2006 FORU Cup

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2006 FORU Cup
Date14 October 2006–
21 October 2006
CountriesFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
2005
2007

The 2006 FORU Cup was an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band. It was run by the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions, which is the administrative body for rugby in the Oceania region.

Contents

Teams competing included Niue, Tahiti, Cook Islands, and Vanuatu. [1] [2] The final was never played. [2]

First round

Western Zone

14 October 2006
Vanuatu  Flag of Vanuatu.svg22 - 0Flags of New Caledonia.svg  New Caledonia
Result [2]
Port Villa

Ranking

Eastern Zone

14 October 2006
Niue  Flag of Niue.svg41-6Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Result [1]
Growers Stadium Pukekohe

18 October 2006
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg87–18Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Result [1]
Growers Stadium Pukekohe

21 October 2006
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg41–15Flag of Niue.svg  Niue
Result [1]
Growers Stadium Pukekohe

Ranking:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FORU Cup 2006 / Results". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Oceania Cup 2006". rugbyarchive.net. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.