2009 Pacific Rugby Cup
The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup 2009 is the fourth edition of the annual rugby union club competition. First held in 2006, the 2009 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 participate in a home and away series culminating in a Grand Final between the first-placed and second-placed teams in the final standings, with the first ranking team awarded home advantage.
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