# 2007 Colonial Cup

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The '''2007 Colonial Cup''' was rugby union competition held in [Fiji](/source/Fiji). The [Fiji Rugby Union](/source/Fiji_Rugby_Union) controls the [Colonial Cup](/source/Colonial_Cup_(rugby_union)) which is used to pick players for the [Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team) national team.

This year saw the emergence of a new team, the [Bligh Roosters](/source/Bligh_Roosters), based in [Tavua](/source/Tavua%2C_Fiji). This took  the number of competing teams to 6.

The [Coastal Stallions](/source/Coastal_Stallions) were the 2007 champions, this being their third win since the tournament's inception in 2004.

== Teams  ==

*[Coastal Stallions](/source/Coastal_Stallions) - [Nadroga](/source/Nadroga-Navosa_Province)
*[Suva Highlanders](/source/Suva_Highlanders) - [Suva](/source/Suva), [Naitasiri](/source/Naitasiri_Province)
*[Western Crusaders](/source/Western_Crusaders) - [Lautoka](/source/Lautoka), [Nadi](/source/Nadi), [Ba](/source/Ba_(town))
*[Tailevu Knights](/source/Tailevu_Knights) - [Tailevu](/source/Tailevu_Province), [Nasinu](/source/Nasinu)
*[Northern Sharks](/source/Northern_Sharks) - [Vanua Levu](/source/Vanua_Levu)
*[Bligh Roosters](/source/Bligh_Roosters) - [Tavua](/source/Tavua%2C_Fiji), [Rakiraki](/source/Rakiraki)

== Results from 2007 ==

===Round 1===
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Friday 2 Feb |
home = Highlanders |
score = 23-21 |
away = Stallions |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [National Stadium](/source/National_Stadium_(Suva))}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  Saturday 3 Feb |
home = Knights |
score = 13&ndash;20 |
away =  Crusaders |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ratu Cakobau Park](/source/Ratu_Cakobau_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  Sharks |
score = 29&ndash;20 |
away = Roosters |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Subrail Park](/source/Subrail_Park)}}

===Round 2===
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  Friday 9 Feb |
home =   Knights |
score =  11-7 |
away =   Sharks |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Nasau Park](/source/Nasau_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  Saturday 10 Feb |
home =   Crusaders |
score =  22-16 |
away =   Highlanders |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Churchill Park](/source/Churchill_Park_(Lautoka))}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  Roosters |
score =  12-19 |
away =   Stallions |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Garvey Park](/source/Garvey_Park)}}

===Round 3===

{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Friday 16 Feb |
home =  Crusaders |
score =  16-22 |
away =    Sharks |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Prince Charles Park](/source/Prince_Charles_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  Saturday 17 Feb |
home =   Stallions |
score =  34-31 |
away =    Knights |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Lawaqa Park](/source/Lawaqa_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  Highlanders |
score =  33-15 |
away =  Roosters |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [National Stadium](/source/National_Stadium_(Suva))}}

===Round 4===

{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Friday 23 Feb |
home =  Highlanders |
score =  20-23 |
away =   Knights |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [National Stadium](/source/National_Stadium_(Suva))}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Saturday 24 Feb |
home =  Sharks |
score =  33-38 |
away =  Stallions |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Subrail Park](/source/Subrail_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  Roosters |
score =  6-18 |
away =   Crusaders |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ra Sports Complex](/source/Ra_Sports_Complex)}}

===Round 5===

{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Friday 2 Mar |
home =  Stallions |
score =  5-12 |
away =   Crusaders |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Lawaqa Park](/source/Lawaqa_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Saturday 3 Mar |
home =  Sharks |
score =  5-20 |
away =   Highlanders |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ganilau Park](/source/Ganilau_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  Knights |
score =  38-15 |
away =  Roosters |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ratu Cakobau Park](/source/Ratu_Cakobau_Park)}}

===Final standings===
:{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Played
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Point Difference
!width=40|Bonus Points
!width=40|Points
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left| '''Crusaders'''
|5||4||0||1||88||62||+26||1||'''17'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left| '''Stallions'''
|5||3||0||2||117||111||+6||4||'''16 '''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left| '''Highlanders'''
|5||3||0||2||112||86||+26||3||'''15'''
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left| '''Knights'''
|5||3||0||2||116||96||+20||3||'''15'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''Sharks'''
|5||2||0||3||96||105||-9||4||'''12'''
|- align=center
|align=left| '''Roosters'''
|5||0||0||5||68||137||-69||1||'''1'''
|}

4 points for a win; 2 for a draw; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match; 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or less.

===Semi-finals===

{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Saturday 10 Mar |
home =  [Highlanders](/source/Suva_Highlanders) |
score = 6-15 |
away =  [Stallions](/source/Coastal_Stallions) |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ratu Cakobau Park](/source/Ratu_Cakobau_Park)}}
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date =  |
home =  [Crusaders](/source/Western_Crusaders) |
score = 15-6 |
away =  [Knights](/source/Tailevu_Knights) |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Ratu Cakobau Park](/source/Ratu_Cakobau_Park)}}

===Grand final===
{{rugbyscores |
bg = #eeeeee |
date = Saturday 17 Mar |
home =  [Crusaders](/source/Western_Crusaders) |
score =  12-14 |
away =  [Stallions](/source/Coastal_Stallions) |
homescore = |
awayscore = |
stadium = [Churchill Park](/source/Churchill_Park_(Lautoka))}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070129015426/http://www.teivovo.com/colonial_cup/index.html Colonial Cup pages from Teivovo]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060213202801/http://fijirugbyunion.com/?page=tourGallery&tourID=2&newsTypeID=62 Colonial Cup pages from Fiji Rugby Union]

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Category:Colonial Cup (rugby union)
Category:2007 rugby union tournaments for clubs
Category:2007 in Fijian rugby union

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