2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
| 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Countries |
 Canada Fiji Japan Tonga United States
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| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin | ||
| Date | 25 May - 23 June 2013 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Teams | 5 | ||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Attendance | 40,212 (4,021 per match) | ||
| Tries scored | 49 (4.9 per match) | ||
| Top point scorer(s) |
James Pritchard (Canada) (31 points) |
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| Top try scorer(s) |
Nemani Nadolo (Fiji) Fetu'u Vainikolo (Tonga) (3 tries) |
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| Champions |
Fiji
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| Runner-up |
Canada
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| Official website | IRB Pacific Nations Cup | ||
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The 2013 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between five national sides in the Pacific Region: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Tonga, and USA.
Samoa were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2012 competition but took the year off to compete in a tournament with South Africa, Scotland and Italy in the South African Quadrangular Tournament. Meanwhile, with the demise of the Churchill Cup, Canada and United States joined this competition for the first time.
The tournament ran from 25 May to 23 June 2013. Five of the matches were held in Japan, three in Canada, one in the U.S., and one in Fiji.
As with previous years, the tournament was a round-robin where each team played each of the other teams once. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.
Man of the Match:
Nili Latu (Tonga)
Touch judges:
James Leckie Taizo Hirabayashi
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