The 2020 Tahiti Championship competition is the 47th Tahitian domestic rugby union club competition operated by the Fédération Polynésienne de Rugby-Tahiti (FPR).https://www.facebook.com/rugbytahitiinfos The season was originally supposed to run from 7 March to 27 June, but due to COVID-19 pandemic in Tahiti, the season began on 9 July. Due to concerns of spreading the coronavirus, the season has been officially suspended on 9 August, with Faʻaʻā being the top team on the standings table.
Teams
Club City (commune) Stadium Capacity Previous season Papeete, Arue Stade Fautaua 10,000 Vice Champions (1st in league) Faʻaʻā Papeete, Faʻaʻā Stade Fautaua 10,000 6th Papeete Papeete Stade Fautaua 10,000 Semi-finalists (4th in league) Pirae Papeete, Pirae Stade Fautaua 10,000 Champions (2nd in league) Punaauia Papeete, Punaauia Stade Fautaua10,000 Semi-finalists (3rd in league)
Number of teams by regions All teams this season are from Papeete or suburbs of the Papeete Urban Area. Teams Region or island Team(s)5Arue, Faʻaʻā, Papeete, Pirae and Punaauia
Competition format The top four teams at the end of the regular season (after all the teams played one another twice.) enter a knockout stage to decide the Champions of Tahiti. This consists of two rounds. The semi-finals, with the losers meeting for 3rd place and with the winners meeting in the final. All matches are held at the Stade Fautaua in Pirae.
Since as far back as 2015, Tahiti's bonus point system operates as follows:
4 points for a win. 2 points for a draw. 1 point for a loss. No point for a forfeit. 1 bonus point for scoring at least 4 tries (or more). 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points (or fewer).
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