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{{Infobox European Rugby Cup season
| name                = 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations
| image               = Pacific5nations.png
| imagesize           = 
| caption             = The logo of the 2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations
| countries           = {{ru|FIJ}}<br>{{ru|JPN}}<br>{{ruA|NZL}}<br>{{ru|SAM}}<br>{{ru|TGA}}
| tournament format   = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
| date                = 3 June - 1 July 2006
| teams               = 5
| matches             = 10
| attendance          = {{#expr: 25000 + 8100 + 5100 + 3582 + 4200 + 0<!-- Double header, do not count twice--> + 3500 + 7000 + 5172 + 5263 }}
| tries               = 67
| top point scorer    = [[James Gopperth]] ([[Junior All Blacks]])<br>(47 points)
| top try scorer      = [[Anthony Tuitavake]] ([[Junior All Blacks]])<br>(4 tries)
| venue               = 
| attendance2         = 
| champions           = {{ruA|NZL}}
| count               = 1
| runner-up           = {{Ru|SAM}}
| website             = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121228005511/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/fixturesresults/index.html IRB Pacific Nations Cup]
| previous year       =
| previous tournament =
| next year           = 2007
| next tournament     = 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
}}
[[File:Japan v Tonga at Kitakyushu.JPG|thumb|Japan playing Tonga at [[Honjo stadium]] on 4 June 2006]]

The '''2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations''' was the inaugural [[IRB Pacific 5 Nations]] [[rugby union]] competition held between five [[Pacific Rim]] sides; [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]], [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]], [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]], [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] and the [[Junior All Blacks]] (New Zealand's second XV). The inaugural tournament kicked off on 3 June 2006 with the Junior All Blacks proclaimed the winner after their 38–8 defeat of Japan on 24 June 2006.

Australia was invited to take part but decided against sending a team as they wanted to focus on their domestic competition. However, Australia hosted two games, and [[Australian Rugby Union]] CEO Gary Flowers stated that Australia was keen to participate in the tournament from 2007 onwards. On 18 October 2006, it was announced that they would send their second XV. For this reason, the inaugural tournament was the only one to be known as the "Pacific 5 Nations", and from 2007 the competition was known as the [[Pacific Nations Cup]].

==Point system==
The tournament is a round-robin of ten games, where each team plays one match against each of the other teams. There are four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat. There are 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.

==Table==
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|style="border:0px"|'''2006 IRB Pacific 5 Nations'''
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!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="195"|Team
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Played
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Won
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Drawn
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Lost
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Points For
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Points Against
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Points Difference
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Tries For
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Tries Against
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Try Bonus
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Losing Bonus
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20" |Points
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|Pos||Team                 || P || W || D || L ||  PF ||  PA ||  PD  || TF || TA || TB || LB || Pts
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|- bgcolor=#D0F0C0 align=center
|1||align=left|{{RuA|NZL}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 167 ||  47 || +120 || 22 ||  6 ||  4 ||  0 || '''20'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center
|2||align=left|{{Ru|SAM}}  || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 121 ||  88 ||  +33 || 18 ||  9 ||  2 ||  1 || '''11'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center
|3||align=left|{{Ru|FIJ}}  || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 ||  92 ||  94 ||   -2 || 10 || 12 ||  1 ||  1 || '''10'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center
|4||align=left|{{Ru|TGA}}  || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 ||  91 || 113 ||  -22 || 12 || 13 ||  1 ||  0 || '''9'''
|- bgcolor=#ffffff align=center
|5||align=left|{{Ru|JPN}}  || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 ||  48 || 177 || -129 ||  4 || 26 ||  0 ||  0 || '''0'''
|-|align=left|
|colspan="14" style="border:0px"| <small>Source : [https://web.archive.org/web/20130128134433/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=278707.html#samoa+fiji+sign+p5n+style irb.com]<br><br>'''Points breakdown:'''<br>*4 points for a win<br>*2 points for a draw<br>*1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less<br>*1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match</small>
|}

==Results==
;All kick off times are local.

