2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Australia A Fiji Japan New Zealand Māori Samoa Tonga |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Date | 7 June - 5 July 2008 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 6 |
Matches played | 15 |
Attendance | 85,865 (5,724 per match) |
Tries scored | 92 (6.13 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | James Arlidge (Japan) (56 points) |
Top try scorer(s) | Stephen Hoiles (Australia A) (5 tries) |
Final | |
Champions | New Zealand Māori (1st title) |
Runners-up | Australia A |
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.