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2006 Pacific Islanders Rugby Union Tour
The 2006 Pacific Islanders rugby union tour of Europe was a series of test matches played by the Pacific Islanders rugby union team, Pacific Islanders team in Wales, Scotland, and Ireland during November 2006. The Pacific Islanders lost all three test matches against Wales national rugby union team, Wales and Scotland national rugby union team, France, and Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland. The head coach for the tour was former Samoa player Pat Lam. The captain for the tour was Fijian Simon Raiwalui. The Matches Wales ---- Scotland ---- Ireland See also * 2006 end-of-year rugby union tests References * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacific 2006 rugby union tours Pacific Islanders rugby union tours, 2006 2006 in Oceanian rugby union 2006–07 in European rugby union 2006–07 in Irish rugby union 2006–07 in Scottish rugby union 2006–07 in Welsh rugby union Rugby union tours of Europe, 2006 Rugby union tours of Ireland, 2006 Rugby union tours of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Islanders Rugby Union Team
The Pacific Islanders was a combined international rugby union team that played from 2004 to 2008. It represented Fiji, Samoa and Tonga; Niue and the Cook Islands also supplied players to the squad for their tour in 2004. The team did not play at Rugby World Cups, where each of the nations continued to represent themselves. History Australia/New Zealand 2004 The Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance (PIRA) was formed in 2003. The coach is appointed by the Islanders board and in turn supported by the national coaches of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Its team, the Pacific Islanders, is drawn from the best Fijian, Tongan and Samoan players, and created great interest in their inaugural 2004 tour. They lost every game, 29-14 v Australia, 41-26 v New Zealand and 38-24 v South Africa. The Islanders did beat a Queensland XV 48-29 at Ballymore and NSW Waratahs 68-21 at Australia Stadium. Celtic Nations 2006 As the individual nations were primarily concerned with qualifying for the next World Cup the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
