2005 Pacific Tri-Nations
| 2005 Pacific Tri-Nations | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Countries |  Fiji Samoa Tonga |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Date | 25 June - 30 July 2005 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Teams | 3 |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Tries scored | 28 (4.67 per match) |
| Top point scorer(s) | Roger Warren (Samoa) (74 points) |
| Top try scorer(s) | Alesana Tuilagi (Samoa) (5 tries) |
| Final | |
| Champions | Samoa (11th title) |
| Runners-up | Fiji |
The 2005 Pacific Tri-Nations was the last Pacific Tri-Nations rugby union competition held between Fiji, Samoa, Tonga before the competition was replaced by the Pacific 5 Nations. The tournament ran from 25 June to 30 July and acted as part of the Oceania qualification for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Samoa won the tournament with Fiji coming second, meaning both qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup while Tonga had to enter a repechage.
Table
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points For | Points Against | Points Difference | Tries For | Tries Against | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samoa |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 78 | +53 | 12 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 2 | Fiji |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 81 | -7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Tonga |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 123 | -46 | 8 | 14 | 4 | |||
Results
[edit]| 25 June 2005 |
| Fiji | 19 – 11 [1] | Tonga |
| Try: Bobo Con: Little Pen: Little (3) Bai | Try: Hala'ufia Pen: Hola 'Ota'ota |
| National Stadium, Suva |
| 2 July 2005 |
| Samoa | 50 – 28 [2] | Tonga |
| Try: Alesana Tuilagi (4) Fa'atau Anitelea Tuilagi Con: Warren (4) Pen: Warren (4) | Try: Filise Va'enuku Tonga Con: Hola (2) Pen: Hola (3) |
| Apia Park, Apia |
| 9 July 2005 |
| Samoa | 36 – 10 [3] | Fiji |
| Try: Sititi Tuilagi Tafunai Con: Warren (3) Pen: Warren (4) Drop: Warren | Try: Ligairi Con: Little Pen: Little |
| Apia Park, Apia |
| 16 July 2005 |
| Tonga | 19 – 24 [4] | Fiji |
| Try: Ma'asi Lutui Makasini Con: Apikotoa (2) | Try: Nadridri Luveitasau (2) Unknown Scorer Con: Little, Bai |
| Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 23 July 2005 |
| Tonga | 19 – 30 [5] | Samoa |
| Try: Va'enuku Con: Apikotoa Pen: Apikotoa (4) | Try: Fa'atau Lemi Farani Con: Warren (3) Pen: Warren (3) |
| Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa |
| 30 July 2005 |
| Fiji | 21 – 15 [6] | Samoa |
| Try: Bai Kunavore Con: Bai Pen: Bai (3) | Pen: Warren (5) |
| National Stadium, Suva |