===Round 1===
{{Rugbybox
|date=3 June 2006
|time=15:00 ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{Ru-rt|FIJ}}
|score=17 &ndash; 35
|away={{RuA|NZL}}
|try1=[[Aca Ratuva|A. Ratuva]]<br>[[Rupeni Caucaunibuca|Caucaunibuca]]
|con1=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2)
|pen1=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]]
|drop1=
|try2=[[Nick Williams (rugby union)|Williams]]<br>[[Josh Blackie|Blackie]]<br>[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]]<br>[[Johnny Leo'o|Leo'o]]
|con2=[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]] (2)<br>[[Stephen Donald|Donald]]
|pen2=[[Stephen Donald|Donald]] (2)<br>[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[ANZ National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|attendance=25,000
|referee=[[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=4 June 2006
|time=15:00 [[Time in Japan|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|home={{Ru-rt|JPN}}
|score=16 &ndash; 57
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25193.html Report]
|away={{Ru|TGA}}
|try1=[[Nataniela Oto|Oto]]
|con1=[[Shotaro Onishi|Onishi]]
|pen1=[[Shotaro Onishi|Onishi]] (3)
|drop1=
|try2=[[Tevita Fifita (rugby union)|Fifita]] (2)<br>[[Lotu Filipine|Filipine]]<br>[[Chris Hala'ufia|Hala'ufia]]<br>[[Paino Hehea|Hehea]]<br>[[Tevita Tuʻifua|Tuʻifua]]<br>[[Sione Tuʻipulotu|Tuʻipulotu]]<br>[[Tevita Vaikona|Vaikona]]
|con2=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]] (3)<br>[[Josh Taumalolo|J. Taumalolo]]
|pen2=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]] (2)<br>[[Josh Taumalolo|J. Taumalolo]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Honjo Stadium]], [[Kitakyushu]]
|attendance=8,100
|referee=[[Bryce Lawrence]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]]) }}
----

===Round 2===
{{Rugbybox
|date=9 June 2006
|time=20:00 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{RuA-rt|NZL}}
|score=56 &ndash; 12
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25200.html Report]
|away={{Ru|SAM}}
|try1=[[Nick Williams (rugby union)|N. Williams]] (2)<br>[[Kevin Senio|Senio]]<br>[[John Schwalger|J. Schwalger]]<br>[[Ben Atiga|Atiga]]<br>[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]]<br>[[Viliame Waqaseduadua|Waqaseduadua]]
|con1=[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (6)
|pen1=[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (3)
|drop1=
|try2=[[John Senio|Senio]]<br>[[Isaac Fe'aunati|Fe'aunati]]
|con2=[[Douglas Sanft|Sanft]]
|pen2=
|drop2=
|stadium=[[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]]
|attendance=5,100
|referee=[[Marius Jonker]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=10 June 2006
|time=19:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]])
|home={{Ru-rt|TGA}}
|score=24 &ndash; 23
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25206.html Report]
|away={{Ru|FIJ}}
|try1=[[Suka Hufanga|Hufanga]]<br>[[Tevita Vaikona|Vaikona]]<br>[[Aleki Lutui|Lutui]]
|con1=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]] (3)
|pen1=
|drop1=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]]
|try2=[[Kameli Ratuvou|Ratuvou]]<br>[[Mosese Luveitasau|Luveitasau]]
|con2=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2)
|pen2=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (3)
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium]], [[Gosford]]
|attendance=3,582
|referee=[[Craig Joubert]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]]) }}
----

===Round 3===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128135730/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=278719.html#junior+all+blacks+show+ominous+signs IRB Reports]

