2008 Oceania Cup
Date16 August 2008–
30 April 2008
Countries Cook Islands
 Niue
 New Caledonia
 Vanuatu
Final positions
Champions Niue
Runner-up New Caledonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
2007
2009

The 2008 FORU Oceania Cup was a rugby union competition for countries and territories in Oceania with national teams in the developmental band.

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

Western Zone

16 August 2008
New Caledonia 29–20[A] Vanuatu
Report[2]
Rivière Salée Stadium, Noumea
Referee: Mikea Rokodrakia (Fiji)

Eastern Zone

16 August 2008
Cook Islands 7–18 Niue
Report[3]
Tereora National Stadium, Raratonga, Cook Islands

Ranking:

Final

30 August 2008
New Caledonia 5–27 Niue
Report[4]
Rivière Salée Stadium, Noumea
Referee: Sione Tanoa (Fiji)

See also

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

  1. "FORU Cup 2008 / Results". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-10. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  2. "New Caledonia 29 v Vanuatu 20". Rugby International. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
  3. "Cool Islands 7 v Niue 18". FORU. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015.
  4. "Niue 27 v New Caledonia 5". Rugby International. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012.
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