2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge

The 2016 Pacific Challenge was the eleventh World Rugby Pacific Challenge. Four teams featured in the tournament which was hosted in Fiji.[1][2] The tournament was won by Fiji Warriors, who defeated  Samoa A by 36–0 in the final.

2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge
CountriesFiji (1 team)
 Japan (1 team)
 Samoa (1 team)
 Tonga (1 team)
Date8–21 March 2016
ChampionsFiji
Runners-up Samoa

Format

The teams played against each other initially in a round-robin competition, after which the top two sides played off in a final and the bottom two sides played off for third place. The 2016 Pacific Challenge was also a testing ground for the new points system that World Rugby was trialling, where tries were valued at six points instead of five and penalty goals and drop goals were valued at two points instead of three.[3][4]

Teams

The four teams competing:

Table
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff BP1 BP2 Pts
Fiji Warriors330013434+1003015
 Samoa A32019856+422010
 Junior Japan31025894-36004
 Tonga A300326132-106000
Updated: 21 March 2016

Source: World Rugby

Match results

Round 1
8 March 2016  Junior Japan 26–8  Tonga A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
3:30pm Try: Doga Maeda
Takuhei Yasuda
Syokei Kim
Con: Ryoto Nakamura (3)
Pen: Ryoto Nakamura		 Summary[5][6] Try: Tuihakavalu Ika
Pen: Sosefo Ma’ake		 Attendance: 500
8 March 2016  Fiji Warriors 34–6  Samoa A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
6pm Summary[7][8][9] Attendance: 2, 000

Round 2
12 March 2016  Samoa A 50–0  Tonga A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
3:30pm
12 March 2016  Fiji Warriors 44–10  Junior Japan ANZ Stadium, Suva  
6pm

Round 3
17 March 2016  Samoa A 42–22  Junior Japan ANZ Stadium, Suva  
3:30pm
17 March 2016  Fiji Warriors 56–18  Tonga A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
6pm

Finals
Third place play-off 21 March 2016  Junior Japan 30–44  Tonga A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
3:30pm Report[10]
Summary[11]		 Attendance: 630
Final 21 March 2016  Fiji Warriors 36–0  Samoa A ANZ Stadium, Suva  
6pm Try: penalty try 19'
Raiyala 35'
Wakaya 54'
Ucutabua 71'
Hickes 74'
Con: Vularika (1/3) 75'
Ratu (1/1) 36'		 Report[10]
Summary[12]		 Attendance: 4,000

References
  1. Thomas, Greg (2 February 2016). "Fiji to Host World Rugby Pacific Challenge Tournament in March". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "Fiji set to host Pacific Challenge". World Rugby. March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. Mele, Kalesi. "Pacific Challenge trials new points system". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. Kinsella, Murray. "World Rugby have announced the trial of some fascinating new laws". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. "Pacific Challenge 2016, match 1". World Rugby. 8 March 2016.
  6. Anasilini Ratuva and Stella Moresio (9 March 2016). "Japan A Too Hot To Handle". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  7. "Pacific Challenge 2016, match 2". World Rugby. 8 March 2016.
  8. Greg Thomas (9 March 2016). "World Rugby Pacific Challenge News". Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  9. World Rugby.org (March 2016). "Fiji Warriors and Junior Japan victorious on day one". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  10. "Fiji Warriors crowned Pacific Challenge champions". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. "World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2016, Match 7". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  12. "World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2016, Match 8". World Rugby. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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