| 2011 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Fiji (1 team) Samoa (1 team) Tonga (1 team) |
| Champions | Fiji Warriors (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 18 |
The 2011 Pacific Rugby Cup was the sixth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. The tournament featured national 'A' teams from the three Pacific rugby unions as well as Super Rugby development teams from Australia and New Zealand. [1]
The three core teams:
Australian opposition:
New Zealand opposition:
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji Warriors | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 144 | 201 | -57 | 0 | 1 | 17 | ||||
| Samoa A | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 171 | -36 | 1 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| Tonga A | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 133 | 233 | -100 | 0 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Updated: 26 March 2011 Source: oceaniarugby.com [2] | ||||||||||||||
| 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: |
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Source: oceaniarugby.com [2]
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Source: oceaniarugby.com [2]
| 19/02/11 | Junior Waratahs | 28 – 18 | Tonga A | Foreshaw Rugby Park | ||
| 4:30pm |
| 19/02/11 | Brumby Runners | 29 – 13 | Samoa A | Canberra Stadium | ||
| 5:15pm |
| 19/02/11 | QAS Reds Academy | 26 – 27 | Fiji Warriors | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 6:30pm |
| 23/02/11 | Junior Waratahs | 12 – 15 | Fiji Warriors | St Marys League Club | ||
| 5:30pm |
| 23/02/11 | Brumby Runners | 22 – 22 | Tonga A | Viking Park Canberra | ||
| 6:30pm |
| 23/02/11 | QAS Reds Academy | 20 – 23 | Samoa A | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 6:30pm |
| 28/02/11 | Junior Waratahs | 12 – 35 | Samoa A | St Marys League Club | ||
| 5:30pm |
| 28/02/11 | QAS Reds Academy | 22 – 23 | Tonga A | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | ||
| 6:30pm |
| 28/02/11 | Brumby Runners | 30 – 28 | Fiji Warriors | Viking Park Canberra | ||
| 6:30pm |
| 04/03/11 | Crusaders Knights | 55 – 7 | Fiji Warriors | Carisbrook, Dunedin | ||
| 2:00pm |
| 04/03/11 | Chiefs Development | 50 – 13 | Tonga A | ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 6:00pm |
| 05/03/11 | Hurricanes Development | 33 – 0 | Samoa A | Porirua Park, Porirua | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 09/03/11 | Chiefs Development | 25 – 10 | Fiji Warriors | Blake Park, Mt Maunganui | ||
| 5:00pm |
| 09/03/11 | Crusaders Knights | 22 – 21 | Samoa A | Fraser Park, Timaru | ||
| 6:00pm |
| 09/03/11 | Hurricanes Development | 41 – 10 | Tonga A | Hutt Recreation Ground, Lower Hutt | ||
| 7:00pm |
| 14/03/11 | Hurricanes Development | 27 – 13 | Fiji Warriors | Porirua Park, Porirua | ||
| 4:00pm |
| 14/03/11 | Crusaders Knights | 36 – 18 | Tonga A | Lincoln University, Christchurch | ||
| 5:00pm |
| 14/03/11 | Chiefs Development | 17 – 18 | Samoa A | ECOLight Stadium, Pukekohe | ||
| 6:00pm |
| 19/03/11 | Fiji Warriors | 21 – 14 | Tonga A | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 3:30pm |
| Bye/s: Samoa A |
| 22/03/11 | Samoa A | 12 – 23 | Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka | ||
| 4:30pm |
| Bye/s: Tonga A |
| 26/03/11 | Tonga A | 15 – 13 | Samoa A | Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka | ||
| 3:30pm |
| Bye/s: Fiji Warriors |
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