2020 Oceania Cup (rugby league)

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The 2020 Oceania Cup was to be the second edition of the Oceania Cup. The competition was scheduled to begin in June and conclude in November, but has since been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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The competition would have split six competing nations into two tiered pools. Pool A would have consisted of New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji, who earned promotion by winning Pool B in 2019, and replaced Australia, who were scheduled to tour the Northern Hemisphere. The Cook Islands were to join Pool B for the first time, alongside Papua New Guinea and Samoa.

Fixtures

A schedule was announced in February, though venues and dates were unconfirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] [3] On 20 March, it was announced that the June doubleheader had been postponed. [4] In May, the NRL announced that the 2020 NRL Grand Final would be played on 25 October, which further delayed the Oceania Cup. [5] It was eventually cancelled on 4 September 2020. [1]

Pool A

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 00000000
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 00000000
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 00000000
20 June 2020
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svgCancelledFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
17 October 2020
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svgCancelledFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
24 October 2020
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svgCancelledFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Pool B

TeamPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 00000000
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 00000000
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 00000000
20 June 2020
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svgCancelledFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
17 October 2020
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svgCancelledFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
24 October 2020
Cook Islands  Flag of the Cook Islands.svgCancelledFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oceania Cup cancelled for 2020". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ↑ "Oceania Cup is back with three cracking Double Headers". Asia Pacific RL. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Walter, Brad (18 March 2020). "Rep calendar rejig set to affect Origin, Kangaroo tour, Oceania Cup". NRL.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "June Oceania Cup fixtures postponed, planning continues for October". Asia Pacific RL. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Everything you need to know about rescheduled NRL season". NRL.com. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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