1990 Pacific Cup

1990 (1990) Pacific Cup  ()
Number of teams8
Host country Tonga
Winner Western Samoa (1st title)
Matches played15
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The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final.

Squads

  • The Australian Aborigines squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs.
  • The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.[1]
  • The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.[1]
  • Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.

Results

Group A

Team Pld W D L Pts
1  NZ Māori 3 3 0 0 6
2 Australian Aborigines 3 2 0 1 4
3  Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 2
4 Friendly Islands 3 0 0 3 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L Pts
1  Western Samoa 3 3 0 0 6
2  Tonga 3 2 0 1 4
3  Tokelau 3 1 0 2 2
4  Niue 3 0 0 3 0
1990
Tokelau  26 – 16  Niue
1990
Western Samoa  42 – 8  Tonga
1990
Western Samoa  66 – 8  Tokelau
1990
Tonga  58 – 4  Niue
1990
Western Samoa  52 – 2  Niue
1990
Tonga  26 – 10  Tokelau

Finals

Semifinals Finals
      
1  NZ Māori 32
2  Tonga 20
 NZ Māori 18
 Western Samoa 26
1  Western Samoa 26
2 Australian Aboriginies 22

Semi-finals

1990
NZ Māori  32 – 20  Tonga

Final

31 October 1990
Western Samoa  26 – 18  NZ Māori

References

  1. ^ a b John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.

External links

  • International Competitions 1990 The Vault
  • Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project
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