South Pacific Championship#1989 season

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{{Infobox rugby league cup

| name = South Pacific Championship

| upcoming_season =

| current_season =

| last_season =

| logo = South Pacific Championship AGC rugby logo.png

| pixels = 240px

| caption =

| sport = Rugby union football

| founded =

| inaugural = 1986

| replaced = Super 6 (1992)

| replaced2 = Super 10 (1993)

| folded = 1990

| teams = 6

| country = Australia (2 teams)
{{nowrap|Fiji (1 team)}}
New Zealand (3 teams)

| champion = Auckland

| season = 1990

| most_champs = Auckland (4 titles)

| website =

| ceo =

| TV =

Channel Ten (AUS)
Television New Zealand (NZ)

| related_comps =

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The South Pacific Championship (also known as SPC) was a rugby union competition that was introduced in 1986 and contested through to 1990. The competition featured six teams - three provinces from New Zealand; Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington, two Australian teams; Queensland and New South Wales, and one team representing Pacific Island rugby, Fiji.

The South Pacific Championship was the predecessor of the Super 6 and Super 10, as well as the professional-era Super 12 and Super 14 tournaments that subsequently expanded to become the Super Rugby competition.

Background

The AGC South Pacific Championship was organised by the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) on an invitational basis. The impetus for starting the competition was to provide regular matches for the New South Wales and Queensland teams in an attempt to compete against rugby league football - which was expanding its domestic competition in Australia.

The New Zealand provincial teams Auckland and Canterbury were invited into the competition due to their close links with the New South Wales and Queensland unions respectively. A third New Zealand team, Wellington, was invited due to having an international airport in the city. Fiji was also invited into the competition as, at the time, it was the most competitive of the Pacific rugby teams.

History

The South Pacific Championship was dominated by New Zealand teams and, most particularly, by Auckland. Canterbury won the first title in 1986 and shared the second title with Auckland in 1987, but then Auckland won outright for the next three seasons in a row.

The competition collapsed five years after it began, when the NSWRU found itself in financial difficulties before the 1991 season was started.{{cite web

| date = 26 July 2001

| work = Rugby365

| title = Tri Nations: The History

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| access-date = 31 May 2012

| url-status= dead

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120409145632/http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/trinat/history

| archive-date= 9 April 2012}}

;SPC

Championship Winner:

1986 Canterbury
1987 Auckland and Canterbury
1988 Auckland
1989 Auckland
1990 Auckland
1991 No competition

=Relaunch=

After the demise of the South Pacific Championship, with no tournament played in 1991, the competition was relaunched as the Super 6 in 1992. This followed a resurgence of rugby fortunes after the 1991 Rugby World Cup. The Super 6 title was won by Queensland (Australia) in 1992.

In 1993, the competition was revamped and expanded into the Super 10. South Africa's top three provincial teams were included and a fourth New Zealand province was added. Western Samoa, being the winner of the Pacific Tri-Nations, replaced Fiji. The Super 10 was won by Transvaal (South Africa) in 1993, and by Queensland (Australia) in 1994 and 1995.{{Cite web

|date= February 9, 2000

|title= History of the Super Competition

|work= SARFU Archives

|publisher= SARFU Media Unit

|url= http://sarugbystats.co.za/gadget/sarfu/text/archives/super12.htm

|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120718023109/http://sarugbystats.co.za/gadget/sarfu/text/archives/super12.htm

|archive-date= July 18, 2012|url-status= dead}}

;Super 6

Championship Winner:

1992 Queensland

;Super 10

Championship Winner:

1993 Transvaal
1994 Queensland
1995 Queensland

1986 season

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1986 South Pacific Championship
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	93	56	+37	1	17
2	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	73	77	-2	1	13
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	100	74	+24	0	12
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	112	103	+9	0	12
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	2	0	3	110	92	+18	1	9
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	0	0	5	54	140	-86	1	1
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1986 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

1987 season

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1987 South Pacific Championship
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	175	79	+96	1	17
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	121	92	+29	1	17
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	129	96	+33	1	13
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	112	95	+17	1	13
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	1	0	4	69	181	−112	2	6
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	0	0	5	87	150	−63	1	1
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1987 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

1988 season

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1988 South Pacific Championship
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	5	0	0	189	51	+138	0	20
2	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	88	139	–51	0	12
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	2	0	3	118	123	−5	1	9
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	2	0	3	88	107	−19	1	9
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	2	0	3	94	101	−7	0	8
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	1	0	4	84	140	−56	1	5
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1988 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

1989 season

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1989 South Pacific Championship
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	191	58	+133	1	17
2	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	99	92	+7	0	16
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	119	78	+41	0	12
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	2	0	3	94	138	−44	1	9
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	2	0	3	70	171	−101	0	8
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	0	0	5	92	128	−36	3	3
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1989 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

1990 season

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1990 South Pacific Championship
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	5	0	0	188	54	+134	0	20
2	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	135	68	+67	0	16
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	83	124	−41	0	12
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	1	0	4	94	173	−79	1	5
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	1	0	4	86	131	−45	1	5
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	1	0	4	66	102	−36	1	5
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1990 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

{{anchor|Super 6}} 1992 Super 6

The South Pacific Championship was relaunched as the Super 6 in 1992. {{Rut|Queensland}} won the title, in an undefeated Super 6 season for the Australian province.

