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2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2010 Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union tournament held between four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji national rugby union team, Fiji, Japan national rugby union team, Japan, Samoa national rugby union team, Samoa and Tonga national rugby union team, Tonga. The competition was won by Samoa. The Junior All Blacks, the defending title holder, decided not to take part in this year's competition. The inaugural competition was held in Pacific Nations Cup#History, 2006. This year the tournament began on June 12 and ended on June 26, 2010, with most of the matches hosted by Samoa. All matches except for a match between Fiji national rugby union team, Fiji and Asian 5 Nations champion, Japan national rugby union team, Japan were played at Apia Park in Samoa. The tournament was a round-robin where each team played all of the other teams once. The standard rugby union bonus points system, bonus points system was used to determine the overall winner—four points for a win, two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indiv ... in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants/teams are eliminated after a certain number of losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ''ruban'', meaning "ribbon". Over a long period of time, the term was Folk etymology, corrupted and idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior Poluleuligaga
Junior Poluleuligaga (born 5 February 1981) is a Samoan rugby union international player. He previously played for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiers before returning to Auckland and played two years with Auckland rugby union team before retiring 2015. He played as a Scrum-half and was educated at De La Salle College, Mangere East. His name is often abbreviated to Junior Polu. He is currently the Rugby Development Officer (RDO) for the Papatoetoe Rugby Football Club and occasionally plays for the La Salle Collegians old boys rugby team. Career So much of Junior Poluleuligaga's career depended on his great rival Steve So'oialo. Polu began his career by breaking into the North Harbour provincial side, he was spotted for the Samoan national team and in 2006 was selected to nationalise to play for his parents country, representing composite side Pacific Islanders as a Samoan, having been unwanted for the 2004 tour due to the presence of So'oialo. Pacific Islanders' Tour A so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Tekori
Iosefa Tekori (born 17 December 1983) is a Samoan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Stade Toulousain in the Top 14 in France. He plays as a lock. Honours Castres *Top 14: 2012–13 Toulouse *Top 14: 2018–19, 2020–21 *European Rugby Champions Cup: 2020–21 Samoa *Pacific Nations Cup: 2010, 2012, 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ... References External linksESPN Scrum.com Profile 1983 births Living people Samoan rugby union players Rugby union flankers Samoa international rugby union players Samoan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Samoan expatriate sportspeople in France Auckland rugby union players Castres Olympique players Stade Toulousain players {{Samoa-rugbyunio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Stowers
George Stowers (born 14 February 1979) is a Samoan international rugby union player. He plays as a Flanker or a No.8. Club career In 2002, Stowers signed for World after his international career began to take route. In 2009, Stowers signed for London Irish. International career Stowers made his debut in 2001 against Ireland but had to wait till 2008 for his next cap, which came in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup against Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ... in a 34–17 loss. References External links Manu Samoa supporters websitePacific Islanders Rugby Teams supporters website 1979 births Living people Samoan rugby union players Rugby union flankers Samoa international rugby union players Pacific Islanders rugby union players Samoan expatriate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lemi
David Lemi (born 10 February 1982) is a professional rugby player who plays on the wing for Rouen. Weighing 75 kg and only 1.75m tall, he is one of the smaller professional rugby players. However, his electric pace and low centre of gravity enabled him to be the 2nd highest Premiership try scorer for the 2005-06 season; and top scorer in the 2006-07 season. As well as representing the Samoa national rugby sevens team, he has played for the senior 15-a-side team, representing his nation at the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. Europe Lemi caught Bristol coach Richard Hill's eye in the 2005 Safari Sevens in Kenya and joined Bristol on a one-year deal. During the 2005-06 season, Lemi scored 8 tries in 12 appearances. He signed a two-year contract extension in spring 2006. Despite Bristol Rugby's relegation at the end of the 2008–09 season, Lemi still won The Sunday Times Try of the Season Award for the try he scored against Bath Rugby in the first game of the season. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Helleur
Jamie Helleur (born 21 November 1983) Scrum.com is a former New Zealand-born Samoan player who last played for the in the . He played as a and represented |
George Pisi
George Pisi (born 29 June 1986 in Apia, Samoa) is a rugby union player for Samoa who will leave his current club Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season. Pisi was born in Samoa but moved to Auckland in New Zealand aged 3 with his family. He went to West Harbour Primary School and Massey High School where captained their rugby team, and represented New Zealand Schools. Pisi made his provincial debut playing for North Harbour in 2005 alongside his elder brother Tusi Pisi. He made 50 appearances for North Harbour before transferring to Taranaki for the 2010 ITM Cup. He made 18 appearances for the Blues between 2006 and 2010, but didn't record a try and never fully established himself as a starter. He moved to France in February 2011 as a medical joker for Gavin Williams, and then moved on to sign for Northampton for the 2011/12 season, and was named in the Aviva Premiership Dream Team during after his first season at the club. In 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Rugby Football Union
The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) ( ga, Cumann Rugbaí na hÉireann) is the body managing rugby union in the island of Ireland (both Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where adult men's Irish rugby union international matches are played. In addition, the Union also owns the Ravenhill Stadium in Belfast, Thomond Park in Limerick and a number of grounds in provincial areas that have been rented to clubs. History Initially, there were two unions: the Irish Football Union, which had jurisdiction over clubs in Leinster, Munster and parts of Ulster and was founded in December 1874, and the Northern Football Union of Ireland, which controlled the Belfast area and was founded in January 1875. The IRFU was formed in 1879 as an amalgamation of these two organisations and branches of the new IRFU were formed in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. The Connacht Branch was formed in 1900. The IR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Fitzgibbon
Peter Fitzgibbon is an Irish international rugby union referee. He has been on the IRB Elite panel (the highest level in the world) since 2009. He works full-time for the Irish Rugby Football Union as referee development officer in the Leisure Rugby department, which deals with casual play and the IRFU's tag rugby events. He is a member of the Munster Association of Referees. and also played rugby for Thomond RFC Thomond RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Limerick. The colours of the club are blue and white. History Founded in 1944 after a meeting in the old boat club near the Old Distillery in Thomondgate, the club's first competitive match was in th .... References External links *Pro12 Profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzgibbon, Peter 1975 births Living people Irish rugby union referees Irish rugby union players Rugby union players from Limerick (city) Thomond RFC players IRFU referees European Rugby Champions Cup referees EPCR Challenge Cup referees United Rugby Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apia
Apia () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. The Apia Urban Area (generally known as the City of Apia) has a population of 37,391 (2016 census). Its geographic boundaries extend roughly from Letogo village to the newer, industrialized region of Apia known as "Vaitele". History Apia was originally a small village (the 1800 population was 304), from which the country's capital took its name. Apia Village still exists within the larger modern capital of Apia, which has grown into a sprawling urban area that encompasses many villages. Like every other settlement in the country, Apia Village has its own ''matai'' (leaders) and ''fa'alupega'' (genealogy and customary greetings) according to fa'a Samoa. The modern city of Apia was founded in the 1850s, and it has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alaska Taufa
Alaska Taufa (born 24 July 1983) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is on the wing. He was part of the Tongan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in one match. He has also signed with French club Oyonnax for the 2015 season. He is the son of Alasika Taufa, who was also a Tongan international in the 1995 Rugby World Cup The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup. It was hosted and won by South Africa, and was the first Rugby World Cup in which every match was held in one country. The World Cup was the first major sporting event to take place in Sou .... References External links * * 1983 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Rugby union players from Tongatapu Oyonnax Rugby players FC Grenoble players Tongan expatriate rugby union players Tongan expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union wings Tongan expatriate spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
