| 1990 (1990) Pacific Cup () | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Host country |  Tonga |
| Winner |  Western Samoa (1st title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Tournaments < 1988 1992 > | |
The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, who defeated New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the 1988 final.
Squads
- The Australian Aborigines squad included Ricky Walford, Graham Lyons and Ron Gibbs.
- The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.
- The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.
- Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
Results
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NZ Māori
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australian Aborigines
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Papua New Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Friendly Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 |
| NZ Māori
|
24 – 13 | Australian Aborigines
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Papua New Guinea
|
16 – 14 | Friendly Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| NZ Māori
|
20 – 4 | Friendly Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Australian Aborigines
|
28 – 18 | Papua New Guinea
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| NZ Māori
|
46 – 14 | Papua New Guinea
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Australian Aborigines
|
v | Friendly Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Samoa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Tokelau
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Niue
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 |
| Tokelau
|
26 – 16 | Niue
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Western Samoa
|
42 – 8 | Tonga
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Western Samoa
|
66 – 8 | Tokelau
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Tonga
|
58 – 4 | Niue
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Western Samoa
|
52 – 2 | Niue
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| Tonga
|
26 – 10 | Tokelau
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | NZ Māori
| 32 | |||||||
| 2 | Tonga
| 20 | |||||||
| NZ Māori
| 18 | ||||||||
| Western Samoa
| 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | Western Samoa
| 26 | |||||||
| 2 | Australian Aboriginies
| 22 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 1990 |
| Western Samoa
|
26 – 22 | Australian Aboriginies
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
| 1990 |
| NZ Māori
|
32 – 20 | Tonga
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
Final
| 31 October 1990 |
| Western Samoa
|
26 – 18 | NZ Māori
|
|---|---|---|
| Nuku'alofa, Tonga |
References
- ^ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
External links
- International Competitions 1990 The Vault
- Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project
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