1977 Pacific Cup

Background

Squads

Results

References

External links

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Final

1977 (1977) Pacific Cup ()
Number of teams	5
Host country	New Zealand
Winner	Māori (2nd title)
Matches played	11
Tournaments < 1975 1986 >

The 1977 Pacific Cup was the second edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by New Zealand and eventually won by the New Zealand Māori side, who defeated Western Australia 35-12 in the final.

The 1977 Pacific Cup was run by the New South Wales Rugby League, following the success of the inaugural 1975 Pacific Cup. The tournament involved three Australian state sides as well as Papua New Guinea, who did not yet have Test match status, and the New Zealand Māori.^[1] In the end the 1977 Pacific Cup proved to be expensive to run and resulted in the cancellation of the planned 1979 Pacific Cup.

Coached by Tom Newton, the New Zealand Māori squad included Dick Uluave, James Leuluai, Dennis Key, Rick Muru, John Wilson, Josh Liavaa and Ian Bell.^[1]

An opening ceremony was held at Turangawaewae Marae in Huntly.^[1]

1977

Western Australia	33 - 19	Papua New Guinea

Davies Park, Huntly

1977

Māori	27 - 10	Northern Territory

Davies Park, Huntly

1977

Māori	25 - 17	Papua New Guinea

Rotorua

1977

Western Australia	10 - 14	Victoria

Rotorua

1977

Māori	78 - 0	Victoria

Tokoroa

1977

Papua New Guinea	25 - 14	Northern Territory

Tokoroa

1977

Papua New Guinea	42 - 12	Victoria

Davies Park, Huntly

1977

Western Australia	23 - 16	Northern Territory

Davies Park, Huntly

1977

Māori	28 - 4	Western Australia

Carlaw Park, Auckland

1977

Northern Territory	33 - 29	Victoria

Carlaw Park, Auckland

1977

Māori	35 - 12	Western Australia

Carlaw Park, Auckland

1 2 3 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 198–201. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.

Western Australia

Papua New Guinea

Northern Territory

International Competitions 1977 The Vault

Rugby League Pacific Cup

Tournaments	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

Finals	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1997 2004 2006 2009

Squads	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

Current participants	Cook Islands Fiji Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga

Past participants	American Samoa Australian Aborigines Fijian President's XIII New Zealand New Zealand Māori Niue Norfolk Island Northern Territory Rotuma Tokelau Victoria Western Australia

The tournament has had several names. In 1996, it was known as Pacific Challenge Series; in 1997, the Oceania Cup; and in 2004, the Pacific Rim Championship.

Rugby league in Oceania

Main articles	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga

Major federations	Asia-Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga

Major competitions	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands

National teams	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna

Women's national teams	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Niue Samoa Tokelau Tonga

Pacific Cup	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

International competitions	Anzac Test Pacific Rugby League International Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy

National competitions	National Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League premiership State of Origin series

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