1990_Pacific_Cup
The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final.
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Number of teams | 8 |
Host country | Tonga |
Winner | Western Samoa (1st title) |
Matches played | 15 |
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- The Australian Aborigines squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs.
- The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.[1]
- The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.[1]
- Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
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1 | NZ Māori | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Australian Aborigines | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Friendly Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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More information Australian Aborigines, 28 – 18 ...
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Group B
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
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1 | Western Samoa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 | Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Tokelau | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Niue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Finals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | NZ Māori | 32 | |||||||
2 | Tonga | 20 | |||||||
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Western Samoa | 26 | ||||||||
1 | Western Samoa | 26 | |||||||
2 | Australian Aboriginies | 22 |
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Final
31 October 1990 |
- John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
- International Competitions 1990 The Vault
- Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project