2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships

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2023 (2023) Rugby League Pacific Championships  ()
Number of teams6 (men)
7 (women)
Host countriesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
WinnerFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Cup)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (Bowl)
Attendance118,986 (14,873 per game day)
Points scored551
Tries scored101
Top scorer Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamayne Isaako (46)
Top try scorers Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Nene McDonald (4)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ronaldo Mulitalo (4)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jamayne Isaako (4)
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The 2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships was the second edition of the Rugby League Pacific Championships and the first under its current name (having previously been called the Oceania Cup in 2019). The championship included a collection of international rugby league tournaments to be played from October to November 2023 between nations located in the Pacific region.

Contents

The competition was played in three groupings: the Pacific Cup for higher ranking men's teams, the Pacific Bowl for lower ranking men's teams, and a section of women's matches played throughout. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

A total of 101 tries were scored in the 13 full international matches at an average of 7.8 tries per game. There were 67 tries in the eight men's games (average 8.4) and 34 tries in five women's matches (average 6.8). A further ten tries were scored in the men's match between New Zealand A and Tonga A. Top try-scorer honours were shared by three men's players: Nene McDonald, Ronaldo Mulitalo and Jamayne Isaako, with four tries each. The top try-scorers from the women's internationals, with three each, were Abigail Roache and Mele Hufanga.

Background

The Pacific Rugby League Championships was announced August 2023, as part of a $7 million investment by the NRL and Australian Government to develop rugby league in the surrounding countries. The tournament serves a continuation of the Oceania Cup which had one edition in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic. The inaugural Pacific Championships would be held across Australia, New Zealand, and Papua New Guinea. [6] [7] [8]

Teams

Squads

Men's teams

CompetitionTeam World
ranking 		CoachCaptainRef
Pacific CupFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Meninga James Tedesco [9] [10] [11]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Maguire James Fisher-Harris [12] [13]
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gardiner Junior Paulo [14] [15]
Pacific BowlFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Karmichael Hunt Brad Takairangi [16]
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 7 Flag of Fiji.svg Wise Kativerata Tui Kamikamica [17] [18] [19]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Justin Holbrook Kyle Laybutt [20] [21]

Women's teams

CompetitionTeam World
ranking 		CoachCaptainRef
WomenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Donald Kezie Apps and Ali Brigginshaw [22] [11]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rusty Matua Ngatokotoru Arakua [23]
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 19 Flag of Fiji.svg Josaia Dakuitoga Josephine Maejiirs [24] [19]
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ricky Henry Georgia Hale and Raecene McGregor [12] [25]
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Jeffries Sera Koroi and Belinda Gwasamun
(replaced the named but injured Elsie Albert)		 [26] [27] [23]
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Soward Niall Williams Guthrie [14] [28]
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 16 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelvin Wright Tiana Penitani [29]

Venues

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Five venues across three countries were selected to host the Championships.

Officiating

Referees and side-line officials for week one matches were announced on 10 October 2023. [30] Appointments for week two were announced on 17 October 2023, with several changes of role. [31]

Pacific Cup

Standings

Pos.TeamPld.WDLPFPADiff.Pts.Qualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22007430+444Advance to Pacific Cup Final
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21016836+322
3Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 20021288–760

NB: Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga were intended to participate but had already arranged a tour of England before the tournament was announced.

