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{{short description|Annual rugby union football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox rugby league cup
| title          = Pacific Rugby Cup
| current_season = 2024 World Rugby Pacific Challenge
| logo           = World_Rugby_Pacific_Challenge_logo.png
| pixels         = 185px
| caption        = <!--Pacific Rugby Union logo-->
| sport          = [[Rugby union football]]
| founded        = 2006 
| teams          = 4
| country        = {{ruA|Fiji|name=Fiji|noflag=1}}
<br> {{ruA|Japan|name=Japan|noflag=1}} <br> {{ruA|Samoa|name=Samoa|noflag=1}} <br> {{ruA|Tonga|name=Tonga|noflag=1}}
| champion       = [[Fiji Warriors]] <span style="font-size:90%;"><!--([[2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2020]])-->(2023)</span>
| season         = <!-- do not use -->
| most_champs    = [[Fiji Warriors]] <span style="font-size:90%;">(10 titles)</span>
| website        = 
| ceo            = 
| TV             = 
| related_comps  = [[World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup|Pacific Nations Cup]]
}}

The '''World Rugby Pacific Challenge''', formerly the '''IRB Pacific Rugby Cup''', is an annual [[rugby union football]] tournament held in [[Oceania]] since 2006. It is contested by national 'A' teams (formed from the best locally based players, with most not already on their nations' senior rugby team) from the Asia-Pacific region. The tournament is run by [[World Rugby]] (previously IRB) through [[Oceania Rugby]].

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[[Image:Savaii.jpg|260px|right|thumbnail|The [[Fiji Warriors]] (in white) taking on 2006 champions [[Savaii Samoa]] (navy blue) in 2007]]
The original IRB Pacific Rugby Cup featured two teams from each of the three Pacific Island countries of [[Rugby union in Fiji|Fiji]], [[Rugby union in Samoa|Samoa]] and [[Rugby union in Tonga|Tonga]]. The competition followed the completion of Fiji's [[Colonial Cup (rugby union)|Colonial Cup]], Samoa's [[Samoa National Provincial Championship|National Provincial Championship]] and Tonga's [[Datec Cup Provincial Championship|Provincial Championship]] and provided player development pathway leading into the IRB [[Pacific Nations Cup]].

Since 2011, the tournament has been contested by national 'A' sides, although some matches also featured teams from [[Super Rugby]] academies in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]]. Teams from [[Japan]], Argentina and Canada have also joined the tournament to compete with the three Pacific Island countries.

==Teams==
The competing national 'A' teams as of the 2018 season <!--are--> were:
*{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]] 
*{{ruA|JPN}}
*{{ruA|SAM}} 
*{{ruA|TGA}}

==Overall==
Summary of all Pacific Challenge winners and runners-up, for tournaments up to and including 2020:
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===By team===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin-left: 15px; width:95%;"
|-
!style="width:9.2em; padding:1px;"|Team
!style="width:6.2em; padding:1px;"|Tournament<br/>wins
!style="width:6.0em; padding:1px;"|Runner-up<br/>placings
!style="width:6.0em; padding:1px;"|Seasons<br/>contested
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]}} ||10 || 3 || 16
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Pampas XV]]}}   || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|SAM}} [[Upolu Samoa]]}} || 1 || 2 || 5
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|TON}} [[Tautahi Gold]]}} || 1 || 0 || 5
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|SAM}} [[Savaii Samoa]]}} || 1 || 0 || 5
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{ruA|Samoa}}}} || 0 || 5 || 11
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Junior Japan]]}} || 1 || 3  || 9
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|TON}} [[Tau'uta Reds]]}} || 0 || 1 || 6
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Barbarians]]}} || 0 || 1 || 5
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Queensland Reds#A|Qld Reds A]]}} || 0 || 1  || 1
|-
! Total !! 16 !! 16 !! 16
|}
{{col-float-break|nextcol=50%}}
===By country===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 5px; width:95%;"
|-
!style="width:7.2em; padding:1px;"|Country
!style="width:6.2em; padding:1px;"|Tournament<br/>wins
!style="width:6.0em; padding:1px;"|Runner-up<br/>placings
!style="width:6.0em; padding:1px;"|Seasons<br/>contested
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|FIJ}}}} || 10 || 4 || 16
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|SAM}}}} || 2 || 7 || 16
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|ARG}}}} || 2 || 0 || 2
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|JPN}}}} || 1 || 3 || 9
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|TON}}}} || 1 || 1 || 16
|-
|align=left | {{nowrap|{{runionflag|AUS}}}} || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
! Total !! 16 !! 16 !! 16
|}
{{col-float-end}}

