The 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international

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competition. All matches for the 2018 tournament, played over two rounds, were held in Fiji at the

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. Hosts

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 ...

and fellow Pacific nations

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

and

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

were joined by Georgia who competing for the first time in the tournament.

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was also initially scheduled to compete for the Cup until Samoa's place in the competition was confirmed in May 2018. Fiji won the tournament with two wins from their two matches played. Tonga and Georgia placed second and third respectively with one win each.

Standings

Fixtures

The match schedule:

Round 1

Notes: * David Feao,

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, Viliami Lolohea and

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(all Tonga) made their international debuts. * Jaba Bregvadze (Georgia) earned his 50th test cap. ---- Notes: * Sevanaia Galala,

Eroni Mawi Eroni Cama Talemaisolomoni Mawi (born 2 June 1996) is a Fijian rugby player for Saracens in England's Premiership Rugby and the Fijian national team; he previously played for Fijian Latui in Global Rapid Rugby. His primary position is prop. C ...

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and Veremalua Vugakoto (all Fiji) and

Rodney Iona Rodney Esekia Iona (born 17 August 1991) is a Samoan rugby union footballer who currently plays as a fly half and Centre for the Brumbies in the Super Rugby Pacific 2022. He also plays for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) i ...

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and

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(all Samoa) made their international debuts. * Vereniki Goneva (Fiji) earned his 50th test cap.

Round 2

---- Notes: *

Semi Radradra Semi Radradra Turagasoli Waqavatu (born 13 June 1992) is a Fijian professional rugby union and rugby league footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the English club Bristol Bears and the Fiji national team. Nicknamed 'Semi Trailer ...

(Fiji) made his international debut. * This was Fiji's largest winning margin over Georgia, surpassing the 5-point difference set in 2012, and their first win over Georgia in Fiji.

Statistics

Points scorers

Try scorers

Squads

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 9 June 2018 – the tournament's opening day, pre first tournament match.

Fiji

On 30 May, John McKee finalised a 32-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against

Georgia

On 1 June, Head Coach Milton Haig finalised a 32-man touring squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against

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Samoa

On 22 May, Titimaea Tafua named a 28-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and Samoa's

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two-test play-off series against a yet to be decided team.

Tonga

On 21 May, Toutai Kefu named a 30-man squad for the Pacific Nations Cup and their June test match against

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References

External links

Pacific Nations Cup
web page at World Rugby {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacific Nations Cup 2018

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