Fixtures

14 October 2023
19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg38–12Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Haas 4'
Tedesco 9'
Fa'asuamaleaui 12'
Murray 15'
Tabuai-Fidow (2) 39', 54'
Staggs 79' c
Goals: Staggs (5/7) 5', 13', 17', 40', 80'
1st: 28–6
2nd: 10–6
Report
Tries: Taulagi 18'
Leilua 72'
Goals: Crichton (2/2) 20', 74'
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 18,144
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Team details
AustraliaPositionSamoa
NameNumberNumberName
James Tedesco 1
FB
1 Sualauvi Faalogo
Dylan Edwards 2
WG
2 Murray Taulagi
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
3 Izack Tago
Kotoni Staggs 4
CE
4 Young Tonumaipea
Selwyn Cobbo 5
WG
5 Brian To'o
Cameron Munster 6
SO/FE
6 Stephen Crichton
Daly Cherry-Evans 7
SH/HB
7 Daejarn Asi
Payne Haas 8
PR
8 Stefano Utoikamanu
Ben Hunt 9
HK
19 Justin Matamua
Tino Fa'asuamaleaui 10
PF
10 Junior Paulo
Cameron Murray 11
SR
11 Luciano Leilua
Liam Martin 12
SR
12 Connelly Lemuelu
Isaah Yeo 13
LF/LK
13 Keenan Palasia
Harry Grant 14
IN
9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Lindsay Collins 15
IN
14 Spencer Leniu
Patrick Carrigan 16
IN
15 Terrell May
Reuben Cotter 17
IN
16 Heilum Luki
Nicho Hynes 18
CS
18 Royce Hunt
Mal Meninga
Coach
Ben Gardiner
21 October 2023
18:00 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg50–0Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Tries: Isaako (2) 13', 24'
Hughes 22'
Asofa-Solomona 44'
Papali'i 48'
Mulitalo (2) 60', 73'
Nikora 63' c
Fisher-Harris 76'
Goals: Isaako (7/9) 14', 23', 26', 45', 65', 75', 78'
1st: 18–0
2nd: 32–0
Report
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 23,269
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
New ZealandPositionSamoa
NameNumberNumberName
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 1
FB
1 Sualauvi Faalogo
Ronaldo Mulitalo 2
WG
2 Murray Taulagi
Matthew Timoko 3
CE
4 Marion Seve
Joseph Manu 4
CE
21 Tommy Talau
Jamayne Isaako 5
WG
20 Greg Marzhew
Dylan Brown 6
SO/FE
6 Stephen Crichton
Jahrome Hughes 7
SH/HB
7 Daejarn Asi
James Fisher-Harris 8
PR
8 Stefano Utoikamanu
Kieran Foran 14
HK
9 Gordon Chan Kum Tong
Moses Leota 10
PF
10 Junior Paulo
Isaiah Papali'i 11
SR
11 Luciano Leilua
Briton Nikora 12
SR
16 Heilum Luki
Joseph Tapine 13
LF/LK
14 Spencer Leniu
Fa'amanu Brown 9
IN
13 Keenan Palasia
Nelson Asofa-Solomona 15
IN
15 Terrell May
Griffin Neame 16
IN
18 Royce Hunt
Leo Thompson 17
IN
19 Ronald Volkman
Naufahu Whyte 18
CS
17 Justin Matamua
Michael Maguire
Coach
 Ben Gardiner
28 October 2023
20:10 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36–18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tries: Holmes 8'
Collins (2) 21', 30'
Edwards 50'
Hunt 77'
Murray 79'
Goals: Holmes (6/7) 9', 22', 31', 51', 65', 78'
1st: 18–12
2nd: 18–6
Report
Tries: Nikora 17'
Mulitalo 38'
Brown 69'
Goals: Isaako (3/3) 19', 39', 71'
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 20,584
Referee: Adam Gee (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
AustraliaPositionNew Zealand
NameNumberNumberName
James Tedesco 1
FB
1 Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Dylan Edwards 2
WG
2 Ronaldo Mulitalo
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
3 Matthew Timoko
Kotoni Staggs 4
CE
4 Joseph Manu
Valentine Holmes 5
WG
5 Jamayne Isaako
Cameron Munster 6
SO/FE
6 Dylan Brown
Daly Cherry-Evans 7
SH/HB
7 Jahrome Hughes
Jake Trbojevic 8
PR
8 James Fisher-Harris
Ben Hunt 9
HK
9 Kieran Foran
Thomas Flegler 10
PF
10 Moses Leota
Cameron Murray 11
SR
11 Isaiah Papali'i
Reuben Cotter 12
SR
12 Briton Nikora
Isaah Yeo 13
LF/LK
13 Joseph Tapine
Harry Grant 14
IN
14 Fa'amanu Brown
Lindsay Collins 15
IN
15 Nelson Asofa-Solomona
Patrick Carrigan 16
IN
16 Griffin Neame
Nicho Hynes 17
IN
17 Leo Thompson
Liam Martin 18
CS
18 Naufahu Whyte
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Michael Maguire

Pacific Bowl

Standings

Pos.TeamPld.WDLPFPADiff.Pts.Qualification
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 22006534+314Advance to Pacific Bowl Final
2Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 21016253+92
3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 20022868–400

Fixtures

15 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg46–10Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Z. Laybutt 7', 39'
Derby 12'
Kapinias 15'
Richard 22'
Macdonald 26', 41', 42', 76'
Goals: Z. Laybutt (5/9) 14', 16', 23', 41', 44'
1st: 30–0
2nd: 16–10
Report
Tries: E. Ioka 48'
S. Marsters 58'
Goals: E. Ioka (1/1) 60'
Takairangi (0/1)
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,133 [33]
Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski (Australia), Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
Papua New GuineaPositionCook Islands
NameNumberNumberName
Alex Johnston 1
FB
1 Esom Ioka
Robert Derby 2
WG
2 Malachi Morgan
Zac Laybutt 3
CE
3 Kayal Iro
Rodrick Tai 4
CE
4 Esan Marsters
Nene Macdonald 5
WG
5 Steven Marsters
Kyle Laybutt 6
SO/FE
6 Brad Takairangi
Lachlan Lam 7
SH/HB
7 Tevin Arona
Epel Kapinias 8
PR
8 Davy Moale
Judah Rimbu 9
HK
9 Rua Ngatikaura
Valentine Richard 10
PF
10 Makahesi Makatoa
Jacob Alick 11
SR
11 Zane Tetevano
Dan Russell 12
SR
12 Reuben Porter
Jack De Belin 13
LF/LK
13 Pride Petterson-Robati
Liam Horne 14
IN
15 Rhys Dakin
Nixon Putt 15
IN
16 Justin Estall-Makirere
Junior Rop 16
IN
17 Kadiyae Ioka
Benji Kot 17
IN
18 Takai Mokohar
Cruise Ten 18
CS
14 William Samuel
22 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg22–18Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Sivo 24'
Bula 55'
Blake 67'
Turuva 74'
Goals: Wakeham (3/4) 56', 68', 75'
1st: 4–6
2nd: 18–12
Report
Tries: E. Marsters 18'
E. Ioka 46'
Cooper-Tetevano 71'
Goals: S. Marsters (3/3) 19', 47', 72'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001 [34]
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)
Team details
FijiPositionCook Islands
NameNumberNumberName
Jahream Bula 1
FB
1 Esom Ioka
Maika Sivo 2
WG
2 Malachi Morgan
Sunia Turuva 3
CE
3 Kayal Iro
Waqa Blake 4
CE
4 Alvin Maungaati
Mikaele Ravalawa 5
WG
5 Steven Marsters
Kurt Donoghoe 6
SO/FE
6 Brad Takairangi
Brandon Wakeham 7
SH/HB
7 Esan Marsters
Tui Kamikamica 8
PR
8 Davvy Moale
Noah Nailagoliva 14
HK
9 Rua Ngatikaura
Gordon Whippy 16
PF
17 Takai Mokohar
Kitione Kautoga 11
SR
11 Zane Tetevano
Taane Milne 13
SR
12 Reuben Porter
Caleb Navale 15
LF/LK
13 Pride Petterson-Robati
Penioni Tagituimua 9
IN
10 William Samuel
Apisalome Saukuru 12
IN
14 Kadiyae Ioka
Watisoni Waqanisaravi 17
IN
15 Rhys Dakin