==History==

=== Pacific Island tournament: 2006 to 2010 ===
[[Image:Pacific Rugby Cup logo.png|120px|thumbnail|{{nowrap|Logo 2006–2014}}]]
The Pacific Rugby Cup initially featured six representative teams, two from each Pacific Island country:

:{|style= "table-layout:fixed; width=95%; margin-top:0;margin-left:0; border-width:1px;border-style:none ;border-color:#ddd; padding:0px; vertical-align:top;"
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Fijian teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Fiji Warriors]] 
 | [[Fiji Barbarians]]
 }}
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Samoan teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Upolu Samoa]]
 | [[Savaii Samoa]] 
 }}
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Tongan teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Tau'uta Reds]]
 | [[Tautahi Gold]]
 }}
|}

The format was a single [[round-robin tournament]] with the top-placed team hosting a final against the second-placed to decide the title. The Fiji Warriors won the competition twice, the Samoan teams won the Cup once each, and Tautahi Gold also claimed the title once for Tonga.<ref name = foru-prc/>

=== Pacific Australasian series: 2011 to 2014 ===
From 2011, the three Pacific Island countries were represented by their national 'A' teams. They were joined by Japan's national 'A' team, [[Junior Japan]], as the fourth core team in 2013. The itinerary included tour matches against [[Super Rugby]] academy opposition from Australia and New Zealand and included the following sides:{{ref label|P-2013|A}}{{ref label|P-2012-13|B}}

:{|style= "table-layout:fixed; width=95%; margin-top:0;margin-left:0; border-width:1px;border-style:none ;border-color:#ddd; padding:0px; vertical-align:top;"
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Pacific Cup teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Fiji Warriors]] 
 | {{nrut|Samoa A}} 
 | {{nrut|Tonga A}}
 | [[Junior Japan]]
 }}
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Australian teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 |[[Brumbies#A|ACT A]]
 |[[NSW Waratahs#A|NSW A]]
 |[[Queensland Reds#A|Reds A]]
 |[[Western Force#A|Force A]]
 |[[Melbourne Rebels#A|Rebel Rising]]
 |[[Australian Rugby#Academy|Brisbane Academy]]
 |[[Australian Rugby#Academy|Sydney Academy]]
 }}
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''New Zealand teams: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 |[[Chiefs (rugby union)#A|Chiefs Dev XV]]
 |[[Crusaders (rugby union)#A|Crusaders Knights]] 
 |[[Hurricanes (rugby union)#A|Hurricanes Dev XV]]
 |[[Blues (Super Rugby)#A|Blues Dev XV]]
 |[[Highlanders (rugby union)#A|Highlanders Dev XV]]
 }}
|}
The tournament was split into three stages with the core Pacific Cup teams playing Super Rugby academies in the first two stages in Australia and New Zealand, respectively.<ref name= draw-2012/> In the third stage, the Pacific Cup teams played each other in a single round robin, home or away, to decide the title.{{ref label|Cancelled|C}} No finals were played and the team finishing on top of the combined table after all stages was the tournament winner.<ref name= irb-2012/> The Fiji Warriors won all three tournaments from 2011 to 2013.<ref name = foru-2011/><ref name = foru-2012/><ref name = foru-2013/>

The format was expanded again in 2014 with Argentina's [[Pampas XV]] and four Australian academy teams joining the competition as core teams competing with the Pacific A sides.<ref name = gagr-2014/> The New Zealand development teams did not participate in 2014 and the tournament was held entirely in Australia. Two pools were formed as follows:

:{|style= "table-layout:fixed; width=95%; margin-top:0;margin-left:0; border-width:1px;border-style:none ;border-color:#ddd; padding:0px; vertical-align:top;"
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Pool A: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Fiji Warriors]] 
 | [[Western Force#A|Force A]]
 | [[Queensland Reds#A|Reds A]]
 | [[Junior Japan]]
 }}
|-
| valign=top | {{nowrap|'''''Pool B: '''''{{pad|0.2em}}}}
|{{hlist
 | [[Brumbies#A|ACT A]]
 | [[NSW Waratahs#A|NSW Gen Blue]]
 | [[Pampas XV]]
 | {{nrut|Samoa A}} 
 | {{nrut|Tonga A}}
 }}
|}

