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FORU (Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions) manages the following tournaments in the region.
Pacific Rugby Cup
In 2011 the IRB announced an exciting new format for the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup which saw Super Rugby teams from Australia and New Zealand participating for the first time. The new format was an outstanding success and has been continued in 2012. The three A teams from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga are taking on the Academy teams from eight Super Rugby teams in three separate series - an Australian series, a New Zealand series and a Pacific Island series where the three Pacific Island teams will play each other. The new format takes the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup to a new level. Designed to bridge the gap between domestic and International rugby for the best locally-based players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, the new format will now expose the Pacific Island players and management to some of the best professional rugby structures in the world. The Tournament is a key element of the IRB's global strategic investment program aimed at improving the competitiveness of the global Game. 2006 Champions : Savai'i Samoa |
Pacific Nations Cup
The IRB 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 no longer participate. Like the Pacific Rugby Cup, the IRB 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 international competition. Japan will host all but one match of the 2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji will host Tonga in the final match of the Tournament. Japan were set to host the 2011 Pacific Nations Cup before the devastating earthquake and tsunami, which struck in March 2011, forced the Tournament to be moved to Fiji. 2006 Champions: Junior All Blacks |
Oceania Cup
The 2011 Oceania Cup was hosted by the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union in the first two weeks of December 2011. Papua New Guinea successfully defended the Oceania Cup title after defeating Niue 36-7 in their Round 3 match at Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby on 3 December 2011. 2008 Champions: Niue |