The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup was the eighth edition of the Pacific Rugby Cup competition. The tournament featured national 'A' rugby union teams from Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Japan and Argentina. Additionally, four Super Rugby development sides joined the five Pacific sides as core teams for the first time. These Australian teams had previously only been opposition sides for the core teams and were not in contention for the title.
The tournament was played in Australia. The teams were split into two pools and a single round robin series was played in each pool, with the top team in each pool playing in the final for the PRC title. Argentina's Pampas XV won the Cup, going through the tournament undefeated.
Teams
The 5 Pacific core teams: Pampas XV Fiji Warriors
The 4 Australian core teams: ACT XV Gen Blue (Watarahs A) Reds A Western Force A
Additional Australian opposition: NSW Under 20 Queensland Under 20
Standings
Pool A TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffBP1BP2Pts Reds A 3 2 0 1 126 55 71 2 1 11 Fiji Warriors 3 2 0 1 154 59 95 2 1 11 Force A 3 2 0 1 114 65 49 2 0 10 3 0 0 3 26 241 -210 0 0 0Updated: 23 March 2014Source: oceaniarugby.com
Pool B TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDiffBP1BP2Pts Pampas XV 4 4 0 0 148 83 65 3 0 19 4 2 0 2 96 115 -19 1 0 9 Gen Blue 4 2 0 2 77 91 -14 0 0 8 4 1 0 3 82 91 -9 1 2 7ACT A 4 1 0 3 78 101 -23 0 1 5
Competition rules Points breakdown:4 points for a win2 points for a draw1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match Classification:Teams standings are calculated as follows:Most log points accumulated from all matchesMost log points accumulated in matches between tied teamsHighest difference between points scored for and against accumulated from all matchesMost points scored accumulated from all matches
Pool matches
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Finals
3rd place play-off
Final
References
External links FORU website