2003 FORU Oceania Cup was an international rugby union tournament organised by the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU). It was contested by four teams: the Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Niue and Tahiti.
The tournament was played as a round-robin competition, with each team playing the other three teams once. Niue won all three of its matches and finished as tournament champions.
Teams Four teams participated in the tournament:
Cook Islands New Caledonia Niue Tahiti
Matches DateTeamResultTeamVenue29 August 2003 Niue38–14 New CaledoniaAuckland, New Zealand29 August 2003 Cook Islands56–18 TahitiAuckland, New Zealand3 September 2003 Niue78–8 TahitiAuckland, New Zealand3 September 2003 Cook Islands55–5 New CaledoniaAuckland, New Zealand6 September 2003 Niue17–14 Cook IslandsAuckland, New Zealand6 September 2003 Tahiti18–17 New CaledoniaAuckland, New Zealand All six matches are recorded in the 2003 results archive of Rugby International, which identifies them as part of the Oceania Cup, Eastern Zone and gives Auckland as the venue for each match.
Final standings Pos.TeamPWDLPFPAPDPts1 Niue330013336 +9762 Cook Islands320112540 +8543 Tahiti310244151−10724 New Caledonia300336111−750 The final standings are calculated from the six recorded match results.
See also Oceania Rugby Men's Championship Cook Islands national rugby union team New Caledonia national rugby union team Niue national rugby union team Tahiti national rugby union team
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