| 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |
| Countries: | New Zealand Māori |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin |
| Date: | 7 June - 5 July 2008 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Tries: | 92 |
| Top Point Scorer: | James Arlidge (Japan) (56 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Stephen Hoiles (Australia A) (5 tries) |
| Champions: | New Zealand Māori |
| Count: | 1 |
| Website: | IRB Pacific Nations Cup |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
| Next Tournament: | 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup |
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.
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Points< | -- | Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts--> | |
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| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 62 | +72 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 220 | 77 | +143 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 95 | 117 | -22 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 117 | -23 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 121 | 181 | -60 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 71 | 181 | -110 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Rank | Player | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Arlidge | 56 | |
| 2 | Callum Bruce | 50 | |
| 3 | Taniela Maravunwasawasa | 44 | |
| 4 | Mark Gerrard | 28 | |
| 6 | Stephen Hoiles | 25 | |
| 7 | Daniel Halangahu | 23 | |
| 8 | Timana Tahu | 20 | |
| Morgan Turinui | |||
| 10 | Pierre Hola | 19 | |
| Sam Norton-Knight |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 4 | |||
| 4 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 15 players | 2 | ||
| 25 | 31 players | 1 |