2008 Pacific Rugby Cup
The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2008 was the third edition of the annual rugby union club competition. First held in 2006, the 2008 edition, like its predecessors, featured representative teams from the three Pacific rugby unions - Fiji, Samoa and Tonga.
The participating teams were:
- Upolu Samoa and Savaii Samoa from Samoa
- Fiji Warriors and Fiji Barbarians from Fiji
- Tau'uta Reds and Tautahi Gold from Tonga
The teams participated in a home and away series culminating in a Grand Final between the first (Upolu Samoa) and second-placed (Tautahi Gold) teams in the final standings, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.
Tautahi Gold beat Upolu Samoa 11 points to 3 in the Grand Final match to win the 2008 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup, becoming the first Tongan team, and the first team outside of Samoa, to win the trophy.
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