2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup explained

2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Countries:
Tournament Format:	Round-robin
Date:	5–23 June 2012
Teams:	4
Matches:	6
Attendance:	34141
Tries:	28
Top Point Scorer:	Kurt Morath (Tonga) (39 points)
Top Try Scorer:	David Lemi (Samoa) (3 tries)
Count:	2
Website:	IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Previous Year:	2011
Previous Tournament:	2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
Next Year:	2013
Next Tournament:	2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.

Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan. Only the match between Tonga and Fiji was played at Churchill Park in Fiji.

The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were 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.

Samoa emerged as champions.

Table

2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
	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-->
1		3	3	0	0	76	70	+6	8	7	0	0	12
2		3	2	0	1	80	65	+15	10	5	1	1	10
3		3	1	0	2	59	69	-10	4	8	0	1	5
4		3	0	0	3	65	76	-11	7	9	1	3	4
	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

Schedule

Round 1

FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 OC 13 Alvin Tavana IC 12 Ki Anufe LW 11 David Lemi (c) FH 10 Lolo Lui SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 Afa Aiono BF 6 Daniel Crichton RL 5 LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 N8 19 SH 20 WG 21 FB 22 Patrick Fa'apale Coach: Stephen Betham

FB 15 Viliame Iongi RW 14 Damien Fakafanua OC 13 Mafileo Kefu IC 12 LW 11 FH 10 Kurt Morath SH 9 Taniela Moa (c) N8 8 OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga BF 6 RL 5 Josh Afu LL 4 Joe Tuineau TP 3 Kisi Pulu HK 2 Ilaisa Maʻasi LP 1 Replacements: PR 16 PR 17 Sila Puafisi N8 18 FL 19 SH 20 Tomasi Palu WG 21 CE 22 Coach: Toutai Kefu

Touch judges: Akihisa Aso Taku Otsuki

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FB 15 Isimeli Koniferedi RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 Isake Katonibau LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Setareki Koroilagilagi SH 9 N8 8 Netani Talei (c) OF 7 Malakai Ravulo BF 6 Iliesa Ratuva RL 5 Leone Nakarawa LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Setefano Somoca Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 N8 18 LK 19 SH 20 WG 21 CE 22 Coach: Inoke Male

FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c) OC 13 Tomohiro Senba IC 12 LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 Kosei Ono SH 9 N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Hitoshi Ono LL 4 Shinya Makabe TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 FL 18 N8 19 SH 20 CE 21 WG 22 Coach: Eddie Jones

Touch judges: Taizo Hirabayashi Kyosuke Toda

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Round 2

FB 15 Kameli Ratuvou RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 Isake Katonibau LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 Setareki Koroilagilagi SH 9 N8 8 Netani Talei (c) OF 7 Samu Bola BF 6 RL 5 Leone Nakarawa LL 4 TP 3 Waisea Daveta HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 FL 18 LK 19 SH 20 CE 21 WG 22 Coach: Inoke Male

FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 OC 13 Lolo Lui IC 12 LW 11 David Lemi (c) FH 10 Ki Anufe SH 9 N8 8 Ben Masoe OF 7 BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osiliva RL 5 LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Sakaria Taulafo Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 SH 20 CE 21 WG 22 Coach: Stephen Betham

Touch judges: John Lacey Kazuhito Taniguchi

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FB 15 Ayumu Goromaru RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c) OC 13 IC 12 Harumichi Tatekawa LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 Kosei Ono SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 Yuta Mochizuki RL 5 LL 4 Shinya Makabe TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Yusuke Nagae Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 FL 18 N8 19 SH 20 Jun Fujii CE 21 WG 22 Yasunori Nagatomo Coach: Eddie Jones

FB 15 Viliame Iongi RW 14 Siale Piutau OC 13 IC 12 Joseph Vaka LW 11 Alaska Taufa FH 10 Kurt Morath SH 9 Taniela Moa (c) N8 8 OF 7 BF 6 RL 5 Joseph Tuineau LL 4 Joshua Afu TP 3 Kisi Pulu HK 2 Ilaisia Maʻasi LP 1 Tevita Mailau Replacements: HK 16 Viliami Pola PR 17 Sila Puafisi N8 18 FL 19 SH 20 Tomasi Palu CE 21 WG 22 Eddie Paea Coach: Toutai Kefu

Touch judges: John Lacey Taizo Hirabayashi

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Round 3

FB 15 Fa'atoina Autagavaia RW 14 Paul Perez OC 13 Lolo Lui IC 12 Paul Williams LW 11 David Lemi (c) FH 10 SH 9 Kahn Fotuali'i N8 8 Kane Thompson OF 7 BF 6 Alafoti Fa'osiliva RL 5 LL 4 Fa'atiga Lemalu TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 N8 19 FH 20 CE 21 Fautua Otto WG 22 Ken Pisi Coach: Stephen Betham

FB 15 RW 14 Toshiaki Hirose (c) OC 13 Tomohiro Senba IC 12 Ryan Nicholas LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa FH 10 SH 9 N8 8 Hendrik Tui OF 7 BF 6 Takashi Kikutani RL 5 Hitoshi Ono LL 4 TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Yusuke Nagae Replacements: PR 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 SH 20 FH 21 WG 22 Coach: Eddie Jones

Touch judges: Taizo Hirabayashi Taku Otsuki

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FB 15 Viliame Iongi RW 14 Siale Piutau OC 13 IC 12 LW 11 Alaska Taufa FH 10 SH 9 Taniela Moa (c) N8 8 OF 7 Sione Vaiomoʻunga BF 6 RL 5 Joseph Tuineau LL 4 Joshua Afu TP 3 HK 2 LP 1 Ofa Faingaʻanuku Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 FL 18 N8 19 FH 20 CE 21 CE 22 Coach: Toutai Kefu

FB 15 Metuisela Talebula RW 14 OC 13 IC 12 Isake Katonibau LW 11 Watisoni Votu FH 10 SH 9 Nikola Matawalu N8 8 Kelepi Ketedromo OF 7 BF 6 Josefa Domolailai RL 5 LL 4 Apisai Naikatini TP 3 Setefano Somoca (c) HK 2 LP 1 Replacements: HK 16 PR 17 LK 18 FL 19 SH 20 FH 21 CE 22 Coach: Inoke Male

Touch judges: Garratt Williamson Samuela Tuidraki

Statistics

Point scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	Kurt Morath		39
2			35
3	Ki Anufe		34
4			21
5	David Lemi		15
7			10
Hendrik Tui

Source: irb.com

Try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	David Lemi		3
2	Takashi Kikutani		2
Faatiga Lemalu
Metuisela Talebula
Hendrik Tui
6			1

Source: irb.com

See also

• 2012 IRB Nations Cup

External links

• IRB Pacific Nations Cup – from the IRB website (accessed 1 May 2012)