The 1977 Pacific Cup was the second edition of the
Pacific Cup
The Pacific Cup was a rugby league football competition for national teams from the Pacific region.
History
The Pacific Cup was started in 1975 by Keith Gittoes of the New South Wales Rugby League.rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by New Zealand and eventually won by the
New Zealand Māori side, who defeated
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
35-12 in the final.
Background
The 1977 Pacific Cup was run by the
New South Wales Rugby League
The New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) is the governing body of rugby league in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission. It was formed in Sydney on 8 August 1907 and was ...
, following the success of the inaugural
1975 Pacific Cup. The tournament involved three Australian state sides as well as Papua New Guinea, who did not yet have Test match status, and the New Zealand Māori.
[ In the end the 1977 Pacific Cup proved to be expensive to run and resulted in the cancellation of the planned 1979 Pacific Cup.
]
Squads
*Coached by Tom Newton, the New Zealand Māori squad included , James Leuluai
A'au James Leuluai (born 4 February 1957) is a New Zealand former international rugby league .
Background
He is the father of former Widnes Vikings player Macgraff Leuluai and Wigan Warriors and New Zealand international Thomas Leuluai, and th ...
, Dennis Key, Rick Muru, John Wilson, Josh Liavaa
Tu'iono Siosiua "Josh" Liava'a (10 May 1948 – 13 July 2014) was a Tongan-born rugby league player who represented New Zealand in the 1975 World Cup.
Playing career
A Northcote Tigers player in the Auckland Rugby League competition, Liava'a pl ...
and Ian Bell
Ian Ronald Bell (born 11 April 1982) is an English former cricketer who played international cricket in all formats for the England cricket team and county cricket for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed higher/middle order batsm ...
.
Results
An opening ceremony was held at Turangawaewae Marae in Huntly.[
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Final
References
External links
International Competitions 1977
''The Vault''
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Pacific Cup
The Pacific Cup was a rugby league football competition for national teams from the Pacific region.
History
The Pacific Cup was started in 1975 by Keith Gittoes of the New South Wales Rugby League.1977
Events January
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1977 in Oceanian sport