2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup
The 2013 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between five national sides in the Pacific Region: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Tonga, and USA.
Samoa were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2012 competition but took the year off to compete in a tournament with South Africa, Scotland and Italy in the South African Quadrangular Tournament. Meanwhile, with the demise of the Churchill Cup, Canada and United States joined this competition for the first time.
The tournament ran from 25 May to 23 June 2013. Five of the matches were held in Japan, three in Canada, one in the U.S., and one in Fiji.
As with previous years, the tournament was a round-robin where each team played each of the other teams once. Four points were awarded for a win, two for a draw and none for a defeat. There were also bonus points offered with one bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match and one bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.
Fixtures
Week 1
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Week 2
Man of the Match:Nemani Nadolo
Touch judges:
Sam Tuidraki
Mikea Rokodrakia
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Canada
Canada's 44-man squad for their Summer 2013 games, including the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, the June international against Ireland, and the two Rugby World Cup Qualifiers vs the United States.Head coach: Kieran Crowley
Fiji
35-man extended Fiji squad for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.Head coach: Inoke Male| Player | Position | Club | ||||||||||||
| Seremaia Naureure | Hooker |  JapanJapanese 35-man squad for 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and 2013 Welsh rugby union tour of Japan.
Tonga28-man Tonga squad for the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, 10 non-travelling reserves were also named.
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