2013 FORU Oceania Cup
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]
| Date | 6–13 July 2013 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tahiti |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cook Islands |
| Runner-up | Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 48 | +68 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 93 | +6 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | –33 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 100 | –41 | 3 | 3 |
| Updated: 13 July 2013 Source: oceaniarugby.com[2] • The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final. | ||||||||||
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Points breakdown: |
Matches
| 6 July 2013 13:00 |
| (1 BP) Cook Islands | 38–5 | 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 | 29–22 | 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 | 12–39 | 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 | 39–32 | Tahiti (2 BP) |
| Summary[6] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 3,000 Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji) |
| 13 July 2013 13:00 |
| Solomon Islands | 23–22 | 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 | 31–37 | Cook Islands (1 BP) |
| Summary[8] |
| Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji) |
See also
Reference list
- "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. Archived from the original on 2013-07-20. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- 2013 Oceania Cup Points Table Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine FORU
- "Cook Islands vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
- "PNG vs Solomon Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- "Solomon Islands vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- "PNG vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- "Solomons vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
- "PNG vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.