2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Countries |
 Australia A Fiji Japan New Zealand Māori Samoa Tonga
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | ||
| Date | 7 June - 5 July 2008 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Attendance | 85,865 (5,724 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 92 (6.13 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
James Arlidge (Japan) (56 points) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Stephen Hoiles (Australia A) (5 tries) |
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| Final | |||
| Champions |
New Zealand Māori (1st title) |
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| Runner-up |
Australia A
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| Official website | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | ||
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The 2008 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between six national sides on the Pacific Rim: Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and New Zealand Māori (just for this year). The inaugural competition was held in 2006. This year the tournament started on 7 June and ended on 6 July 2008.
The tournament is a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There are four points for a win, two 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.
Source: irb.com
Source: irb.com
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