2009 Pacific Rugby Cup

The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

2009 Pacific Rugby Cup
Countries	Fiji (2 teams) Samoa (2 teams) Tonga (2 teams)
Champions	Fiji Warriors
Matches played	16
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Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final.

Teams and format

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.

Stadiums

Team	Stadium
Fiji Barbarians	Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Fiji Warriors	Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Savai'i Samoa	Apia Park, Apia Prince Edward Park, Iva
Tautahi Gold	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
Tau'uta Reds	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
Upolu Samoa	Apia Park, Apia

Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Point Difference	Bonus Points	Points
Upolu Samoa	5	4	0	1	114	84	+30	1	17
Fiji Warriors	5	3	0	2	168	89	+79	5	17
Savaii Samoa	5	3	0	2	103	91	+12	3	15
Tautahi Gold	5	3	0	2	110	78	+32	3	15
Tau'uta Reds	5	1	0	4	62	113	-51	2	6
Fiji Barbarians	5	1	0	4	74	191	-117	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: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most points scored accumulated from all matches

Match results

Round One

	2009-04-24	Savai'i Samoa	14-15	Tau'uta Reds	Apia Park, Apia

	2009-04-24	Fiji Barbarians	8-47	Fiji Warriors	Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka

	2009-04-25	Tautahi Gold	9-17	Upolu Samoa	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

Round Two

	2009-05-01	Upolu Samoa	19-15	Tau'uta Reds	Apia Park, Apia

	2009-05-01	Fiji Barbarians	17-23	Savai'i Samoa	Churchill Park, Lautoka

	2009-05-02	Tautahi Gold	26-21	Fiji Warriors	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

Round Three

	2009-05-08	Upolu Samoa	49-13	Fiji Barbarians	Apia Park, Apia

	2009-05-09	Fiji Warriors	39-22	Savai'i Samoa	Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka

	2009-05-09	Tautahi Gold	14-12	Tau'uta Reds	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

Round Four

	2009-05-15	Fiji Warriors	21-23	Upolu Samoa	Churchill Park, Lautoka

	2009-05-16	Tau'uta Reds	15-26	Fiji Barbarians	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

	2009-05-16	Savai'i Samoa	18-14	Tautahi Gold	Prince Edward Park, Iva

Round Five

	2009-05-22	Savai'i Samoa	26 - 6	Upolu Samoa	Apia Park, Apia

	2009-05-22	Fiji Barbarians	10-47	Tautahi Gold	Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka

	2009-05-23	Tau'uta Reds	15-40	Fiji Warriors	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa

Final

	May 30, 2009	Upolu Samoa	7-19	Fiji Warriors	Apia Park, Apia