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FORU (Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions) manages the following tournaments in the region.
Pacific Rugby Cup The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup comprises two representative teams each from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga – providing the best locally based players access to the rigours of week-in, week-out international rugby competition and a pathway to test honours. The Tournament is a key element of the IRB’s unprecedented three-year global strategic investment program aimed at driving the competitiveness of the global Game and provides an opportunity for over 180 players in the Islands to be exposed to be tested in a high intensity international representative competition that importantly bridges the gap between domestic and international competition The 2009 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup went to Fiji with the Fiji Warriors defeating Upolu Samoa 19-7 in the final at Apia Park. The high performance value of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup is reflected in the number of locally-based players that went on to be selected in their respective national teams. In 2009, 30 players progressed from the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup to the national team (Fiji 10, Samoa 10 and Tonga 10). 2006 Champions: Savai’i Samoa |
ANZ Pacific Nations Cup
The ANZ Pacific Nations Cup is an International round-robin competition comprising the test teams of Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Japan. The Junior All Blacks - who in 2008 were replaced by the New Zealand Maori - and Australia A who participated in 2007 and 2008 have withdrawn from the competition. Like the Pacific Rugby Cup, the ANZ Pacific Nations Cup is a key component of the IRB’s £48m million Strategic Investment initiative and is designed to provide the Pacific Island Nations and Japan with regular high level competition. The tournament structure for the 2010 ANZ Pacific Nations Cup has been condensed with the three rounds being played over two weeks. The first round will be played in Fiji and Samoa, with the remainder of the Tournament being played in Samoa. The entire Tournament will be played within the IRB's International Test Window enabling Unions to secure the services of their overseas-based players. 2006 Champions: Junior All Blacks |
Oceania Cup The FORU Oceania Cup is Oceania’s showpiece rugby event for our Development and Targeted Unions. Contested by American Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna – the tournament is split up into two round Robin divisions (East and West) with the winners of each Division contesting the Oceania Cup Final. |