2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge | |
---|---|
Countries |
Argentina (1 team) Canada (1 team) Fiji (1 team) Japan (1 team) Samoa (1 team) Tonga (1 team) |
Date | 10–23 March 2015 |
Champions | Pampas XV (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Fiji Warriors |
The 2015 Pacific Challenge was the tenth World Rugby Pacific Challenge (known as the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup in previous seasons). The tournament, featuring six national 'A' rugby union teams, was hosted in Fiji. [1] The tournament was won by Pampas XV, who defeated Fiji Warriors by 17–9 in the final.
The teams were split into two pools and each team played the three opponents in the opposite pool. The teams finishing on top of each pool progressed to the final, the second teams in each pool played off for third place, and the bottom teams in each pool played off for fifth place. [2]
The six competing teams were: [2]
Pool A
Pool B
Competition tables after the pool matches:
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pampas XV | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 42 | +47 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||
Samoa A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 87 | -18 | 1 | 0 | 9 | ||||
Junior Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 212 | -171 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Updated: 18 March 2015 Source: worldrugby.org [3] |
Competition rules | |||
---|---|---|---|
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 Classification: |
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiji Warriors | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 42 | +103 | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||
Canada A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 72 | +29 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Tonga A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 95 | 85 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Updated: 18 March 2015 Source: worldrugby.org [3] |
10 March 2015 | Junior Japan | 17–69 | Canada A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
13:00 | Summary [4] |
10 March 2015 | Samoa A | 30–28 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
15:00 | Summary [5] |
10 March 2015 | Pampas XV | 22–20 | Fiji Warriors | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
17:00 | Summary [6] |
14 March 2015 | Pampas XV | 31–7 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
11:00 | Summary [7] |
14 March 2015 | Samoa A | 19–17 | Canada A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
13:00 | Summary [8] |
14 March 2015 | Junior Japan | 0–83 | Fiji Warriors | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
15:00 | Summary [9] |
18 March 2015 | Junior Japan | 24–60 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
13:00 | Summary [10] |
18 March 2015 | Pampas XV | 36–15 | Canada A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
15:00 | Summary [11] |
18 March 2015 | Samoa A | 20–42 | Fiji Warriors | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
17:00 | Summary [12] |
23 March 2015 | Junior Japan | 24–43 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
13:00 |
Summary
[13] Report [14] |
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji) |
23 March 2015 | Samoa A | 26–28 | Canada A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
15:00 |
Summary
[15] Report [14] |
Referee: Petelo Kelekolio (Samoa) |
23 March 2015 | Pampas XV | 17–9 | Fiji Warriors | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
17:00 | Try:
Cordero De la Fuente Con: González Iglesias (2) Pen: González Iglesias |
Summary
[16] Report [14] |
Pen: Vularika (3) | Referee: Brendon Pickerill (New Zealand) |