Punjas Rugby Series
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The Punjas Rugby Series is an annual rugby union
competition played between Pacific A sides. Tonga A
and Fiji A
play the first edition in 2010. Samoa A is in talks to take part in the 2011 edition.
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...
competition played between Pacific A sides. Tonga A
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
and Fiji A
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
play the first edition in 2010. Samoa A is in talks to take part in the 2011 edition.
2010 Punjas Rugby Series
----- Fiji A won the series on aggregate score. Fiji A's 34 points to Tonga A's 30