The competition was the predecessor of the Super 10 that launched the following year in 1993 to include South African provinces. The Super 10 was, in turn, the predecessor of the Super 12, Super 14 and Super Rugby tournaments in the professional era of rugby union which started in 1996.

;Standings

colspan="100%" \| 1992 Super 6
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
style="padding-right:1px;"\| {{abbr\|Pos\|Position}} ! style="width:10.8em;" \| {{abbr\|Team\|Team name}} ! {{abbr\|P\|Games played}} ! {{abbr\|W\|Games won}} ! {{abbr\|D\|Games drawn}} ! {{abbr\|L\|Games lost}} ! {{abbr\|PF\|Points for}} ! {{abbr\|PA\|Points against}} ! {{abbr\|PD\|Points difference}} ! {{abbr\|BP\|Bonus points}} ! {{abbr\|Pts\|Competition points}}
style="background:#e8ffd8;" \|1	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Queensland\|fb=y}} \| 5	5	0	0	120	58	+62	0	20
2	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Auckland\|fb=y}} \| 5	4	0	1	115	49	+66	0	16
3	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|New South Wales\|fb=y}} \| 5	3	0	2	150	99	+51	1	13
4	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Wellington\|fb=y}} \| 5	1	0	4	99	132	−33	0	4
5	style=text-align:left\| {{Rut\|Canterbury\|fb=y}} \| 5	1	0	4	72	119	−47	0	4
6	style=text-align:left\| {{Ru\|Fiji}} \| 5	1	0	4	63	162	−99	0	4
colspan="100%" style="border:0;"\|Source: [http://www.rugbyarchive.net/Pagine/StagioneCompetizioni.aspx?ID=62&Stagione=1992 rugbyarchive.net] The top team (in green) after the round-robin is the championship winner.

;Matches

{{rugbybox

|date=

|home= {{Rut|Canterbury|fa=y}}

|score= 10–22

|away= {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

|stadium=Christchurch

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{{rugbybox

|date= 29 March 1992

|home= {{Rut|Queensland|fa=y}}

|score= 23–6

|away= {{Rut|Wellington|fb=y}}

|stadium=Ballymore

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 4 April 1992

|home= {{Ru-rt|Fiji}}

|score= 0–29

|away= {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

|stadium=Suva

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 5 April 1992

|home= {{Rut|Canterbury|fa=y}}

|score= 31–20

|away= {{Rut|Wellington|fb=y}}

|stadium=Christchurch

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 11 April 1992

|home= {{Ru-rt|Fiji}}

|score= 9–21

|away= {{Rut|Queensland|fb=y}}

|stadium=Suva

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 2 May 1992

|home= {{Ru-rt|Fiji}}

|score= 38–17

|away= {{Rut|Canterbury|fb=y}}

|stadium=Suva

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 3 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Queensland|fa=y}}

|score= 27–15

|away= {{Rut|Auckland|fb=y}}

|stadium=Ballymore

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 3 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Wellington|fa=y}}

|score= 18–35

|away= {{Rut|New South Wales|fb=y}}

|stadium=Wellington

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 5 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Canterbury|fa=y}}

|score= 14–35

|away= {{Rut|New South Wales|fb=y}}

|stadium=Christchurch

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 10 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Auckland|fa=y}}

|score= 38–10

|away= {{Rut|New South Wales|fb=y}}

|stadium=Auckland

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 10 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Canterbury|fa=y}}

|score= 10–26

|away= {{Rut|Queensland|fb=y}}

|stadium=Christchurch

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 17 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Auckland|fa=y}}

|score= 33–12

|away= {{Rut|Wellington|fb=y}}

|stadium=Wellington

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 17 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|New South Wales|fa=y}}

|score= 52–6

|away= {{Ru|Fiji}}

|stadium=Concord Oval

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 24 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Queensland|fa=y}}

|score= 23–18

|away= {{Rut|New South Wales|fb=y}}

|stadium=Ballymore

}}

{{rugbybox

|date= 24 May 1992

|home= {{Rut|Wellington|fa=y}}

|score= 43–10

|away= {{Ru|Fiji}}

|stadium=Wellington

}}

References

Bibliography

{{Cite book |last=McIlraith|first= Matt |year=2005 |title=Ten Years of Super 12 |publisher=Hodder Moa |isbn=1-86971-025-8 }}

Category:Super Rugby

Category:Rugby union competitions in Australia

Category:Rugby union competitions in Fiji

Category:Rugby union competitions in New Zealand

Category:Rugby union competitions for provincial teams

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1986

Category:1990 disestablishments in Oceania

Category:1986 establishments in Oceania

Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1990

South Pacific Championship#1989 season

Background

History

=Relaunch=

1986 season

1987 season

1988 season

1989 season

1990 season

{{anchor|Super 6}} 1992 Super 6

See also

References

Bibliography