{{Rugbybox
|date=17 June 2006
|time=14:00 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{Ru-rt|SAM}}
|score=53 &ndash; 9
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25223.html Report]
|away={{Ru|JPN}}
|try1=[[Lome Fa'atau|Fa'atau]]<br>[[Daniel Farani|Farani]]<br>[[Anitelea Tuilagi|Tuilagi]]<br>[[Timoteo Iosua|Iosua]] (2)<br>[[Brian Lima|Lima]]<br>[[John Senio|Senio]] (2)
|con1=[[Tanner Vili|Vili]] (4)<br>[[Douglas Sanft|Sanft]]
|pen1=[[Tanner Vili|Vili]]
|drop1=
|try2=
|con2=
|pen2=[[Eiji Ando|Ando]] (2)
|drop2=[[Eiji Ando|Ando]]
|stadium=[[Yarrow Stadium]], [[New Plymouth]]
|attendance=4,200
|referee=[[Matt Goddard]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=17 June 2006
|time=16:30 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{RuA-rt|NZL}}
|score=38 &ndash; 10
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25224.html Report]
|away={{Ru|TGA}}
|try1=[[Anthony Tuitavake|Tuitavake]]<br>[[Viliame Waqaseduadua|Waqaseduadua]]<br>[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (2)<br>[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|con1=[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]]<br>[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|pen1=[[Jimmy Gopperth|Gopperth]] (3)
|drop1=
|try2=[[Aleki Lutui|Lutui]]
|con2=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]]
|pen2=[[Pierre Hola|Hola]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Yarrow Stadium]], [[New Plymouth]]
|attendance=4,200
|referee=[[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}
----

===Round 4===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128133459/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=278727.html#junior+all+blacks+pacific+nations+champions IRB Reports]

{{Rugbybox
|date=24 June 2006
|time=14:30 [[Time in New Zealand|NZST]] ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{RuA-rt|NZL}}
|score=38 &ndash; 8
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25230.html Report]
|away={{Ru|JPN}}
|try1=[[Anthony Tuitavake|Tuitavake]] (3)<br>[[Caleb Ralph|Ralph]] (2)<br>[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]]
|con1=[[Cameron McIntyre|McIntyre]] (4)
|pen1=
|drop1=
|try2=[[Takashi Miyake|Miyake]]
|con2=
|pen2=[[Wataru Ikeda|Ikeda]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Carisbrook]], [[Dunedin]]
|attendance=3,500
|referee=[[Christophe Berdos]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=24 June 2006
|time=15:00 ([[UTC+12]])
|home={{Ru-rt|FIJ}}
|score=23 &ndash; 20
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25231.html Report]
|away={{Ru|SAM}}
|try1=[[Norman Ligairi|Ligairi]] (2)
|con1=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2)
|pen1=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (3)
|drop1=
|try2=[[Daniel Farani|Farani]]<br>[[Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu|Fuimaono-Sapolu]]<br>[[Semo Sititi|Sititi]]
|con2=[[Loki Crichton|Crichton]]
|pen2=[[Loki Crichton|Crichton]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[ANZ National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|attendance=7,000
|referee=[[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}
----

===Round 5===
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130128134433/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/news/newsid=278707.html#samoa+fiji+sign+p5n+style IRB Reports]

