2013 FORU Oceania Cup

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2013 Oceania Cup
Date6–13 July 2013
CountriesFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Runner-upFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
2011
2015

The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July. [1]

Contents

The Cook Islands won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against Fiji. Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPA+/–BPPts
1Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 330011648+68315
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 32019993+6412
3Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 31025790–3315
4Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 300359100–4133
Updated: 13 July 2013
Source: oceaniarugby.com [2]

 The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final.

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


Matches

6 July 2013
13:00
(1 BP) Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svg38–5Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Summary [3]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji)

6 July 2013
15:15
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg29–22Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (1 BP)
Summary [4]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)

9 July 2013
13:00
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg12–39Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (1 BP)
Summary [5]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)

9 July 2013
15:15
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg39–32Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (2 BP)
Summary [6]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

13 July 2013
13:00
Solomon Islands  Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg23–22Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti (1 BP)
Summary [7]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)

13 July 2013
15:15
(2 BP) Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg31–37Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (1 BP)
Summary [ dead link ] [8]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji)

See also

Reference list

  1. "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. 2013 Oceania Cup Points Table Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine FORU
  3. "Cook Islands vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
  4. "PNG vs Solomon Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  5. "Solomon Islands vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  6. "PNG vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  7. "Solomons vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  8. "PNG vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.

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