2013 FORU Oceania Cup
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Cook Islands
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tahiti Cook Islands Papua New Guinea| Date | 6–13 July 2013 |
|---|---|
| Countries | Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Tahiti |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cook Islands |
| Runner-up | Papua New Guinea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
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The 2013 FORU Oceania Cup for national rugby union teams in the Oceania region was held in Papua New Guinea at the Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby from 6 to 13 July.[1]
The Cook Islands won the cup, by winning the round-robin tournament over Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Tahiti, to progress to the second stage of the Oceania qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and a play-off against Fiji. Fiji and the other Band 1 teams from Oceania teams (Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, and Tonga) do not participate in the Oceania Cup.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 48 | +68 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 93 | +6 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | Solomon Islands |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 90 | –33 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Tahiti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 100 | –41 | 3 | 3 |
| Updated: 13 July 2013 Source: oceaniarugby.com[2] • The top team (Green background) advances to the 2015 RWC Oceania Qualifying Final. | ||||||||||
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Points breakdown: |