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1996 Pacific Challenge
The 1996 Pacific Challenge was a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was played over eight days and in six countries. It featured an uneven draw with every team playing twice, except for Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga and the New Zealand Residents, New Zealand XIII side who both played three times, and no final. Background The tournament was a hastily arranged replacement for the cancelled 1996 Pacific Cup which eventually took place as the 1997 Oceania Cup. The tournament was held during the Superleague war that was severely affecting international rugby league at this time. Squads *The Cook Islands included Sonny Shepherd and Richard Piakura.Pacific Challenge ''The Vault'' *Coached by Cameron Bell (rugby league), Cameron Bell, the New Zeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Pacific Cup
The 1994 Pacific Cup was the seventh staging of the Pacific Cup. It is a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Fiji and eventually won by Tonga, who defeated the hosts 34 - 11 in the final. Squads Before the tournament began both Papua New Guinea and Tokelau pulled out due to lack of funds. *The New Zealand Māori squad was coached by John Solomon and included Blair Harding, Alex Chan, Tane Manihera, Leroy Joe, Mark Woods and Darren Rameka. *Tonga were coached by Graham Mattson and included Jim Dymock, John Hopoate, Albert Fulivai, Willie Wolfgramm, Franklin Fonua, Greg Wolfgramm and Matt Roiall, . *Richie Barnett, Whetu Taewa, Logan Edwards, Jason Palmada, Willie Poching, Tony Tatupu and Tevita Vaikona were all unavailable for the tournament. Results Pool A Group B Finals Semi-finals Third place playoff Final References {{1994 in rugby league Pacific Cup Rugby league in Fiji Pacific Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |