2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held between six Pacific Rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). This was the first year that Australia A had competed – Australia had declined the invitation to compete in the inaugural competition in 2006 because they wanted to focus on their domestic competition, but on 18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was renamed the Pacific Nations Cup instead of the IRB Pacific Five Nations as it had been called in 2006.

The tournament was a round-robin of 15 games where each team played one match against each of the others. There are four points for a win, two points 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.

New Zealand's Junior All Blacks won the Cup for the second time in Round 4, gaining an unbeatable lead after beating Australia A 50–0 in Dunedin.^[1]

1 Standings
2 Results
3 See also
4 References and notes

Standings

Pos	Country	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/−	BP	Pts
1	Junior All Blacks	5	5	0	0	228	34	194	5	25
2	Australia A	5	3	1	1	172	104	68	2	16
3	Samoa	5	3	0	2	96	67	29	1	13
4	Fiji	5	1	1	3	70	115	−45	3	9
5	Tonga	5	1	0	4	69	184	−115	1	5
6	Japan	5	1	0	4	51	182	−131	0	4

Results

Round 1

25 May 2007 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia A	60 – 15	Tonga	Aussie Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
	Try: Turner (3) Cross (2) Polota-Nau Hewat Schifcofske Con: Schifcofske (6) Hewat Pen: Schifcofske (2)		Try: Kiole Tupou Con: Apikotoa Pen: Apikotoa

26 May 2007 13:00 (UTC+12)	Fiji	30 – 15	Japan	Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
	Try: Rawaqa Talei Qera Neivua Con: Rawaqa (2) Pen: Rawaqa (2)		Try: Tachikawa Thompson Con: Eiji Pen: Eiji

26 May 2007 15:00 (UTC-11)	Samoa	10 – 31	Junior All Blacks	Apia Park, Apia Attendance: 15,000 Referee: James Leckie (Australia)
	Try: Lemi Con: Williams Pen: Williams		Try: Afoa Gear (2) Tuiali'i Filipo Con: Donald (3)

Round 2

2 June 2007 13:00 (UTC+12)	Fiji	8 – 57	Junior All Blacks	Post Fiji Stadium, Suva Attendance: 21,988 Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
	Try: Lovobalavu Con: Buatava		Try: Laulala Ellis Jane Gear Tuiali'i Penalty try Hamilton Tu'ipulotu Con: Donald (4) Brett (3) Pen: Donald

2 June 2007 13:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Tonga	17 – 20	Japan	BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
	Try: Tupou, Tonga'uiha Lilo Con: Apikotoa		Try: Endo Watanabe Con: Eiji (2) Pen: Eiji (2)

2 June 2007 15:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia A	27 – 15	Samoa	BCU International Stadium, Coffs Harbour Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
	Try: Polota-Nau Mumm Beale Con: Schifcofske (2/2) Hewat (1/1) Pen: Schifcofske (2/3)		Try: Va'a Thompson Con: Williams (1/2) Pen: Williams (1/1)

Round 3

19 May 2007^[2] 15:00 (UTC-11)	Samoa	8 – 3	Fiji	Apia Park, Apia Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)
	Try: Schwalger 25' m Pen: Crichton 78'		Pen: Rawaqa 3'	Apia Park, Apia Referee: Paul Marks (Australia)

9 June 2007 13:00 (UTC+13)	Tonga	13 – 39	Junior All Blacks	Teufaiva Sport Stadium, Nukuʻalofa Attendance: 10,129 Referee: Federico Cuesta (Argentina)
	Try: Lilo (2) Pen: Vungakoto Lilo		Try: Filipo Witcombe Holah Tu'ipulotu Tuitavake Hamilton Con: Brett Pen: Brett

9 June 2007 18:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Australia A	71 – 10	Japan	Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 4,745 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
	Try: Holmes (3) Cross (2) Schifcofske Sare Hardy Ma'afu Beale Con: Schifcofske (9) Pen: Schifcofske		Try: Robins Con: Ono Pen: Ono

Round 4

16 June 2007 14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Japan	3 – 13	Samoa	Yurtec Stadium, Sendai Attendance: 7,905 Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
	Pen: Eiji		Try: Fa'atau Pen: Crichton (2)

16 June 2007 14:30 (UTC+12)	Fiji	15 – 21	Tonga	Churchill Park, Lautoka Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
	Try: Leawere Lovobalavu Con: Luvenivali Pen: Luvenivali		Try: Hufanga Lutui Vahafolau Pen: Lemoto (2)

16 June 2007 16:30 NZST (UTC+12)	Junior All Blacks	50 – 0	Australia A	Carisbrook, Dunedin, Otago Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
	Try: Lauaki (2) Donald Donnelly Hamilton Nonu Braid Con: Donald (6) Pen: Donald

Round 5

23 June 2007 15:00 (UTC-11)	Samoa	50 – 3	Tonga	Apia Park, Apia Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)
	Try: Johnston (2) Lemi (2) Ulia Schwalger Tuilagi Con: Crichton (4) Lui (2) Pen: Crichton		Pen: Hola	Apia Park, Apia Referee: Willie Roos (South Africa)

23 June 2007 15:00 (UTC+12)	Fiji	14 – 14	Australia A	Post Fiji Stadium, Suva Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
	Try: Bolavucu (2) Con: Luveniyali (2)		Try: Turner Pen: Shepherd (2) Schifcofske

24 June 2007 14:00 JST (UTC+09)	Japan	3 – 51	Junior All Blacks	Prince Chichibu, Tokyo Attendance: 13,123 Referee: Tim Hayes (Wales)
	Pen: Eiji		Try: Crockett Tu'ipulotu Brett Tuitavake Nonu Wulf Donald (2) Con: Brett (2) Donald (2) Pen: Brett

References and notes

^ Junior All Blacks Clinch IRB Pacific Nations Cup, Pacific Magazine, 18 June 2007.
^ Early date due to pre-existing Test commitments

Pacific Nations Cup

2011 Teams	Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga

Former Competing Teams	Australia A 2007, 2008 Junior All Blacks 2006, 2007, 2009 New Zealand Māori 2008

Seasons	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Roll of Honour	2006 Junior All Blacks 2007 Junior All Blacks 2008 New Zealand Māori 2009 Junior All Blacks 2010 Samoa 2011 Japan


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