A single round robin was played in each pool with the top ranked sides from each playing in the final. The Pampas XV defeated Reds A in the final held in Sydney to win the title. Fiji Warriors defeated Samoa A in the play-off for third place.<ref name = foru-2014/>

===Pacific Challenge: 2015 onward===
The Pacific Rugby Cup was restyled as the "Pacific Challenge" in 2015 and held in Fiji. It returned to a being a tournament solely for national 'A' teams, with {{nrut|Canada A}} replacing the Australian academy teams. 

The [[Pampas XV]] won again in 2015 but were replaced by [[Junior Japan]] for the following season. The [[Fiji Warriors]] won the next four tournaments at home before their dominance was broken by [[Junior Japan]] defeating them at [[Suva]] to take the 2020 Pacific Challenge title.<ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Japan end Fiji Warriors' dominance at Pacific Challenge |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/567284/junior-japan-end-fiji-warriors-dominance-at-pacific-challenge |website=World Rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317181038/https://www.world.rugby/news/567284?lang=en |archive-date=17 March 2020 |date=14 March 2020}}</ref> 

After a two-year hiatus due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the tournament returned to [[Apia Park]], Samoa in 2023.<ref name=sgn-2023>{{cite web |title=Samoa to host World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2023 |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/samoa-to-host-world-rugby-pacific-challenge-2023/ |website=Samoa Global News |date=31 March 2023}}</ref>

;'''Notes'''
<div style="font-size:90%;">
:{{note label|P-2013|A}} Japan A, Force A, Rebel Rising, and the Brisbane and Sydney Academies joined in 2013.
:{{note label|P-2012-13|B}} The Blues and Highlanders development teams featured in 2012 and 2013.
:{{note label|Cancelled|C}} The Pacific stage was cancelled in 2013 to allow Fiji, Samoa and Tonga to maximise preparations for the end-of-year tours.<ref name= ft-2013>[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=244067 IRB cancels Pacific leg]. Fiji Times, 29 August 2013.</ref>
</div>

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |# of<br/>Teams
! colspan=3|Final{{pad|1em}}
! rowspan="2" |Venue
|-
! Winner
! Score
! Runner-up
|-
|align=center| [[2006 Pacific Rugby Cup|2006]]
|align=center| 6
|{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Savaii Samoa]]
|align=center| 10–5
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
| [[Marist Stadium|Marist Grounds]], [[Apia, Samoa|Apia]]
|-
|align=center| [[2007 Pacific Rugby Cup|2007]]
|align=center| 6
|{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Upolu Samoa]]
|align=center| 35–15
|{{flagicon|TGA}} [[Tau'uta Reds]]
| [[Teufaiva Stadium]], [[Nukuʻalofa]]
|- 
|align=center| [[2008 Pacific Rugby Cup|2008]]
|align=center| 6
|{{flagicon|TGA}} [[Tautahi Gold]]
|align=center| 11–3
|{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Upolu Samoa]]
| [[Apia Park]], [[Apia, Samoa|Apia]]
|-
|align=center| [[2009 Pacific Rugby Cup|2009]]
|align=center| 6
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center| 19–7
|{{flagicon|SAM}} [[Upolu Samoa]]
| [[Apia Park]], [[Apia, Samoa|Apia]]
|-
|align=center| [[2010 Pacific Rugby Cup|2010]]
|align=center| 6
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center| 26–17
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Barbarians]]
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2011 Pacific Rugby Cup|2011]]
|align=center|3 <!-- <br/> <small>''+8 other''</small> -->
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Samoa}}
| various
|-
|align=center| [[2012 Pacific Rugby Cup|2012]]
|align=center| 3 <!-- <br/> <small>''+9 other''</small> -->
|{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Samoa}}
| various
|-
|align=center| [[2013 Pacific Rugby Cup|2013]]
|align=center|4 <!-- <br/> <small>''+9 other''</small> -->
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Samoa}}
| various
|-
|align=center| [[2014 Pacific Rugby Cup|2014]]
|align=center| 9 <!-- <br/> <small>''+2 other''</small> -->
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pampas XV]]
|align=center| 36–21
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Queensland Reds#A|Queensland&nbsp;A]]
| [[TG Millner Field]], [[Sydney]]
|-
|align=center| [[2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2015]]
|align=center|6 
| {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Pampas XV]]
|align=center| 17–9
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2016]]
|align=center|4 
|  {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center| 36–0
| {{ruA|Samoa}}
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2017]]
|align=center|4 
|  {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Japan}}
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2018 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2018]]
|align=center|4 
|  {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Japan}}
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2019 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2019]]
|align=center|4 
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Japan}}
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|-
|align=center| [[2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2020]]
|align=center|4 
| {{ruA|Japan}}
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]] 
| [[National Stadium (Suva)|National Stadium]], [[Suva]]
|- 
|colspan=6 style="text-align:center;"| ''Not contested 2021–2022''
|-
|align=center| [[2023 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2023]]
|align=center|4
|  {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{ruA|Samoa}}
| [[Apia Park]], [[Apia]]
|-
|align=center| [[2024 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2024]]
|align=center|4
|  {{ruA|Japan}}
|align=center style="line-height:102%; font-size:87%; color:#555;" |round<br />robin 
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Fiji Warriors]]
| [[Apia Park]], [[Apia]]
|}

