| 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | |
| Countries: | |
| Date: | 9–16 June 2018 |
| Teams: | 4 |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Attendance: | 2175 |
| Tries: | 23 |
| Top Point Scorer: |  Soso Matiashvili (21) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Henry Seniloli (3) |
| Count: | 5 |
| Website: | World Rugby |
| Previous Year: | 2017 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Next Tournament: | 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup |
The 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition. All matches for the 2018 tournament, played over two rounds, were held in Fiji at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva.
Hosts Fiji and fellow Pacific nations Samoa and Tonga were joined by Georgia who competing for the first time in the tournament. Romania was also initially scheduled to compete for the Cup until Samoa's place in the competition was confirmed in May 2018.
Fiji won the tournament with two wins from their two matches played. Tonga and Georgia placed second and third respectively with one win each.
| Rank | Team | Games | Points | Tries | Try Bonus | Losing Bonus | Table Points | ||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | For | Against | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 52 | –21 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 52 | –12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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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| Pos | Name | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soso Matiashvili | 21 | |
| 2 | Sonatane Takulua | 16 | |
| 3 | Henry Seniloli | 15 | |
| 4 | Viliami Lolohea | 10 | |
| Frank Lomani | |||
| Melani Matavao | |||
| 7 | Ben Volavola | 9 | |
| 8 | Ahsee Tuala | 8 | |
| 9 | Nemani Nadolo | 7 | |
| Tusi Pisi |
| Pos | Name | Team | Tries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Seniloli | 3 | |
| 2 | Viliami Lolohea | 2 | |
| Frank Lomani | |||
| Melani Matavao | |||
| 5 | 14 players | 1 |
| Nation | Head coach | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|
 John McKee | Akapusi Qera | ||
| Milton Haig | Giorgi Nemsadze | ||
| Fuimaono Tafua | Chris Vui | ||
 Toutai Kefu | Siale Piutau |
Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 9 June 2018 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.
On 30 May, John McKee finalised a 32-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against Tonga.[2]
On 1 June, Head Coach Milton Haig finalised a 32-man touring squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against Japan.
On 22 May, Titimaea Tafua named a 28-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and Samoa's 2019 Rugby World Cup two-test play-off series against a yet to be decided team.
On 21 May, Toutai Kefu named a 30-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against Fiji.[3]
