2009 Pacific Rugby Cup
# 2009 Pacific Rugby Cup

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, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| Fiji Warriors | Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka |
| Savai'i Samoa | Apia Park, Apia Prince Edward Park, Iva |
| Tautahi Gold | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
| Tau'uta Reds | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
| Upolu Samoa | Apia Park, Apia |

## Table

    Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Point Difference Bonus Points Points Upolu Samoa 540111484+30117 Fiji Warriors 530216889+79517 Savaii Samoa 530210391+12315 Tautahi Gold 530211078+32315 Tau'uta Reds 510462113-5126 Fiji Barbarians 510474191-11715 Source: oceaniarugby.com
    Competition rules 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: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most points scored accumulated from all matches
