1975 Pacific Cup

1975 (1975) Pacific Cup  ()
Number of teams4
Host country PNG
Winner Māori (1st title)
Matches played7
Tournaments
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The 1975 Pacific Cup was the first edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Papua New Guinea and eventually won by the New Zealand Māori side, who defeated the hosts 38-13 in the final.

Background

The 1975 Pacific Cup was initiated by the New South Wales Rugby League. The tournament involved two Australian state sides as well as Papua New Guinea, who did not yet have Test match status, and the New Zealand Māori.[1]

The Northern Territory were invited to participate, but had to drop out after Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.[2]

Squads

  • Coached by Tom Newton, the New Zealand Māori squad included Paul Matete, John Wilson, Fred Ah Kuoi, John Smith, Rick Muru, Dane Sorensen, Dennis Key, Ian Bell and captain Richard Bolton.[1] The Māori side played a warm up game before the competition began, defeating Group 19 12-11 in Tweed Heads.

Results

Team Pld W D L Pts
1  Māori 3 3 0 0 6
2  Papua New Guinea 3 2 0 1 4
3 Western Australia Western Australia 3 1 0 2 2
4 Victoria (state) Victoria 3 0 0 3 0

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Final

References

  1. ^ a b John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 191–193. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  2. ^ International Competitions 1975 The Vault
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