1990 Pacific Cup
| 1990 Pacific Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Host country |
 Tonga |
| Winner |
 Samoa (1st title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26-18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final.
Squads
- The Australian Aboriginies squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs.
- The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.[1]
- The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.[1]
- Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Māori |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australian Aborigines |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Friendly Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Samoa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Tonga |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Tokelau |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Niue |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | NZ Māori
| 32 | |||||||
| 2 | Tonga
| 8 | |||||||
| NZ Māori
| 18 | ||||||||
| Western Samoa
| 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Western Samoa
| 22 | |||||||
| 2 | Australian Aboriginies
| 16 | |||||||
Semi Finals
Final
References
- 1 2 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 266–269. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
External links
- International Competitions 1990 The Vault
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