3) Pen: T. Rawaqa 11' |
* Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 10,994 Referee: Kelvin Deaker (New Zealand)

### Round 4

* 28 June 2008 13:35 (UTC+13)
| Tonga | 15 – 20 | Samoa |
| Pen: Hola (3) 3', 9', 27' Lilo (2) 50', 67' | Report | Try: Mai 34' c Lemi 63' c Con: G. Williams (2/2) Pen: G. Williams (2) 74', 75' |
* Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ian Smith (Australia)
* 28 June 2008 14:35 NZST (UTC+12)
| Māori | 65 – 22 | Japan |
| Try: Lawrence (2) 8' m, 67' c Bruce (2) 12' c, 76' m T. Ellison 34' m Gear (3) 48' c, 55' c, 63' c Sweeney 60' c Kawau 80+2' m Con: Bruce (6) Pen: Bruce (1) 41' | Report | Try: Robins 22' m Loamanu 27' c Thompson 40' c Con: Arlidge (2) Pen: Arlidge (1) 6' |
* McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
* 29 June 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia A | 50 – 13 | Fiji |
| Try: Ioane 2' c Turner (2) 27'c, 64' m Lucas 33' c Mitchell 39' c Turinui 45' c Hoiles 75' c Con: Halangahu (6) Pen: Halangahu 23' | Report | Try: Dewes 50' m Ratuvou 80' m Pen: T. Rawaqa 5' |
* Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane Referee: Jonathon White (New Zealand)

### Round 5

* 5 July 2008 12:10 (UTC+13)
| Tonga | 27 – 16 | Fiji |
| Try: Taufaka 23' c Kiole 63' m Langilangi 78' c Taione 80+2' m Con: Hola (1) Apikotoa (1) Pen: Lilo (1) 60' | Report | Try: Radidi 25' c Con: T. Rawaqa Pen: T. Rawaqa (3) 11', 38', 71' |
* Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
* 5 July 2008 15:05 (UTC-11)
| Samoa | 37 – 31 | Japan |
| Try: Sititi 4' c Tafunai 7' c Tea 42' m H. Tuilagi 52' c J. Johnston 77' m Con: G. Williams (3) Pen: G. Williams (2) 32', 72' | Report | Try: Holani 17' c Webb 41' c Onozawa 63' c Kikutani 75' c Con: Arlidge (4) Pen: Arlidge (1) 21' |
* Apia Park, Apia Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)
* 5 July 2008 14:05 AEST (UTC+10)
| Australia A | 18 – 21 | Māori |
| Try: Tahu (2) 8' c, 60' m Con: Halangahu (1) Pen: Gerrard (2) 44', 50' | Report | Try: Latimer 26' c Messam 39' c Waldrom 77' c Con: Weepu (3) |
* Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 8,707 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)