The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final.
Teams and format The 6 participating teams were: Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga
The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.
Stadiums Team Stadium Fiji Barbarians Churchill Park, LautokaLawaqa Park, Sigatoka Fiji Warriors Churchill Park, LautokaLawaqa Park, Sigatoka Savai'i Samoa Apia Park, ApiaPrince Edward Park, Iva Tautahi Gold Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Tau'uta Reds Teufaiva Stadium, Nukualofa Upolu Samoa Apia Park, Apia
Table
{| class="wikitable" |- !width=165|Team !width=40|Played !width=40|Won !width=40|Drawn !width=40|Lost !width=40|For !width=40|Against !width=40|Point Difference !width=40|Bonus Points !width=40|Points |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Upolu Samoa |5||4||0||1||114||84||+30||1||17 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center |align=left| Fiji Warriors |5||3||0||2||168||89||+79||5||17 |- align=center |align=left| Savaii Samoa |5||3||0||2||103||91||+12||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| Tautahi Gold |5||3||0||2||110||78||+32||3||15 |- align=center |align=left| Tau'uta Reds |5||1||0||4||62||113||-51||2||6 |- align=center |align=left| Fiji Barbarians |5||1||0||4||74||191||-117||1||5
|- bgcolor="#ffffff" align=center |colspan="15"|Source: oceaniarugby.com |} {| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;" |- ! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |Competition rules |- | colspan="4" | Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches
Match results Round One
Round Two
Round Three
Round Four
Round Five
Final
References
External links FORU website