| 2009 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Fiji (2 teams) Samoa (2 teams) Tonga (2 teams) |
| Champions | Fiji Warriors |
| Matches played | 16 |
The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final.
The 6 participating teams were:
The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.
| Team | Stadium |
|---|---|
| Fiji Barbarians | Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| Savai'i Samoa | Apia Park, Apia Prince Edward Park, Iva |
| Tautahi Gold | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
| Tau'uta Reds | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
| Upolu Samoa | Apia Park, Apia |
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Point Difference | Bonus Points | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upolu Samoa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 84 | +30 | 1 | 17 | |||||
| Fiji Warriors | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 89 | +79 | 5 | 17 | |||||
| Savaii Samoa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 91 | +12 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| Tautahi Gold | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 78 | +32 | 3 | 15 | |||||
| Tau'uta Reds | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 113 | -51 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Fiji Barbarians | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 191 | -117 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Source: oceaniarugby.com [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Competition rules | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Classification: |
| 2009-04-24 | Savai'i Samoa | 14-15 | Tau'uta Reds | Apia Park, Apia | ||
| 2009-04-24 | Fiji Barbarians | 8-47 | Fiji Warriors | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 2009-04-25 | Tautahi Gold | 9-17 | Upolu Samoa | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa | ||
| 2009-05-01 | Upolu Samoa | 19-15 | Tau'uta Reds | Apia Park, Apia | ||
| 2009-05-01 | Fiji Barbarians | 17-23 | Savai'i Samoa | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 2009-05-02 | Tautahi Gold | 26-21 | Fiji Warriors | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa | ||
| 2009-05-08 | Upolu Samoa | 49-13 | Fiji Barbarians | Apia Park, Apia | ||
| 2009-05-09 | Fiji Warriors | 39-22 | Savai'i Samoa | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 2009-05-09 | Tautahi Gold | 14-12 | Tau'uta Reds | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa | ||
| 2009-05-15 | Fiji Warriors | 21-23 | Upolu Samoa | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 2009-05-16 | Tau'uta Reds | 15-26 | Fiji Barbarians | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa | ||
| 2009-05-16 | Savai'i Samoa | 18-14 | Tautahi Gold | Prince Edward Park, Iva | ||
| 2009-05-22 | Savai'i Samoa | 26 - 6 | Upolu Samoa | Apia Park, Apia | ||
| 2009-05-22 | Fiji Barbarians | 10-47 | Tautahi Gold | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 2009-05-23 | Tau'uta Reds | 15-40 | Fiji Warriors | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa | ||
| May 30, 2009 | Upolu Samoa | 7-19 | Fiji Warriors | Apia Park, Apia | ||
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