The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the
Pacific Cup, a
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by
Western Samoa
Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa and known until 1997 as Western Samoa, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania, in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu), two smaller, inhabit ...
, who defeated
New Zealand Māori 26–18 in the final, a replay of the
1988 final.
Squads
*The Australian Aborigines squad included
Ricky Walford,
Graham Lyons
Graham Lyons (born 28 June 1969) is an Indigenous Australian, and a former professional rugby league footballer who played for South Sydney, Penrith and Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. Lyons primarily played ...
and
Ron Gibbs.
*The New Zealand Māori squad included
Dean Clark,
Sean Hoppe,
Jason Mackie and captain
Kelly Shelford
Kelly Shelford (born 4 May 1966) is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented New Zealand, including in Test matches that counted towards the 1992 World Cup.
Playing career
Shelford was a Manukau Magpies junior and played for the clu ...
.
*The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.
[
*Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.
]
Results
Group A
Group B
Finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
International Competitions 1990
''The Vault''
''Rugby League Project''
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