2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge | |
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Date | 10–18 March 2017 |
Champions | Fiji |
Runners-up | Japan |
Matches played | 6 |
The 2017 Pacific Challenge was the twelfth World Rugby Pacific Challenge. Four teams featured in the tournament which was hosted in Fiji. The format was a round-robin competition without additional finals play-off matches. The hosts Fiji Warriors finished the tournament undefeated to claim the title, with Junior Japan as runner-up.
In accordance with World Rugby's global law trials, which began on 1 January 2017 in the southern hemisphere, several variations to the laws of the game focused around the scrum and ruck areas were adopted for the tournament.[1]
The four teams competing were:
Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | BP1 | BP2 | Pts | ||||
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Fiji Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 71 | +54 | 2 | 0 | 15 | ||||
Junior Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 103 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 10 | ||||
Tonga A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 102 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Samoa A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 112 | -34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Updated: 10 March 2017 Source: rugbyarchive.net[2] |
10 March 2017 | Junior Japan | 34–31 | Samoa A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
3:30pm | Try: Tatafu (3) Iino Con: Saito (4) Pen: Saito (2) |
Summary | Try: Alofipo Thomsen-Fuataga Tapili Con: Fa'apale (2) Pen: Fa'apale (4) |
10 March 2017 | Fiji Warriors | 38–30 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
5:30pm | Try: Raiyala (2) Narumasa Voka Stewart Vularika Con: Waqatabu (4) |
Summary | Try: Lolohea (2) Ika Con: Faiva (3) Pen: Faiva (3) |
14 March 2017 | Samoa A | 22–30 | Tonga A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
3:30pm | Try: Tusitala Malielegaoi Penalty Try* Con: Fa'apale Pen: Fa'apale |
Summary | Try: Kaumavae (2) Ika Sekona Con: Faiva Pen: Faiva |
14 March 2017 | Fiji Warriors | 39–16 | Junior Japan | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
5:30pm | Try: Ralulu Suguturaqa Takubu Lawaniyavi Daveta Con: Ralulu (4) Pen: Ralulu Vularika |
Summary | Try: Tatafu Con: Saito Pen: Saito (3) |
18 March 2017 | Tonga A | 33–42 | Junior Japan | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
12:30pm | Summary |
18 March 2017 | Fiji Warriors | 48–25 | Samoa A | ANZ Stadium, Suva | ||
3:30pm | Summary |
Fiji Warriors |
Pacific Challenge Champion |
7th title |