Number of teams 5 Winner Papua New Guinea Points scored 156 (31.2 per match) | Host country Papua New Guinea Matches played 5 | |
Attendance 37,261 (7,452 per match) | ||
The 2009 Pacific Cup, known as the 2009 SP Brewery Pacific Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league competition held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The competing teams were the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Tonga.
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Tonga, Fiji and PNG had their places in the draw confirmed initially, with the Cook Islands defeating Samoa in a Pacific Cup qualifier in Cairns on 17 October 2009 to decide which team took the final place in the tournament.
The four Pacific Cup matches were played at Lloyd Robson Oval on 24–25 October and 31 October. The Pacific Cup final was played on 1 November 2009 between Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands. By winning the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea won the right to compete in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
Brian Canavan was appointed as tournament director by the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).
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The Pacific Cup was shown in the UK, Australia, and throughout the Pacific.
Mate Ma'a Tonga
Tonga played a Pacific Cup warm up match against New Zealand. New Zealand defeated Tonga 40-24 in what was a strong performance by the Tongans as they prepared for their Pacific Cup opener against Papua New Guinea.
Cook Islands
Coach: David Fairleigh (Parramatta Eels)
Toa Samoa
Coach: Willie Poching (Leeds Rhinos)
Papua New Guinea Kumuls
Coach: Adrian Lam (Sydney Roosters)
Fiji Bati
Coach: Terry Gilogely