| 2012 Pacific Rugby Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Fiji (1 team) Samoa (1 team) Tonga (1 team) |
| Champions | Fiji Warriors (4th title) |
| Matches played | 18 |
The 2012 Pacific Rugby Cup was the seventh 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 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 205 | 165 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Samoa A | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 191 | 238 | -47 | 0 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Tonga A | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 72 | 253 | -181 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Updated: 20 October 2012 Source: oceaniarugby.com [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Competition rules | |||
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| 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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