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2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2010 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. The competition was won by Samoa.
The Junior All Blacks, the defending title holder, decided not to take part in this year's competition. The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament began on June 12 and ended on June 26, 2010, with most of the matches hosted by Samoa. All matches except for a match between Fiji and Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan were played at Apia Park in Samoa.
The tournament was a round-robin where each team played all of the other teams once. The standard bonus points system was used to determine the overall winner—four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat, plus single bonus points offered for scoring four or more tries in a match and losing by 7 points or fewer.
Table
| 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
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Team
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Played
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Won
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Drawn
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Lost
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Points For
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Points Against
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Points Difference
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Tries For
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Tries Against
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Try Bonus
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Losing Bonus
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Points
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| 1 |
 Samoa |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
78 |
63 |
+15 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
9
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| 2 |
 Fiji |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
72 |
77 |
-5 |
8 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
9
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| 3 |
 Japan |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
68 |
-3 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
8
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| 4 |
 Tonga |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
84 |
91 |
-7 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
4
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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
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Schedule
Round 1
Round 2
| Fiji | 41 – 38 | Tonga | Try: Bakaniceva 29' c
C. Ma'afu 45' c
K. Bola 64' c
Waqaniburotu 68' c
Kalou 73' c
Con: T. Rawaqa (5/5) 30', 46', 65', 69', 74'
Pen: T. Rawaqa (2/2) 28', 56' | Report | Try: Lilo (2) 2' c, 13' c
Fatafehi 19' c
Kalamafoni 24' c
Olosoni 48' c
Con: K. Morath (5/5) 3', 14', 20', 25', 49'
Pen: K. Morath (1/1) 35' |
Round 3
Top scorers
See also
References
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