2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament details | |||
| Countries |
 Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga
|
||
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | ||
| Date | 5–23 June 2012 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Attendance | 34,141 (5,690 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 28 (4.67 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
Kurt Morath (Tonga) (39 points) |
||
| Top try scorer(s) |
David Lemi (Samoa) (3 tries) |
||
| Final | |||
| Champions |
Samoa (2nd title) |
||
| Runner-up |
Fiji
|
||
| Official website | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | ||
|
|||
The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga.
Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka. The tournament ran from 5 June to 23 June 2012 with most of the matches hosted by Japan. Only the match between Tonga and Fiji was played at Churchill Park in Fiji.
The tournament was a round-robin where each team plays all of the other teams once. There were four points for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were 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.
Samoa emerged as champions.
Touch judges: Akihisa Aso Taku Otsuki
...
Wikipedia