2005 Pacific Tri-Nations

The 2005 Pacific Tri-Nations was the last Pacific Tri-Nations rugby union competition held between Fiji, Samoa, Tonga before the competition was replaced by the Pacific 5 Nations. The tournament ran from 25 June to 30 July and acted as part of the Oceania qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Samoa won the tournament with Fiji coming second, meaning both qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup while Tonga had to enter a repechage.

2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
Tournament details
Countries Fiji
 Samoa
 Tonga
Tournament format(s)Round-robin
Date25 June - 30 July 2005
Tournament statistics
Teams3
Matches played6
Tries scored28 (4.67 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Roger Warren (Samoa)
(74 points)
Top try scorer(s)Alesana Tuilagi (Samoa)
(5 tries)
Final
Champions Samoa (11th title)
Runners-up Fiji
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Table

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2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Points Against Points Difference Tries For Tries Against Points
1   Samoa 4 3 0 1 131 78 +53 12 7 10
2   Fiji 4 3 0 1 74 81 -7 8 7 10
3   Tonga 4 0 0 4 77 123 -46 8 14 4

Results

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25 June 2005
Fiji  19 – 11 [1]  Tonga
Try: Bobo
Con: Little
Pen: Little (3)
Bai
Try: Hala'ufia
Pen: Hola
'Ota'ota
National Stadium, Suva

2 July 2005
Samoa  50 – 28 [2]  Tonga
Try: Alesana Tuilagi (4)
Fa'atau
Anitelea Tuilagi
Con: Warren (4)
Pen: Warren (4)
Try: Filise
Va'enuku
Tonga
Con: Hola (2)
Pen: Hola (3)
Apia Park, Apia

9 July 2005
Samoa  36 – 10 [3]  Fiji
Try: Sititi
Tuilagi
Tafunai
Con: Warren (3)
Pen: Warren (4)
Drop: Warren
Try: Ligairi
Con: Little
Pen: Little
Apia Park, Apia

16 July 2005
Tonga  19 – 24 [4]  Fiji
Try: Ma'asi
Lutui
Makasini
Con: Apikotoa (2)
Try: Nadridri
Luveitasau (2)
Unknown Scorer
Con: Little, Bai
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa

23 July 2005
Tonga  19 – 30 [5]  Samoa
Try: Va'enuku
Con: Apikotoa
Pen: Apikotoa (4)
Try: Fa'atau
Lemi
Farani
Con: Warren (3)
Pen: Warren (3)
Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa

30 July 2005
Fiji  21 – 15 [6]  Samoa
Try: Bai
Kunavore
Con: Bai
Pen: Bai (3)
Pen: Warren (5)
National Stadium, Suva

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby".
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