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.
| 1990 Pacific Cup | |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Host country |  Tonga |
| Winner |  Western Samoa (1st title) |
| Matches played | 15 |
< 1988 1992 > | |
Squads edit
- 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.[1]
- The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.[1]
- Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
Results edit
Group A edit
| 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 |
Group B edit
| 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 |
Finals edit
| 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 edit
Final edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
- International Competitions 1990 The Vault
- Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project