{{Rugbybox
|date=1 July 2006
|time=19:30 [[Time in Australia|AEST]] ([[UTC+10]])
|home={{Ru-rt|TGA}}
|score=0 &ndash; 36
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25243.html Report]
|away={{Ru|SAM}}
|try1=
|con1=
|pen1=
|drop1=
|try2=[[Anitelea Tuilagi|An. Tuilagi]] (2)<br>[[Mahonri Schwalger|M. Schwalger]]<br>[[Census Johnston|C. Johnston]]<br>[[Lome Fa'atau|Fa'atau]]
|con2=[[Loki Crichton|Crichton]] (4)
|pen2=[[Loki Crichton|Crichton]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Bluetongue Central Coast Stadium]], [[Gosford]]
|attendance=5,172
|referee=[[Christophe Berdos]] ([[French Rugby Federation|France]]) }}
----
{{Rugbybox
|date=1 July 2006
|time=19:00 [[Time in Japan|JST]] ([[UTC+09]])
|home={{Ru-rt|JPN}}
|score=15 &ndash; 29
|report=[http://www.espnscrum.com/pacificnationscup/rugby/match/25242.html Report]<ref>IRB and scrum.com reports disagree on scorers.  IRB data used.</ref>
|away={{Ru|FIJ}}
|try1=[[Keiji Takei|Takei]]<br>[[Philip O'Reilly (rugby union)|O'Reilly]]
|con1=[[Eiji Ando|Ando]]
|pen1=[[Eiji Ando|Ando]]
|drop1=
|try2=[[Kameli Ratuvou|Ratuvou]]<br>[[Sekove Leawere|Leawere]]<br>[[Alifereti Doviverata|Doviverata]]<br>[[Akapusi Qera|Qera]]
|con2=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]] (2)<br>[[Epeli Ruivadra|Ruivadra]]
|pen2=[[Seremaia Bai|Bai]]
|drop2=
|stadium=[[Nagai Stadium]], [[Osaka]]
|attendance=5,263 
|referee= [[Wayne Barnes]] ([[Rugby Football Union|England]]) }}

==Top scorers==

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===Top points scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Points
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  1 || [[James Gopperth]]      || {{ruA|NZL}} || rowspan=1 align=center | 47 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  2 || [[Seremaia Bai]] || {{ru|FIJ}}  || rowspan=1 align=center | 40 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  3 || [[Cameron McIntyre]]    || {{ruA|NZL}} || rowspan=1 align=center | 32 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  4 || [[Pierre Hola]]         || {{ru|TGA}}  || rowspan=1 align=center | 31 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  5 || [[Anthony Tuitavake]]   || {{ruA|NZL}} || rowspan=1 align=center | 20 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  6 || [[Loki Crichton]]       || {{ru|SAM}}  || rowspan=1 align=center | 16 
|-
| rowspan=3 align=center |  7 || [[John Senio]]          || {{ru|SAM}}  || rowspan=3 align=center | 15 
|-
|                                [[Anitele'a Tuilagi]]   || {{ru|SAM}}  
|-
|                                [[Nick Williams (rugby union)|Nick Williams]]       || {{ruA|NZL}}
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center | 10 || [[Eiji Ando]]           || {{ru|JPN}}  || rowspan=1 align=center | 14 
|}
<small>'''Source:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104610/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/statistics/playerStatistics.html irb.com]</small>
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===Top try scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!Player
!Team
!Tries
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  1 || [[Anthony Tuitavake]]           || {{ruA|NZL}} || rowspan=1 align=center | 4 
|-
| rowspan=5 align=center |  2 || [[James Gopperth]]              || {{ruA|NZL}} || rowspan=5 align=center | 3 
|-
|                                [[Cameron McIntyre]]            || {{ruA|NZL}} 
|-
|                                [[John Senio]]                  || {{ru|SAM}}  
|-
|                                [[Anitele'a Tuilagi]]           || {{ru|SAM}}  
|-
|                                [[Nick Williams (rugby union)|Nick Williams]]               || {{ruA|NZL}} 
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center |  7 || ''10 players''                  ||             || rowspan=1 align=center | 2
|-
| rowspan=1 align=center | 17 || ''27 players'', [[Try (rugby)|Penalty try]] ||             || rowspan=1 align=center | 1
|}
<small>'''Source:''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140202104610/http://www.irb.com/pacificnationscup/statistics/playerStatistics.html irb.com]</small>
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== See also ==
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[2006 IRB Nations Cup]]
*[[Pacific Tri-Nations]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311015204/http://www.irb.com/EN/Tournaments+and+Events/Pacific+5+Nations/060609+DR+P5N+R2.htm Junior All Blacks and Tonga continue winning ways], IRB official website, 10 June 2006

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