==Tournaments==
Teams listed are those that qualified for the Pacific Rugby Cup final matches (for seasons without a final, the core teams are shown). Results of the final matches are written so that the score of the team in each row is mentioned first. 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="border:0px" | Legend
|-
| style="height:10px; width:5%; background:#d0ffd0;" |
| style="width:30%;" |  <small>Pacific Rugby Cup winner.</small>
| rowspan="2" style="width:5%; |
| rowspan="2" style="width:60%; | <small>Pos = Log Position, P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Diff = Points Difference, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, BP = Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points, Refs = References</small>
|-
| style="height:10px;" | {{dagger}}|| <small>Grand Final winner.</small>
|}

===Pacific Challenge: 2015 to 2020===
Contested by the national 'A' teams of Fiji, Japan, Samoa, and Tonga. Canada A along with Argentina's Pampas XV also competed in 2015.<ref name = mai-life-2015/>

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+  Pacific Rugby Challenge winner and runner-up
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 0.75em"|Duration
!rowspan=2|Pos
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 3.1em"|Team
!colspan=10|Pool matches
!colspan=1|Play-offs
!rowspan=2|Refs
|-
! style="width:20px;"|Pld
! style="width:20px;"|W
! style="width:20px;"|D
! style="width:20px;"|L
! style="width:20px;"|F
! style="width:20px;"|A
! style="width:25px;"|Diff
! style="width:20px;"|TB
! style="width:20px;"|LB
! style="width:20px;"|Pts
! style="padding:0 1em"| Final
|-
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[2020 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2020]]
|rowspan=2| 6 March<br/>to<br/>14 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Junior Japan]]
| 3|| 3||0 ||0 ||143||25||+118||2 ||0 ||14
| –
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=World Rugby Pacific Challenge - Standing |url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/standing-worldrugbypacificchallenge.html |website=It's Rugby |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607124152/http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/standing-worldrugbypacificchallenge.html |archive-date=7 June 2021 |date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|align=left|[[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 ||2 ||0 ||1 || 88 ||26|| +62 ||2 ||0 ||10
| –
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[2019 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2019]]
|rowspan=2| 8 March<br/>to<br/>16 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||170 ||54||+116 ||3 ||0 ||15
| –
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacific Challenge 2019 |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2019 |website=The Rugby Archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321121006/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|align=left|[[Junior Japan]]
| 3|| 2||0 ||1||94||97||−3 ||3 ||0 ||11
| –
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[2018 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2018]]
|rowspan=2| 9 March<br/>to<br/>17 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||118 ||31||+87 ||3 ||0 ||15
| –
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacific Challenge 2018 |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2018 |website=The Rugby Archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415124928/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2018 |archive-date=15 April 2018 |date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|align=left|[[Junior Japan]]
| 3|| 2||0 ||1||77||77||0 ||2 ||0 ||10
| –
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2017]]
|rowspan=2| 10 March<br/>to<br/>18 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||125 ||71||+54 ||2 ||0 ||15
| –
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=Pacific Challenge 2017 |url=http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2017 |website=The Rugby Archive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617194004/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=44&Stagione=2017 |archive-date=17 June 2017 |date=18 March 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|align=left|[[Junior Japan]]
| 3|| 2||0 ||1||92||103||−11 ||2 ||0 ||10
| –
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2016]]
|rowspan=2| 8 March<br/>to<br/>21 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Fiji Warriors]]{{dagger}}
| 3 ||3 ||0 ||0 ||134||34||+100 ||3 ||0 ||15
|36–0
|rowspan=2|<ref name = finals-2016>{{cite web 
 |date= 21 March 2016
 |title= Fiji Warriors crowned Pacific Challenge champions
 |website= World Rugby
 |access-date=24 March 2016
 |url= http://www.worldrugby.org/news/148209
 |url-status= live
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327025854/http://www.worldrugby.org/news/148209
 |archive-date= 27 March 2016 }}
</ref>
|-
| 2
|align=left|[[Samoa A national rugby union team|Samoa A]]
| 3||2 ||0 ||1||98||56 ||+42 ||2 ||0 ||10
|0–36
|- 
|rowspan=2| [[2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge|2015]]
|rowspan=2| 10 March<br/>to<br/>23 March
| 1A
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"|[[Pampas XV]]{{dagger}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 89 || 42 || +47 || 2 || 0 || 14
|17–9 
|rowspan=2|<ref name = final-2015>{{cite web 
 |date= 23 March 2015
 |title= Pacific Challenge 2015, match 12
 |publisher= World Rugby
 |url= http://www.worldrugby.org/match/21964
 }}
</ref>
|-
| 1B
|align=left|[[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 145 || 42 || +103 || 2 || 1 || 11
|9–17 
|}
:{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |{{pad|2.2em}}Competition rules
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>'''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<br/>'''Classification:'''<br/>Teams standings are calculated as follows:<br/>Most log points accumulated from all matches<br/>Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams<br/>Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches<br/>Most points scored accumulated from all matches</small>
|}

