2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations

The logo of the 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations

Tournament details

Countries

Fiji

Japan

Junior All Blacks

Samoa

Tonga

Tournament format(s)

Round-robin

Date

3 June - 1 July 2006

Tournament statistics

Teams

Matches played

Attendance

66,917 (6,692 per match)

Tries scored

67 (6.7 per match)

Top point scorer(s)

James Gopperth (Junior All Blacks)
(47 points)

Top try scorer(s)

Anthony Tuitavake (Junior All Blacks)
(4 tries)

Final

Champions

Junior All Blacks (1st title)

Runner-up

Samoa

Official website

IRB Pacific Nations Cup

(Next) 2007 →

Japan playing Tonga at Honjo stadium on 4 June 2006

The 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations was the inaugural IRB Pacific 5 Nations rugby union competition held between five Pacific Rim sides; Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). The inaugural tournament kicked off on 3 June 2006 with the Junior All Blacks proclaimed the winner after their 38–8 defeat of Japan on 24 June 2006.

Australia was invited to take part but decided against sending a team as they wanted focus on their domestic competition. However, Australia hosted two games, and Australian Rugby Union CEO Gary Flowers stated that Australia was keen to participate in the tournament from 2007 onwards. On 18 October 2006 it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was the only one to be known as the "Pacific 5 Nations", and from 2007 the competition was known as the Pacific Nations Cup.

Point system

The tournament is a round-robin of ten games, where each team plays one match against each of the other teams. 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.

Table

2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations

Team

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Points For

Points Against

Points Difference

Tries For

Tries Against

Try Bonus

Losing Bonus

Points

Junior All Blacks

167

+120

Samoa

121

+33

Fiji

-2

Tonga

113

-22

Japan

177

-129

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

Results

All kick off times are local.

Round 1

3 June 2006
15:00 (UTC+12)

Fiji	17 – 35	Junior All Blacks
Try: A. Ratuva Caucaunibuca Con: Bai (2) Pen: Bai		Try: Williams Blackie McIntyre Leo'o Con: McIntyre (2) Donald Pen: Donald (2) McIntyre

Post Fiji Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

4 June 2006
15:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	16 – 57	Tonga
Try: Oto Con: Onishi Pen: Onishi (3)	Report	Try: Fifita (2) Filipine Hala'ufia Hehea Tu'ifua Tuipulotu Vaikona Con: Hola (3) J. Taumalolo Pen: Hola (2) J. Taumalolo

Honjo Stadium, Kitakyushu
Attendance: 8,100
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

Round 2

9 June 2006
20:00 NZST (UTC+12)

Junior All Blacks	56 – 12	Samoa
Try: N. Williams (2) Senio J. Schwalger Atiga Gopperth Waqaseduadua Con: Gopperth (6) Pen: Gopperth (3)	Report	Try: Senio Feau'nati Con: Sanft

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 5,100
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

10 June 2006
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Tonga	24 – 23	Fiji
Try: Hufanga Vaikona Lutui Con: Hola (3) Drop: Hola	Report	Try: Ratuvou Luveitasau Con: Bai (2) Pen: Bai (3)

Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Round 3

IRB Reports

17 June 2006
14:00 NZST (UTC+12)

Samoa	53 – 9	Japan
Try: Fa'atau Farani Tuilagi Iosua (2) Lima Senio (2) Con: Vili (4) Sanft Pen: Vili	Report	Pen: Ando (2) Drop: Ando

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Matt Goddard (Australia)

17 June 2006
16:30 NZST (UTC+12)

Junior All Blacks	38 – 10	Tonga
Try: Tuitavake Waqaseduadua Gopperth (2) McIntyre Con: Gopperth McIntyre Pen: Gopperth (3)	Report	Try: Lutui Con: Hola Pen: Hola

Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Round 4

IRB Reports

24 June 2006
14:30 NZST (UTC+12)

Junior All Blacks	38 – 8	Japan
Try: Tuitavake (3) Ralph (2) McIntyre Con: McIntyre (4)	Report	Try: Miyake Pen: Ikeda

Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

24 June 2006
15:00 (UTC+12)

Fiji	23 – 20	Samoa
Try: Ligairi (2) Con: Bai (2) Pen: Bai (3)	Report	Try: Farani Fuimaono-Sapolu Sititi Con: Crichton Pen: Crichton

Post Fiji Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Round 5

IRB Reports

1 July 2006
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

Tonga	0 – 36	Samoa
	Report	Try: An. Tuilagi (2) M. Schwalger C. Johnston Fa'atau Con: Crichton (4) Pen: Crichton

Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 5,172
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

1 July 2006
19:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	15 – 29	Fiji
Try: Takei O'Reilly Con: Ando Pen: Ando	Report^[1]	Try: Ratuvou Leawere Doviverata Qera Con: Bai (2) Ruivadra Pen: Bai

Nagai Stadium, Osaka
Attendance: 5,263
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Points
1	James Gopperth	Junior All Blacks	47
2	Seremaia Bai	Fiji	40
3	Cameron McIntyre	Junior All Blacks	32
4	Pierre Hola	Tonga	31
5	Anthony Tuitavake	Junior All Blacks	20
6	Loki Crichton	Samoa	16
7	John Senio	Samoa	15
	Anitele'a Tuilagi	Samoa
	Nick Williams	Junior All Blacks
10	Eiji Ando	Japan	14

Source: irb.com

Top try scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Tries
1	Anthony Tuitavake	Junior All Blacks	4
2	James Gopperth	Junior All Blacks	3
	Cameron McIntyre	Junior All Blacks
	John Senio	Samoa
	Anitele'a Tuilagi	Samoa
	Nick Williams	Junior All Blacks
7	10 players		2
17	27 players, Penalty try		1

Source: irb.com

References

↑ IRB and scrum.com reports disagree on scorers. IRB data used.

External links

Junior All Blacks and Tonga continue winning ways, IRB official website, 10 June 2006

Pacific Nations Cup

Current nations	Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga United States

Former nations	Australia A Junior All Blacks New Zealand Māori

Seasons	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Roll of Honour	Junior All Blacks (2006) Junior All Blacks (2007) New Zealand Māori (2008) Junior All Blacks (2009) Samoa (2010) Japan (2011) Samoa (2012) Fiji (2013) Japan (2014) Samoa (2014)

WR Format Champions Statistics Venues

Rugby union schedule for 2006
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Celtic League					Mid Year tests			Celtic League
H. Cup	Six Nations Championship		Heineken Cup						H. Cup		H. Cup
Guinness Premiership								Guinness Premiership
Top 14							Top 14
	Super 14					Tri Nations
			Shute Shield
	World Sevens Series										Sevens
		Powergen Cup		North America 4		North America 4				End of year tests
		GFI Hong Kong Tens			U21 World C'ship	Air New Zealand Cup
		Commonwealth Sevens	Pacific Rugby Cup		Churchill Cup			Australian Provincial C'ship
		European Challenge Cup			Pacific Five Nations		Currie Cup
		2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying

2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations

Point system

Table

Results

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Top scorers

Top points scorers

Top try scorers

See also

References

External links