The 2009 Pacific Cup, known as the 2009 SP Brewery Pacific Cup due to sponsorship, was a

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competition held in

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, Papua New Guinea. The competing teams were the , , , , . Tonga, Fiji and PNG had their places in the draw confirmed initially, with the Cook Islands defeating Samoa in a Pacific Cup qualifier in Cairns on 17 October 2009 to decide which team took the final place in the tournament. The four Pacific Cup matches were played at Lloyd Robson Oval on 24–25 October and 31 October. The Pacific Cup final was played on 1 November 2009 between Papua New Guinea and the Cook Islands. By winning the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea won the right to compete in the 2010 Four Nations tournament. Brian Canavan was appointed as tournament director by the

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(RLIF).

Matches

Qualifying

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Semifinals

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Third place Playoff

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Final

Telecast Details

The Pacific Cup was shown in the UK, Australia, and throughout the Pacific. *In Australia all matches were broadcast by NRL.com while the

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showed a one-hour highlight package each weekend. *In Britain matches were broadcast on

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. * FM100 radio broadcast to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific. *In Papua New Guinea EM TV broadcast terrestrially to more than half of the population. * Fiji TV broadcast the games in Fiji on its free to air service Fiji One and on its Sky Pacific platform to the rest of the Pacific Region.

Squads

Mate Ma'a Tonga

Tonga played a Pacific Cup warm up match against

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. New Zealand defeated Tonga 40–24 in what was a strong performance by the Tongans as they prepared for their Pacific Cup opener against Papua New Guinea. *Coach: Rohan Smith

Cook Islands

Coach: David Fairleigh (

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) * Alex Glenn was originally named but withdrew after a groin injury required surgery.

Toa Samoa

Coach: Willie Poching (

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Papua New Guinea Kumuls

Coach: Adrian Lam (

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Fiji Bati

Coach: Terry GilogelyPNG and Fiji finalise squads for Pacific Cup
''NRL.com'', 19 October 20092009 Pacific Cup: Squads
''NRL.com'', 10 October 2009

References

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