Sirilo Lovokuro 20
IN
16 Justin Estall-Makirere
Pio Seci 21
CS
29 October 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg16–43Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tries: Johnston 2'
Kot 61'
Kapinias 72'
Goals: Martin (2/3) 62', 73'
1st: 4–19
2nd: 12–24
Report
Tries: Donoghoe (2) 12', 32'
Kamikamica 17'
Sivo (2) 46', 48'
Navale 55'
Qareqare 65'
Goals: Wakeham (7/8) 13', 18', 33', 48', 57', 66', 69'
Field goals: Wakeham (1/1) 39'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,546
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Peter Gough (Australia), Phil Henderson (Australia)
Team details
Papua New GuineaPositionFiji
NameNumberNumberName
Alex Johnston 1
FB
1 Jahream Bula
Robert Derby 2
WG
2 Maika Sivo
Zac Laybutt 3
CE
4 Waqa Blake
Benji Kot 4
CE
5 Mikaele Ravalawa
Nene Macdonald 5
WG
18 Jason Qareqare
Kyle Laybutt 6
SO/FE
6 Kurt Donoghoe
Lachlan Lam 7
SH/HB
7 Brandon Wakeham
Epel Kapinias 8
PR
8 Tui Kamikamica
Edwin Ipape 9
HK
9 Penioni Tagituimua
Valentine Richard 10
PF
10 King Vuniyayawa
Rhyse Martin 11
SR
12 Apisalome Saukuru
Daniel Russell 12
SR
13 Taane Milne
Jack de Belin 13
LF/LK
15 Caleb Navale
Judah Rimbu 14
IN
14 Noah Nailagoliva
Wellington Albert 15
IN
16 Gordon Whippy
Keven Appo 16
IN
19 Mesake Ravonu
Jacob Alick 17
IN
20 Sirilo Lovokuro
Liam Horne 18
CS
21 Pio Seci
Justin Holbrook
Coach
 Waisake Kativerata
Final
5 November 2023
15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg12–32Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea
Tries: Blake (2) 42', 68'
Goals: Wakeham (2/2) 42', 69'
1st: 0–26
2nd: 12–6
Report
Tries: Ipape 15'
Derby (2) 23', 28'
Johnston 38'
Kapinias 75'
Goals: Martin (5/5) 16', 25', 29', 39', 77'
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,809 [35]
Referee: Grant Atkins (Australia)
Touch judges: Liam Kennedy (Australia), Todd Smith (Australia)
Team details
FijiPositionPapua New Guinea
NameNumberNumberName
Jahream Bula 1
FB
1 Alex Johnston
Maika Sivo 2
WG
2 Robert Derby
Waqa Blake 4
CE
3 Zac Laybutt
Mikaele Ravalawa 5
CE
4 Rodrick Tai
Jason Qareqare 18
WG
5 Nene Macdonald
Kurt Donoghoe 6
SO/FE
6 Kyle Laybutt
Brandon Wakeham 7
SH/HB
7 Lachlan Lam
Tui Kamikamica 8
PR
8 Epel Kapinias
Penioni Tagituimua 9
HK
9 Edwin Ipape
King Vuniyayawa 10
PF
10 Valentine Richard
Apisalome Saukuru 12
SR
11 Rhyse Martin
Taane Milne 13
SR
12 Daniel Russell
Caleb Navale 15
LF/LK
13 Jack de Belin
Kitione Kautoga 11
IN
14 Judah Rimbu
Gordon Whippy 16
IN
15 Liam Horne
Watisoni Waqanisaravi 17
IN
16 Junior Rop
Pio Seci 21
IN
17 Nixon Putt
Sirilo Lovokuro 20
CS
18 Jacob Alick
Waisake Kativerata
Coach
 Justin Holbrook