===Pacific Australasian series: 2011 to 2014===
Contested by the national 'A' teams of Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. Japan A joined as a core team in 2013. The core teams played against Super Rugby academy opposition from Australia and New Zealand before meeting each other in a single round robin to decide the title.<ref name= draw-2012/> No finals were played and team finishing on top of the table after all matches were completed was the tournament winner.<ref name= irb-2012/>

In 2014, Argentina's Pampas XV and four Australian Academy sides were added as core teams. Two pools were formed and a single round robin played in each. The top ranked sides in each pool played off in the final for the title and the second ranked teams played off for third place.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+  2011&ndash;2014 Pacific Rugby Cup finalists.{{efn|group=lower-greek|name=2011-13}}
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 0.75em"|Duration
!rowspan=2|Pos
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 3.1em"|Team
!colspan=10|Pool matches
!colspan=1|Play-offs
!rowspan=2|Refs
|-
<!--
! style="width:20px;"|Year
! style="padding:0 1.2em"|Duration
! style="width:20px;"|Pos
! align=left| Team {{pad|5em}}
-->
! style="width:20px;"|Pld
! style="width:20px;"|W
! style="width:20px;"|D
! style="width:20px;"|L
! style="width:20px;"|F
! style="width:20px;"|A
! style="width:25px;"|Diff
! style="width:20px;"|TB
! style="width:20px;"|LB
! style="width:20px;"|Pts
! style="padding:0 1em"|Final
|- 
|rowspan=4|[[2014 Pacific Rugby Cup|2014]]
|rowspan=4| 21 February<br/>to<br/>23 March
| 1B
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Pampas XV]]{{dagger}}
| 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 ||148 || 83 ||  65 || 3 || 0 || 19
| 36–21
|rowspan=4|<ref name = gagr-2014/><ref name = foru-2014/>
|-
| 1A
|align=left| [[Queensland Reds#A|Reds A]]
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 ||126 || 55 ||  71 || 2 || 1 || 11
| 21–36
|-
| 2A
|align=left| [[Fiji Warriors]]
| 3 || 2 || 0 || 1 ||154 || 59 ||  95 || 2 || 1 || 11
|{{nowrap|{{pad|0.5em}}54–21{{hsp}}{{efn|group=lower-greek|name=3rd |Play-off for third place.}}}}
|-
| 2B
|align=left| [[Tonga A national rugby union team|Tonga A]]
| 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 96 ||115 || -19 || 1 || 0 ||  9
|{{nowrap|{{pad|0.5em}}21–54{{hsp}}{{efn|group=lower-greek|name=3rd |Play-off for third place.}}}}
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=4|[[2013 Pacific Rugby Cup|2013]]
|rowspan=4| 1 March<br/>to<br/>7 April
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Fiji Warriors]]
| 6 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 118 || 155 || -37 || 2 || 0 || 14
| {{pad|0.7em}} – {{efn|group=lower-greek|name=2011-13}}
|rowspan=4|<ref name = foru-2013/>
|-
| 2
|align=left| [[Samoa A national rugby union team|Samoa A]]
| 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 134 || 198 || -64 || 1 || 1 || 10
