2009 Pacific Rugby Cup

Template:Infobox rugby union season The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 was the fourth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 edition, like its predecessors, featured 6 representative rugby union football teams; 2 from each of the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.

Fiji Warriors won the championship, defeating Upolu Samoa in the final.

Teams and format

The 6 participating teams were:

Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa
Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji
Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga

The teams played a single round robin (home or away) series. The two top teams in the final standings met in the grand final match, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.

Stadiums

Team	Stadium
Fiji Barbarians	Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Fiji Warriors	Churchill Park, Lautoka Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
Savai'i Samoa	Apia Park, Apia Prince Edward Park, Iva
Tautahi Gold	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
Tau'uta Reds	Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa
Upolu Samoa	Apia Park, Apia

Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against	Point Difference	Bonus Points	Points
Upolu Samoa	5	4	0	1	114	84	+30	1	17
Fiji Warriors	5	3	0	2	168	89	+79	5	17
Savaii Samoa	5	3	0	2	103	91	+12	3	15
Tautahi Gold	5	3	0	2	110	78	+32	3	15
Tau'uta Reds	5	1	0	4	62	113	-51	2	6
Fiji Barbarians	5	1	0	4	74	191	-117	1	5
Source: oceaniarugby.com^[1]

Competition rules
Points breakdown: 4 points for a win 2 points for a draw 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows: Most log points accumulated from all matches Most log points accumulated in matches between tied teams Highest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matches Most points scored accumulated from all matches