Punjas Rugby Series

The Punjas Rugby Series was a rugby union challenge series played between Fiji A and Tonga A. It was sponsored by Fijian company Punja & Sons and played in Fiji in 2010 and 2011.[1] There was some discussion about expanding the series to include teams from Samoa, the Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea, but this did not eventuate and the series ended after the 2011 edition.[1][2]

Punjas Rugby Series 2010

16 April 2010
19:00, UTC+12
Fiji Warriors 13–27 Tonga A
Try: Mocetadra
Con: Rawaqa (1/1)
Pen: Rawaqa (2)		Report[3]Try: Feʻao
Vaiomoʻunga
Con: Palu (1/2)
Pen: Palu (5)
National Stadium, Suva
23 April 2010
Fiji Warriors 21–3 Tonga A
Pen: Rawaqa (7)Report[4]Pen: Palu (1)
Churchill Park, Lautoka
  • Fiji A won the series 34–30 on aggregate.

Punjas Rugby Series 2011

13 August 2011
Fiji Warriors 27–12 Tonga A
Report[5]
Churchill Park, Lautoka
19 August 2011
Fiji Warriors 20–32 Tonga A
Report[6]
Churchill Park, Lautoka
  • Fiji A won the series 47–44 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ a b FRU signs deal for Test series. Fiji Times, 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ Fijians like the look of a Cook Islands-PNG team. Cook Island News, 15 August 2011.
  3. ^ Match 1 Report Fiji Times.
  4. ^ Match 2 Report Fiji Live.
  5. ^ Fiji beat Tonga 27-12 in Punjas Series
  6. ^ Fiji lose but claim Punjas Series Archived 2015-02-02 at the Wayback Machine