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Revision as of 07:56, 1 August 2013
| Region | Oceania |
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| Number of teams | 9 |
| Current champions | Cook Islands |
| Most successful team(s) | Papua New Guinea |
The FORU Oceania Cup, where "FORU" stands for "Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions", is an international rugby union competition between nine countries and territories of Oceania: American Samoa, the Cook Islands, Niue, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Wallis and Futuna. Teams compete in varying formats, depending on the strength and number of teams involved.
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, Solomon Islands and Tahiti.
Champions
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 [3] |  Cook Islands |
37-12 and 11-20 |  Papua New Guinea
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| 2007 | Papua New Guinea |
46 - 27[4] |  Niue
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| 2008 | Niue |
27 - 5[5] |  New Caledonia
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| 2009 | Papua New Guinea |
29 - 21[6] | Cook Islands
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| 2011 | Papua New Guinea |
[7] |  Solomon Islands
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| 2013 | Cook Islands |
[8] | Papua New Guinea
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See also
References
- ^ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2032646.html#usa+png+crucial+qualifiers
- ^ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2060797.html#png+claim+oceania+cup+2011
- ^ valido also as round 1-2 of [2007 Rugby World Cup – Oceania qualification|Oceania qualification for 2007 Rugby World Cup]]
- ^ "Niue Island v Papua New Guinea at Paliati, Apr 22, 2008"
- ^ "Niue take Oceania Cup rugby union final", ABC Radio Australia, September 1, 2008
- ^ http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2032646.html#usa+png+crucial+qualifiers
- ^ http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/regional/newsid=2060797.html#png+claim+oceania+cup+2011
- ^ "Cook Islands defeat PNG to claim Oceania Cup and keep Rugby World Cup dream alive". Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions. 14-07-2013. Retrieved 15-07-2013.
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