The FORU Oceania Cup, where "FORU" stands for "Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions", is an international rugby union competition for countries and territories from Oceania with national teams in the developmental band.
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Sport | Rugby union football |
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Instituted | 2005 |
Number of teams | 6 (2015) |
Region | Oceania |
Holders | Cook Islands (2013) |
Most titles | Papua New Guinea (3 titles) |
The tournament has been played under various formats depending on the number and strength of the teams entered. The first competition was held in 1996-97 as part of the qualification process for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The competition was officially re-launched as the FORU Oceania Cup for the 2007 season. From 2009 onward, it has been held bi-annually and it has been played under a round robin format since 2011, with the title awarded to the leading team on the ladder after all matches are completed.
The 2009 champions were Papua New Guinea, who defeated the Cook Islands 29-21 in the final.[1] Papua New Guinea retained their title in 2011, winning the round-robin tournament over Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Niue.[2]
Cook Islands defeated Papua New Guinea 37-31 on the final day of the 2013 tournament, winning the tournament from the defending champions, with Solomon Islands third, and Tahiti fourth.
Teams
Competing nations in the FORU Oceania Cup are:
Note: The Band 1 teams from Oceania (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the FORU Oceania Cup.
Summary
Winners and runners-up for official FORU and IRB (WR) developmental tournaments in Oceania:
Oceania tournaments
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match venue | Refs |
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1996* | Cook Inseln | round-robin | Papua-Neuguinea | Rarotonga | [3] |
2002* | Papua-Neuguinea | 29–14 16–21 |
Cook Inseln | Port Moresby Rarotonga |
[4] |
2005* | Cook Inseln | 37–12 11–20 |
Papua-Neuguinea | Rarotonga Port Moresby |
[5] |
2006 | The final of the 2006 FORU Cup between Vanuatu and Niue was cancelled. | [6] |
FORU Oceania Cup
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Match venue | Refs |
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2007† | Papua-Neuguinea | 46–27 | Niue | Paliati, Alofa | [7] |
2008 | Niue | 27–5 | Neukaledonien | Noumea | [8] |
2009* | Papua-Neuguinea | 29–21 | Cook Inseln | Port Moresby | [1] |
2011 | Papua-Neuguinea | round-robin | Salomonen | Port Moresby | [2] |
2013* | Cook Inseln | round-robin | Papua-Neuguinea | Port Moresby | [9] |
2015 | Tournament scheduled for August 2015 | Port Moresby |
* Part of the Rugby World Cup qualification process.
† The final of the 2007 tournament was not held until April 2008. Starting from 2009, the tournament has been held bi-annually.See also
Notes and references
- ^ a b Crucial qualifiers IRB. (2009).
- ^ a b PNG claim Oceania Cup IRB. (2011).
- ^ "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
- ^ "2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
- ^ The competition also served as rounds 1 and 2 of Oceania qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup.
- ^ "FORU Cup 2006 / Results". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Niue Island v Papua New Guinea at Paliati". ESPN Scrum. 22 April 2008.
- ^ "Niue take Oceania Cup rugby union final". ABC Radio Australia. 1 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
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External links
- FORU website: oceaniarugby.com