2013 FORU Oceania Cup

2013 Oceania Cup
Date 6–13 July 2013
Countries  Cook Islands
 Papua New Guinea
 Solomon Islands
 Tahiti
Final positions
Champions  Cook Islands
Runner-up  Papua New Guinea
Tournament statistics
Matches played 6
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The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.[1]

The Cook Islands won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against Fiji. Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– BP Pts
1 Cook Islands 330011648+68315
2 Papua New Guinea 32019993+6412
3 Solomon Islands 31025790–3315
4 Tahiti 300359100–4133
Updated: 13 July 2013

Source: oceaniarugby.com[2]

 • The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final.

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

Matches

6 July 2013
13:00
(1 BP) Cook Islands  38–5  Tahiti
Summary[3]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji)
6 July 2013
15:15
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea  29–22  Solomon Islands (1 BP)
Summary[4]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)
9 July 2013
13:00
Solomon Islands  12–39  Cook Islands (1 BP)
Summary[5]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kaveni Talemaivalagi (Fiji)
9 July 2013
15:15
(1 BP) Papua New Guinea  39–32  Tahiti (2 BP)
Summary[6]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
13 July 2013
13:00
Solomon Islands  23–22  Tahiti (1 BP)
Summary[7]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: James Bolabiu (Fiji)
13 July 2013
15:15
(2 BP) Papua New Guinea  31–37  Cook Islands (1 BP)
Summary[8]
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sam Tuidraki (Fiji)

See also

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Oceania qualifying to kick off in PNG". RWC 2015. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
  2. ↑ 2013 Oceania Cup Points Table FORU
  3. ↑ "Cook Islands vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "PNG vs Solomon Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Solomon Islands vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "PNG vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Solomons vs Tahiti match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "PNG vs Cook Islands match stats". IRB. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014.
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