The Pacific Rim Rugby Championship, also known as the Epson Cup for sponsorship purposes,[1] was an international rugby union tournament contested by national teams from around the Pacific.[2] The championship was held annually between 1996 and 2001.
The competition was run by the International Rugby Board.[3] In the first three tournaments, Canada, United States, Japan and Hong Kong competed for the championship. The competition was expanded to six teams in 1999 with the Pacific Tri-Nations teams Fiji, Samoa and Tonga replacing Hong Kong for the last three tournaments.
The Epson Cup series ended at the completion of the original sponsorship deal, but the Pacific Tri-Nations tournament continued for the next three years until the IRB expanded that competition to form the Pacific Nations Cup in 2006 (also known as the Pacific Six Nations).[10][11]
The Pacific Nations Cup, including Japan, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, was expanded again in 2012 with Canada and the United States joining the competition.[12]
The United States, Russia, China, Japan, and eventually Canada and Romania, played in the Super Powers Cup (later renamed the Super Cup) from 2003 to 2005.[13]
^"IRB unaware of Epson Cup problems". ESPN Scrum. 12 October 2000. from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^Sallay, Alvin (7 July 1996). "Pacific Rim teams urged to improve rugby standards". South China Morning Post. from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^. IRB. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 September 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
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^"IRB unveil plan to boost rugby worldwide". Irish Times. 5 August 2005. from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^"Pacific Nations Cup expanded to Canada and USA". TVNZ. 23 January 2013. from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
^. Nigel Melville Direct. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
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pacific, rugby, championship, also, known, epson, sponsorship, purposes, international, rugby, union, tournament, contested, national, teams, from, around, pacific, championship, held, annually, between, 1996, 2001, pacific, championshipepson, logo, introduced. The Pacific Rim Rugby Championship also known as the Epson Cup for sponsorship purposes 1 was an international rugby union tournament contested by national teams from around the Pacific 2 The championship was held annually between 1996 and 2001 Pacific Rim ChampionshipEpson Cup logo introduced in 1999SportRugby unionInaugural season1996 27 years ago 1996 Ceased2001 22 years ago 2001 No of teams6Lastchampion s Fiji 2001 Most titles Canada 3 times The competition was run by the International Rugby Board 3 In the first three tournaments Canada United States Japan and Hong Kong competed for the championship The competition was expanded to six teams in 1999 with the Pacific Tri Nations teams Fiji Samoa and Tonga replacing Hong Kong for the last three tournaments Contents 1 Tournament winners 2 Successor events 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTournament winners editYear Winner Runner up Third place Refs1996 nbsp Canada nbsp Hong Kong nbsp United States 4 1997 nbsp Canada nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Japan 5 1998 nbsp Canada nbsp Hong Kong nbsp United States 6 1999 nbsp Japan nbsp Western Samoa nbsp United States 7 2000 nbsp Fiji nbsp Western Samoa nbsp Tonga 8 2001 nbsp Fiji nbsp Western Samoa nbsp Japan 9 Successor events editThe Epson Cup series ended at the completion of the original sponsorship deal but the Pacific Tri Nations tournament continued for the next three years until the IRB expanded that competition to form the Pacific Nations Cup in 2006 also known as the Pacific Six Nations 10 11 The Pacific Nations Cup including Japan Fiji Samoa and Tonga was expanded again in 2012 with Canada and the United States joining the competition 12 The United States Russia China Japan and eventually Canada and Romania played in the Super Powers Cup later renamed the Super Cup from 2003 to 2005 13 See also editPacific Nations Cup Super CupReferences edit IRB unaware of Epson Cup problems ESPN Scrum 12 October 2000 Archived from the original on 14 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 Sallay Alvin 7 July 1996 Pacific Rim teams urged to improve rugby standards South China Morning Post Archived from the original on 14 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 Welcome to the home of the Epson Cup on the Internet IRB 2002 Archived from the original on 3 September 2002 Retrieved 14 May 2015 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 1996 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 1997 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 1998 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 1999 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 2000 Pacific Rim Championship ESPN Scrum 2001 About Us National Teams Fiji Rugby 2015 Archived from the original on 14 May 2015 Retrieved 14 May 2015 IRB unveil plan to boost rugby worldwide Irish Times 5 August 2005 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 14 May 2015 Pacific Nations Cup expanded to Canada and USA TVNZ 23 January 2013 Archived from the original on 26 January 2013 Retrieved 14 May 2015 What a Week Nigel Melville Direct 10 February 2009 Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 15 May 2015 External links editirb epson irb org archive of official webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pacific Rim Rugby Championship amp oldid 1167908649, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
