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2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

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Tournament format(s)
  
Teams
  
5

Date
  
25 May - 23 June 2013

Matches played
  
10

2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup

Countries
  
Canada Fiji Japan Tonga United States

Attendance
  
40,212 (4,021 per match)

The 2013 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between five national sides in the Pacific Region: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Tonga, and USA.

Contents

Samoa were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2012 competition but took the year off to compete in a tournament with South Africa, Scotland and Italy in the South African Quadrangular Tournament. Meanwhile, with the demise of the Churchill Cup, Canada and United States joined this competition for the first time.

The tournament ran from 25 May to 23 June 2013. Five of the matches were held in Japan, three in Canada, one in the U.S., and one in Fiji.

As with previous years, the tournament was a round-robin where each team played each of the other teams once. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.

Week 2

Man of the Match:
Nemani Nadolo (Fiji)

Touch judges:
Sam Tuidraki
Mikea Rokodrakia

Canada

Canada's 44-man squad for their Summer 2013 games, including the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the June international against Ireland, and the two Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs the United States.

Head Coach: Kieran Crowley

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

References

2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup Wikipedia


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