2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Tournament details
Countries Australia A
 Fiji
 Japan
Māori people New Zealand Māori
 Samoa
 Tonga
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date7 June - 5 July 2008
Tournament statistics
Teams6
Matches played15
Attendance85,865 (5,724 per match)
Tries scored92 (6.13 per match)
Top point scorer(s)James Arlidge (Japan)
(56 points)
Top try scorer(s)Stephen Hoiles (Australia A)
(5 tries)
Final
ChampionsMāori people New Zealand Māori (1st title)
Runners-up Australia A
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Japan v Australia A (Round One, June 8, 2008, Level-5 Stadium, Fukuoka, Japan)

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.