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The 2008 FORU Oceania Cup was a rugby union competition for countries and territories in Oceania with national teams in the developmental band.
| Date | 16 August 2008– 30 April 2008 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Cook Islands Niue New Caledonia Vanuatu |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Niue |
| Runner-up | New Caledonia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The tournament was played as a straight knockout, which was won by Niue.[1] The Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.
First round
editWestern Zone
edit| 16 August 2008 |
| New Caledonia | 29–20[A] | Vanuatu |
| Report[2] |
| Rivière Salée Stadium, Noumea Referee: Mikea Rokodrakia (Fiji) |
- 1.
New Caledonia qualified for final - 2.
Vanuatu
Eastern Zone
editRanking:
- 1.
Niue qualified for final - 2.
Cook Islands
Final
edit| 30 August 2008 |
| New Caledonia | 5–27 | Niue |
| Report[4] |
| Rivière Salée Stadium, Noumea Referee: Sione Tanoa (Fiji) |
See also
edit- Notes
- [A] The score on the Rugby International match report was 29–20 to New Caledonia, but the FORU web site originally recorded it as 32–20 to New Caledonia (since corrected).
References
edit- ^ "FORU Cup 2008 / Results". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "New Caledonia 29 v Vanuatu 20". Rugby International. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Cool Islands 7 v Niue 18". FORU. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
- ^ "Niue 27 v New Caledonia 5". Rugby International. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.