2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Countries | Fiji Samoa Tonga |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
Date | 11–25 June 2016 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 3 |
Matches played | 3 |
Tries scored | 12 (4 per match) |
Top point scorer(s) | Seremaia Bai (24) |
Top try scorer(s) | 8 players with 1 try |
Final | |
Champions | Fiji (3rd title) |
The 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2016 title was contested by the Pacific nations of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Fiji won title and was undefeated in the two matches the team played.
Teams competing in previous years, Canada, Japan and the United States were not scheduled to participate in the tournament for 2016 and 2017 due to the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying format. The top two teams on aggregate across the 2016 and 2017 Pacific Nations Cups qualified for Japan 2019,[1] with the team finishing third scheduled to enter the repechage for qualification.[2]