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
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tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by
Western Samoa
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Ricky Walford
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,
Graham Lyons
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and
Ron Gibbs
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.
*The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark,
Sean Hoppe
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, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.
*The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.
*Western Samoa included
Se'e Solomona
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Solomona was born in New Zealand.
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,
Tony Tatupu
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. Vae Afoa and
Tony Tuimavave
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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.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 in Tonga1990 in Tongan sportPacific Cup