| –
|-
| 3
|align=left| [[Junior Japan]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 140 || 361 ||-221 || 3 || 0 ||  3
| –
|-
| 4
|align=left| [[Tonga A national rugby union team|Tonga A]]
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 ||  73 || 306 ||-233 || 0 || 0 ||  0
| –
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2012 Pacific Rugby Cup|2012]]
|rowspan=3| 24 February<br/>to<br/>19 October
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Fiji Warriors]]
| 8 || 7 || 0 || 1 ||205 || 165 || 40 || 3 || 0 || 31
| {{pad|0.7em}} – {{efn|group=lower-greek|name=2011-13}}
|rowspan=3|<ref name = foru-2012/>
|-
| 2
|align=left| [[Samoa A national rugby union team|Samoa A]]
| 8 || 3 || 0 || 5 ||191 || 238 ||-47 || 0 || 1 || 13
| –
|-
| 3
|align=left| [[Tonga A national rugby union team|Tonga A]]
| 8 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 72 || 253 ||-181 || 0 || 0 || 6
| –
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2011 Pacific Rugby Cup|2011]]
|rowspan=3| 19 February<br/>to<br/>26 March
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Fiji Warriors]]
| 8 || 4 || 0 || 4 || 144 || 201 || -57 || 0 || 1 || 17
| {{pad|0.7em}} – {{efn|group=lower-greek|name=2011-13}}
|rowspan=3|<ref name = foru-2011/>
|-
| 2
|align=left| [[Samoa A national rugby union team|Samoa A]]
| 8 || 3 || 0 || 5 || 135 || 171 || -36 || 1 || 2 || 15
| –
|-
| 3
|align=left| [[Tonga A national rugby union team|Tonga A]]
| 8 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 133 || 233 ||-100 || 0 || 1 || 11
| –
|}
:{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |{{pad|2.2em}}Competition rules
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>'''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<br/>'''Classification:'''<br/>Teams standings are calculated as follows:<br/>Most log points accumulated from all matches<br/>Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams<br/>Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches<br/>Most points scored accumulated from all matches</small>
|}
[[Image:Upolu champs.jpg|260px|thumbnail|[[Upolu Samoa]] after winning the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup.]]

'''Notes:'''
{{notelist|group=lower-greek|refs=
<span style="font-size:90%;">
{{efn|group=lower-greek|name=2011-13 |No finals were played from 2011 to 2013. The team finishing on top of the table after all matches were completed was the tournament winner.}}
{{efn|group=lower-greek|name=3rd |Play-off for third place.}}
</span>
}}

===Pacific Island tournament: 2006 to 2010===

For the first five seasons, the tournament was contested by six teams; two each from Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. The format consisted of a single round-robin, home or away, and the teams finishing in the first two positions on the table played in a final, hosted by the top ranked team, to decide the Pacific Rugby Cup title.

:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+  2006&ndash;2010 Pacific Rugby Cup finalists.
!rowspan=2|Year
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 0.75em"|Duration
!rowspan=2|Pos
!rowspan=2 style="padding:0 3.1em"|Team
!colspan=9|Pool matches
!colspan=1|Play-offs
!rowspan=2|Refs
|-
<!--
! style="width:20px;"|Year
! style="padding:0 1.2em"|Duration
! style="width:20px;"|Pos
! align=left| Team {{pad|5em}}
-->
! style="width:20px;"|Pld
! style="width:20px;"|W
! style="width:20px;"|D
! style="width:20px;"|L
! style="width:20px;"|PF
! style="width:20px;"|PA
! style="width:25px;"|Diff
! style="width:20px;"|BP
! style="width:20px;"|Pts
! style="padding:0 1em"|Final
|- 
|rowspan=2|[[2010 Pacific Rugby Cup|2010]]
|rowspan=2| 5 May<br/>to<br/>29 May
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Fiji Warriors]]{{dagger}}
|5||4||0||1||155||73||82||3||19
|26–17
|rowspan=2|<ref name = foru-2010/>
|-  
| 2
|align=left| [[Fiji Barbarians]] 
|5||4||0||1||145||116||29||3||19
|17–26
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2009 Pacific Rugby Cup|2009]]
|rowspan=2| 24 April<br/>to<br/>29 May
| 1
|align=left|[[Upolu Samoa]]
|5||4||0||1||114||84||30||1||17
|7–19
|rowspan=2|<ref name = foru-2009/>
|- 
| 2
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Fiji Warriors]]{{dagger}}
|5||3||0||2||168||89||79||5||17
|19–7
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2008 Pacific Rugby Cup|2008]]
|rowspan=2| 18 April<br/>to<br/>24 May
| 1
|align=left| [[Upolu Samoa]]
|5||4||0||1||90||49||41||1||17
|3–11
|rowspan=2|<ref name = foru-2008/>
|-
| 2
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Tautahi Gold]]{{dagger}}
|5||3||0||2||97||75||22||1||13
|11–3
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2007 Pacific Rugby Cup|2007]]
|rowspan=2| 31 March<br/>to<br/>5 May
| 1
|align=left| [[Tau'uta Reds]]
|5||4||0||1||108||102||6||1||17
|15–35
|rowspan=2|<ref name = foru-prc/>
|-
| 2
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Upolu Samoa]]{{dagger}}
|5||3||0||2||112||114||−2||3||15
|35–15
|-
| style="height:1px" |
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2006 Pacific Rugby Cup|2006]]
|rowspan=2|15 April<br/>to<br/>20 May
| 1
|align=left bgcolor="#d0ffd0"| [[Savaii Samoa]]{{dagger}}
|5||4||0||1||120||81||39||2||18
|10–5
|rowspan=2|<ref name = foru-prc/>
|-
| 2
|align=left| [[Fiji Warriors]]
|5||3||1||1||112||72||40||2||17
|5–10
|}
:{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center; line-height:100%; font-size:100%; width:60%;"
|-
! colspan="4" style="border:0px" |{{pad|2.2em}}Competition rules
|-
| colspan="4" | <small>'''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<br/>'''Classification:'''<br/>Teams standings are calculated as follows:<br/>Most log points accumulated from all matches<br/>Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams<br/>Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches<br/>Most points scored accumulated from all matches</small>
|}

:{| class="wikitable"
|+  2006&ndash;2010 Overall pool match results.
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Played
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Diff
!width=40|BP
!width=40|Points
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Fiji Warriors]]'''
| 25 || 13 || 1 || 11 || 598 || 428 || 170|| 14 || '''68'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Savaii Samoa]]'''
| 25 || 14 || 0 || 11 || 521 || 451 || 70 || 11 || '''67'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Upolu Samoa]]'''
| 25 || 13 || 1 || 11 || 491 || 482 || 9  || 9  || '''63'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Tau'uta Reds]]''' 
| 25 || 12 || 1 || 12 || 455 || 438 || 17 || 8  || '''58'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Fiji Barbarians]]'''
| 25 || 11 || 1 || 13 || 464 || 592 ||−128|| 12 || '''58'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''[[Tautahi Gold]]''' 
| 25 || 10 || 0 || 15 || 425 || 568 ||−143|| 7  || '''47'''
|}
<!-- not needed as images used in article
== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Savaii.jpg|[[Savaii Samoa]] taking on the [[Fiji Warriors]] in the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup.
Image:Upolu champs.jpg|[[Upolu Samoa]] after winning the 2007 Pacific Rugby Cup.
</gallery>
-->

==See also==
* [[Pacific Nations Cup]]

==References==
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<ref name = foru-2009>{{cite web 
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 |archive-date= 2 March 2014 }}
</ref>

<ref name = foru-2011>{{cite web 
 |date= 2011
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</ref>

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</ref>

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</ref>

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}}

==External links==
* [http://www.oceaniarugby.com Oceania Rugby] official website

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