Women's games

A series of matches involving seven Women's teams was announced, however the number of matches to be played is irregular and there will be no semi-finals or final.

Teams

Fixtures

14 October 2023
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg16–10Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tries: Upton (2) 4', 31'
Johnston 25'
Goals: Brigginshaw (2/3) 5', 26'
 Report
Tries: Biddle 12'
Hufanga 43'
Goals: McGregor (1/2) 44'
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Attendance: 12,067
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Belinda Sharpe (Australia), Darian Furner (Australia)
Team details
AustraliaPositionNew Zealand
NameNumberNumberName
Tamika Upton 1
FB
1 Apii Nicholls
Jaime Chapman 2
WG
2 Annessa Biddle
Jessica Sergis 3
CE
3 Shanice Parker
Isabelle Kelly 4
CE
4 Mele Hufanga
Julia Robinson 5
WG
5 Leianne Tufuga
Tarryn Aiken 6
SO/FE
6 Ashleigh Quinlan
Ali Brigginshaw 7
SH/HB
7 Raecene McGregor
Shannon Mato 8
PR
8 Mya Hill-Moana
Keeley Davis 9
HK
9 Brooke Anderson
Jessika Elliston 10
PF
10 Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
Kezie Apps 11
SR
11 Otesa Pule
Olivia Kernick 12
SR
12 Laishon Albert-Jones
Simaima Taufa 13
LF/LK
13 Georgia Hale
Emma Tonegato 14
IN
14 Tyla Nathan-Wong
Caitlan Johnston 15
IN
15 Najvada George
Kennedy Cherrington 16
IN
16 Jasmine Fogavini
Lauren Brown 18
IN
17 Amelia Pasikala
Shaylee Bent 17
CS
18 Abigail Roache
15 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg26–12Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Tries: Tui (2) 10', 42'
Mapusua (2) 21', 68'
Nu'uausala 31'
Goals: Piliae-Rasabale (3/5) 22', 32', 70'
 Report
Tries: Naikore 5', 54'
Namoce 57'
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Video Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: David Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
SamoaPositionFiji
NameNumberNumberName
Destiny Mino-Sinapati 1
FB
1 Cassie Staples
Taylor Mapusua 2
WG
2 Vitalina Naikore
Petesa Lio 3
CE
3 Merewalesi Rokouno
Niall Williams-Guthrie 4
CE
4 Patricia Raikadroka
Lindsay Tui 5
WG
5 Asena Rokomaram
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 6
SO/FE
6 Sienna Laing
Sienna Lofipo 7
SH/HB
7 Sereana Naitokatoka
Fiona Jahnke 8
PR
8 Aliti Namoce
Destiny Brill 9
HK
9 Teaghan Laing
Janelle Williams 10
PF
10 Anastacia Shum-Cottrell
Malaela Sua 12
SR
11 Talei Holmes
Onjeurlina Hunt 15
SR
12 Emma Rainima
Annetta-Claudia Nu'uasala 13
LF/LK
13 Josephine Maejiirs
Pihuka Berryman-Duff 16
IN
14 Siniva Sa'anga
Tafao Asaua 18
IN
15 Grace Waqa
Tamerah Leati 19
IN
16 Mere Kilawekana
Makayla Eli 21
IN
17 Adi Sokula Waqa
Sauleone Saipele 17
CS
18 Alesi Kilawekana
21 October 2023
15:45 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg28–10Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Tries: Roache (3) 5', 10', 46'
Pasikala 38'
Hufanga 58'
Goals: McGregor (2/6) 12', 40'
 Report
Tries: Penitani (2) 25', 55'
Goals: Hifo (1/2) 27'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: ≈10,000
Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Team details
New ZealandPositionTonga
NameNumberNumberName
Shanice Parker 1
FB
1 Langi Vaeinu
Cheyelle Robins-Reti 2
WG
2 Lavinia Tauhalaliku
Mele Hufanga 3
CE
3 China Polata
Abigail Roache 4
CE
4 Litia Fusi
Leianne Tufuga 5
WG
5 Haylee Hifo
Tyla Nathan-Wong 6
SO/FE
6 Cassey Tohi-Hiku
Raecene McGregor 7
SH/HB
7 Tiana Penitani
Mya Hill-Moana 8
PR
8 Folau Vaki
Brooke Anderson 9
HK
14 Jade Fonua
Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa 10
PF
10 Tegan Dymock
Otesa Pule 11
SR
11 Amelia Mafi
Annessa Biddle 12
SR
12 Vanessa Foliaki
Georgia Hale 13
LF/LK
13 Dannii Perese
Capri Paekau 14
IN
9 Seli Mailangi
Najvada George 15
IN
15 Natasha Penitani
Amelia Pasikala 16
IN
16 Ilaisaane Taufa
Tiana Davison 17
IN
17 Shannon Muru
Jasmine Fogavini 18
CS
18 Fatafehi Hanisi
22 October 2023
12:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg28–20Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands
Tries: Kapo 9'
Banu 18'
Allan (2) 22', 48'
Kerowa 34'
Norris 44'
Goals: Veivers (2/6) 10', 20'
 Report
Tries: Makira 14'
Rewi 26'
Takairangi 58'
Holloway-Samuels 63'
Goals: Kiria-Ratu (2/4) 16', 65'
Santos National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 7,001 [36]
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Team details
Papua New GuineaPositionCook Islands
NameNumberNumberName
Latoniya Norris 1
FB
1 Kiana Takairangi
Lyiannah Allan 2
WG
2 Alesha Willcox
Belinda Gwasamum 3
CE
3 Kaiyah Atai
Shellie Long 4
CE
4 Chantelle Holloway-Samuels
Freda Waula 5
WG
5 Mahinaarangi Rewi
Sera Koroi 6
SO/FE
6 Chantay Kiria-Ratu
Ua Ravu 7
SH/HB
7 Lydia Turua-Quedley
Gloria Kaupa 10
PR
8 Ngatokotoru Arakua
Roswita Kapo 9
HK
9 Chelsea Makira
Jessikah Reeves 13
PF
10 Crystal Tamarua
Emily Vievers 11
SR
11 Jazmon Tupou-Witchman
Essay Banu 12
SR
14 Kerehitina Matua
Bertshiba Awoi 16
LF/LK
13 Anneka Stephens
Meli Joe 14
IN
12 Ariel Ngatoko
Sareka Mooka 15
IN
15 Paulina Morris-Ponga
Yolanda Taute 17
IN
16 Lavinia Kitai
Leila Kerowa 19
IN
17 Jodeci Joseph
Lancy Ulkambane 18
CS
18 Kiana Sword-Tua

