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 PNG, but this did not eventuate and the series ended after the 2011 edition.^[1]^[2]

Punjas Rugby Series 2010

	16 April 2010	Fiji Warriors	13 – 27	Tonga A	National Stadium, Suva
	19:00, UTC+12	Try: Mocetadra Con: Rawaqa (1/1) Pen: Rawaqa (2)	Report^[3]	Try: Fe'ao Vaiomo'unga Con: Palu (1/2) Pen: Palu (5)

	23 April 2010	Fiji Warriors	21 – 3	Tonga A	Churchill Park, Lautoka
	TBA, UTC+12	Pen: Rawaqa (7)	Report^[4]	Pen: Palu (1)

Fiji A won the series on aggregate score. Fiji A's 34 points to Tonga A's 30

Punjas Rugby Series 2011

	13 August 2011	Fiji Warriors	27–12	Tonga A	Churchill Park, Lautoka
			Report^[5]

	19 August 2011	Fiji Warriors	20–32	Tonga A	Churchill Park, Lautoka
			Report^[6]

Fiji A won the series by 3 points on aggregate score.

References

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

[ft-2010-1] FRU signs deal for Test series. Fiji Times, 13 April 2010.

[cin-2011-2] 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

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