1994 Pacific Cup

The 1994 Pacific Cup was the seventh staging of the Pacific Cup. It is a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Fiji and eventually won by Tonga, who defeated the hosts 34 - 11 in the final.

1994 (1994) Pacific Cup  ()
Number of teams10
Host country Fiji
Winner Tonga (1st title)
Matches played24
 < 1992
1996

Squads

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Before the tournament began both Papua New Guinea and Tokelau pulled out due to lack of funds.[1]

Results

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Pool A

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TeamPldWDLPts
1 Australian Aborigines44008
2  Tonga43016
3  Māori42024
4  Niue41032
5  Fijian Presidents XIII40040
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Māori  28 - 16  Presidents XIII
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Tonga  28 - 8  Māori
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Māori  24 - 22  Niue
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Tonga  32 - 10  Presidents XIII
1994
Niue  30 - 8  Presidents XIII
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Tonga  58 - 12  Niue

Group B

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TeamPldWDLPts
1  Western Samoa44008
2  Fiji43016
3Rotuma41123
4  Cook Islands41032
5  American Samoa40141
1994
Western Samoa  16 - 14  Fiji
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Fiji  19 - 11  Cook Islands
1994
Fiji  32 - 12Rotuma
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Fiji  16 - 14  American Samoa

Finals

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SemifinalsFinals
      
1 Australian Aborigines20
2  Fiji21
 Fiji11
 Tonga34
1  Western Samoa16
2  Tonga34Third place
Australian Aborigines22
 Western Samoa29

Semi-finals

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1994
Tonga  34 - 16  Western Samoa

Third place playoff

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Final

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12 November 1994[2]
Tonga  34 - 11  Fiji

References

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  1. ^ a b c d John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 282. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.
  2. ^ International Competitions 1994 The Vault]