Other matches

21 October 2023
New Zealand A Flag of New Zealand.svg 36–26 Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga A
Tries: Warbrick 2, Howarth, Kini, Roache, Leiataua
Goals: Tuaupiki 6
 Report (NZRL)
Tries: Koloamatangi-Kalepo, Finefeuiaki, Foketi, Francis
Goals: Teaupa 3

Attendance

The combined attendance for the eight game days was 118,986.

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The Cook Islands national rugby league team have represented the Cook Islands in international rugby league football since 1986. Administered by the Cook Islands Rugby League Association (CIRLA), the team has competed at three Rugby League World Cups, in 2000, 2013 and 2021, and are coached by Karmichael Hunt.

The Fiji national rugby league team, nicknamed the Bati, has been participating in international rugby league football since 1992. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Fiji, Fiji National Rugby League (FNRL), which is currently a member of the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC). Fiji have thrice reached the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup, in 2008, 2013 and 2017, and are currently ranked 6th in the International Rugby League's World Rankings. They are coached by Fijian Wise Kativerata, and their captain is Tui Kamikamica.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Pacific Cup</span> Rugby league competition in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

The 2009 Pacific Cup, known as the 2009 SP Brewery Pacific Cup due to sponsorship, was a rugby league competition held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The competing teams were the Cook Islands, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team</span>

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The 2015 Pacific Rugby League International was split into two games. The first was the Melanesian Cup between Papua New Guinea and Fiji. The second was the Polynesian Cup between Samoa and Tonga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)</span> International rugby league tournament

The 2019 Oceania Cup was the inaugural edition of the Oceania Cup. Contested by six teams, the competition began in June and concluded in November.

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2019 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the RLIF World Rankings.

The Rugby League Pacific Championship is a rugby league tournament for national teams in Oceania. Its inaugural tournament was in 2019 as the "Oceania Cup".

The Fiji women's national rugby league team represent Fiji in international rugby league football competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">International rugby league in 2022</span> International rugby league tournament

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2022 and does not include wheelchair rugby league international matches. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

A list of men and women international rugby league matches played throughout 2023. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL World Rankings.

This article lists the squads for the 2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships which were played from 14 October to 5 November 2023.

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This article lists the official squads for the 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships which are to be played from 18 October to 10 November 2024.

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