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2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup

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Countries
  
Fiji  Samoa  Tonga

Date
  
11–25 June 2016

Matches played
  
2

Tournament format(s)
  
Round-robin

Teams
  
3

Tries scored
  
8 (4 per match)

The 2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup is the eleventh edition of the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup (formerly known as the IRB Pacific Nations Cup), an annual international rugby union tournament. The 2016 title is being contested among the Pacific tier two nations of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Canada, Japan and the United States are not participating in the tournament for 2016 and 2017 due the 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying format – the top two teams on aggregate across the two years qualify for Japan 2019. Canada, Japan and the United States will return to the tournament in 2018.

Contents

Fixtures

The full match schedule was announced on 19 February 2015.

Round 1

Notes:

  • Naulia Dawai, Patrick Osborne, Eremasi Radrodro, Savenaca Tabakanalagi, Samisoni Viriviri and Serupepeli Vularika (all Fiji) and Sione Anga’aelangi, Sione Faletau, Kali Hala, Daniel Kilioni, Apakuki Ma’afu, Fusi Malimali, Sione Tau and Nafi Tuitavake (all Tonga) made their international debuts.
  • Referee Nigel Owens refereed his 71st game, surpassing Jonathan Kaplan's 70-games refereed record set in 2013.

    • Round 2

    Notes:

  • Eroni Vasiteri (Fiji) and Greg Foe (Samoa) made their international debuts.

    • Round 3

    Notes:

  • Martin Naufahu (Tonga) made his international debut.

    • Squads

    Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 11 June 2016 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.

    Fiji

    On 20 May, Head Coach John McKee announced a 28-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test against Georgia.

    On 7 June, Samisoni Viriviri joined the squad.

    Winger Adriu Delai and lock Savenaca Tabakanalagi were late additions to the squad ahead of the Tongan fixture on 11 June.

    Samoa

    On 10 May, Head Coach Alama Ieremia announced a 40-man extended squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test against Georgia.

    Tonga

    On 3 June, head coach Toutai Kefu announced a 28-man squad ahead of Tonga's June test against Georgia and the Pacific Nations Cup.

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

    References

    2016 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup Wikipedia
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