The 2006 Pacific Cup was the 10th Pacific Cup, a rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 tournament held between Pacific teams. The tournament was hosted in Auckland and eventually won by Tonga

Tonga national rugby league team

The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...

, who defeated Fiji

Fiji national rugby league team

-Competitions:Fiji have participated in:*Pacific Cup *World Cup *World Sevens *Superleague World Nines *Superleague Oceania Tournament *Pacific Rim Competition -Results:...

 in the final. Fiji's Asaeli Saravaki was the Player of the Tournament.

Squads

Tonga, Cook Islands, New Zealand Māori and Tokelau squads comprised players mainly involved in New Zealand’s domestic Bartercard Cup and lower grades.

The New Zealand Māori

New Zealand Maori rugby league team

-See also:* New Zealand national rugby league team* New Zealand Māori rugby union team* New Zealand Māori cricket team-External links:* Google Books...

 side was coached by Dean Clark

Dean Clark (rugby league)

Dean Clark is a New Zealand rugby league coach and former footballer who represented his country between 1989 and 1992. He is the current coach of the Papakura Sea Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League competition.-Playing career:...

 and included Paul Atkins

Paul Atkins (rugby league)

Paul Atkins is a former New Zealand rugby league player. He played for the Otahuhu Leopards from 2002–2003, the Otahuhu-Ellerslie Leopards from 2004–2005, the Tamaki Leopards in 2006 and the Howick Hornets from 2007-2009.-Playing career:...

, Willie Heta, Darren Kingi, Jared Trott, Matt Wanoa and Steve Skinnon

Steve Skinnon

Steve Skinnon is a New Zealand rugby footballer who played rugby union for Wellington and Hawkes Bay in the National Provincial Championship and rugby league for the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League...

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Tongan squad included Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

, Joel Taufa'ao, Enele Taufa

Enele Taufa

Enele Taufa is a Tongan rugby footballer prop who has represented Tonga at both rugby league and rugby union. Taufa was a member of the Tonga national rugby union team and participated at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He plys his trade for local champions Sila Pelu Ua Rugby Club...

, Kosilio Tonga'uiha, Makasini Richter

Makasini Richter

Makasini Richter is a Tongan rugby league player who previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs, Western Suburbs Magpies and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League....

, Ukuma Ta’ai, Willie Wolfgramm

Willie Wolfgramm

Willie Wolfgramm is a Tongan rugby league player who represented his country at two World Cups. He is the cousin of fellow Tongan international Greg Wolfgramm.-Playing career:Wolfgramm played for Tonga in the 1992 Pacific Cup....

 and Kimi Uasi.

The Cook Islands included Sam Mataora

Sam Mataora

Sam Mataora , is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL competition. He plays as a second-row or as a centre...

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Tokelau replaced New Caledonia who pulled out a week before the tournament.

The Fijian squad was a mix of local and overseas based players . While the majority of players were converts from rugby union

Rugby union

Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 the team also included Alipate Tani

Alipate Tani

Alipate Tani Noilea is a rugby league player. He is a Fijian international and represented his country at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. He was one of Fiji's stand-out players in the tournament and earned widespread praise for his performances from the stand-off position...

 and Semisi Tora

Semisi Tora

Semisi Tora born 28 January 1979 is a rugby league player. He is a Fijian international. He plays as a prop and second rower. He plays for the Parkes Spacemen. He was selected in the final 28 member group for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia and he made his debut against France scoring...

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Toa Samoa was the only team at the tournament to comprise entirely of indigenous local players. The intention of the Samoan Rugby League was to develop and expose local players with an eye to the 2008 World Cup qualifiers

2008 Rugby League World Cup qualifying

There were ten places available in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, held in Australia.-Qualified teams:Pacific6 teams qualified for the World Cup. 3 qualified automatically, with the top 2 in the Pacific qualifying group also reaching the finals. Samoa finished third in the Pacific qualifying group...

 later in the year.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1		2	2	0	0	106	14	92	4
2		2	1	0	1	78	46	32	2
3		2	0	0	2	4	128
0

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1		2	2	0	0	66	20	46	4
2		2	1	0	1	60	40	20	2
3		2	0	0	2	4	70
0

Fifth place play-off

Third place play-off

Final