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1366:Blues Dev XV
1340:Rebel Rising
1276:Tautahi Gold
1271:Tau'uta Reds
1266:Savaii Samoa
1235:Junior Japan
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1146:. Retrieved
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132:Law 20.6 (d)
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119:Law 20.1 (g)
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95:Junior Japan
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1359:New Zealand
1281:Upolu Samoa
1138:World Rugby
1055:ANZ Stadium
983:ANZ Stadium
887:Lawaniyavi
883:Suguturaqa
860:ANZ Stadium
773:Penalty Try
770:Malielegaoi
747:ANZ Stadium
658:Raiyala (2)
637:ANZ Stadium
525:ANZ Stadium
1491:Categories
1216:Core Teams
1120:References
1113:7th title
927:Saito (3)
696:Faiva (3)
558:Saito (2)
546:Tatafu (3)
42:Runners-up
1313:Australia
1291:Pampas XV
904:Vularika
787:Fa'apale
768:Tusitala
691:Faiva (3)
660:Narumasa
553:Saito (4)
458:Updated:
32:Champions
1335:Gen Blue
1286:Canada A
1168:Archived
1142:Archived
998:12:30pm
781:Fa'apale
666:Vularika
664:Stewart
589:Fa'apale
581:Fa'apale
571:Alofipo
464:Source:
262:Against
150:Law 20.9
128:Law 20.5
1399:Seasons
1330:Force A
1245:Tonga A
1240:Samoa A
1223:Current
1148:17 June
1077:Summary
1070:3:30pm
1063:
1050:Samoa A
1005:Summary
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954:Tonga A
941:Round 3
909:Summary
902:Ralulu
885:Takubu
881:Ralulu
875:5:30pm
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792:Summary
762:3:30pm
755:
742:Tonga A
718:Samoa A
705:Round 2
676:Summary
652:5:30pm
645:
632:Tonga A
563:Summary
540:3:30pm
533:
520:Samoa A
483:Round 1
422:Samoa A
377:Tonga A
247:Played
231:Tonga A
206:Samoa A
1345:Reds A
1254:Former
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917:Tatafu
895:Ralulu
889:Daveta
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804:Sekona
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167:Law 16
1320:ACT A
1306:Teams
922:Saito
809:Faiva
662:Voka
265:Diff
256:Lost
244:Team
237:Table
176:Teams
46:Japan
1476:2020
1471:2019
1466:2018
1461:2017
1456:2016
1451:2015
1446:2014
1441:2013
1436:2012
1431:2011
1426:2010
1421:2009
1416:2008
1411:2007
1406:2006
1150:2017
1059:Suva
987:Suva
925:Pen:
920:Con:
915:Try:
900:Pen:
892:Con:
879:Try:
864:Suva
812:Pen:
807:Con:
802:Ika
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785:Pen:
778:Con:
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751:Suva
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656:Try:
641:Suva
591:(4)
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578:Con:
569:Try:
556:Pen:
551:Con:
548:Iino
544:Try:
529:Suva
274:Pts
271:BP2
268:BP1
259:For
250:Won
130:and
81:The
71:2018
66:2016
36:Fiji
24:Date
897:(4)
686:Ika
583:(2)
444:-34
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396:102
363:10
354:-11
351:103
318:15
309:+54
303:125
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