2022 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup
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The 2022 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the fifteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition and the first since 2019, with a 2-year lay-off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
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2022 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
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Date | 2–16 July 2022 |
Tournament statistics | |
Teams | 4 |
Matches played | 4 |
Tries scored | 28 (7 per match) |
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Final | |
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Four teams competed, with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all returning to the competition with the addition of Australia A who re-joined the competition for the first time since 2008.[2]
Fiji hosted the entire tournament for the first time since 2018, with Suva and Lautoka hosting matches over three Saturdays in the July test window.[1][3] The competition will be played in a round-robin format with the Pacific Nations Cup winner determined by the highest number of competition points at the end of the tournament, with a win worth four points, a draw two points and bonus points for scoring four or more tries or losing by seven points or less.[1][3]
Samoa won the title after winning all three games, the fourth time that they have done this and the first since a joint title in 2014 and an individual title in 2012.