1990 Pacific Cup

International rugby league tournament

The 1990 Pacific Cup was the fifth edition of the Pacific Cup, a rugby league tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted by Tonga and eventually won by Western Samoa, 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 and Ron Gibbs.
• The New Zealand Māori squad included Dean Clark, Sean Hoppe, Jason Mackie and captain Kelly Shelford.^[1]
• The Friendly Islands side was made up mainly of local Tongan players.^[1]
• Western Samoa included Se'e Solomona, Tony Tatupu. Vae Afoa and Tony Tuimavave.

Results

Group A

Group B

Finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

1. John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 265–269. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.

External links

• International Competitions 1990 The Vault
• Pacific Cup 1990 Rugby League Project