Fiji National Rugby League competition

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Fiji National Rugby League Competition
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1992
Inaugural season1992
Number of teams 16
Premiers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers (2022)
Most titles Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers (15 titles)
Website fijibati.com

The Fiji National Rugby League runs the national domestic rugby league competition in Fiji. Known as the Vodafone Cup, the competition features 32 teams across two conferences, each with two zones. The competition was formed in 1998, and has been Fiji's top level rugby league competition ever since.

Contents

The Sabeto Roosters are the current Premier Grade champions. The West Fiji Dolphins are reigning champions at Under 16 level.

Teams

Eastern ConferenceWestern Conference
Nasinu ZoneSuva ZoneKoicalevu ZoneNavitilevu Zone
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Cunningham Titans Australian colours.svg Fiji Navy Albatross Wests Tigers colours.svg Kainiyahawa Tigers Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg BA Eagles
Newcastle colours.svg Davuilevu Knights Illawarra colours.svg Lami Steelers North Queensland colours.svg Laselese Cowboys North Queensland colours.svg Burenitu Cowboys
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Kinoya Sea Eagles Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Lovoni Titans Parramatta colours.svg Nadi Eels Cronulla colours.svg Police Sharks White
Canterbury colours.svg Kolimakawa Bulldogs Brisbane colours.svg Nabua Broncos Auckland colours.svg Navatulevu Warriors Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Namuaniwaqa Sea Eagles
Canterbury colours.svg Makoi Bulldogs Cronulla colours.svg Police Sharks South Sydney colours.svg Ravoravo Rabbitohs Wests Tigers colours.svg Namoli West Tigers
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Mataivalu St. George colours.svg Serua Dragons Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters St. George colours.svg Saru Dragons
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers Melbourne colours.svg Suva City Storm Melbourne colours.svg West Coast Storms Ireland colours.svg Yasawa Saints
Newcastle colours.svg Veiyasana Knights Auckland colours.svg Topline Warriors
Canberra colours.svg USP Raiders Canberra colours.svg Vusu Raiders

Premiers

FNRL Men's Vodafone Cup Grand Finals
YearChampionsScoreRunners-upVenueRef.
1992 Brisbane colours.svg Nabua Broncos ?
[1]
1993 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
1994 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
1995 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
1996 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
1997 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
Coral Coast Cowboys ?
1998 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
1999 Canterbury colours.svg Nausori Bulldogs ?
2000Lautoka Warriors ?
2001 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
2002QVS Sharks ?
2003 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
2004 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
2005 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
2006 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers ?
2007 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers28–11 Brisbane colours.svg Nabua Broncos HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
[2]
2008 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers14–12 Brisbane colours.svg Nabua Broncos HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
[3]
2009 ? ?
2010 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters 15–14 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Saru Dragons HFC Bank Stadium, Suva [4]
[5]
2011 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers22–18 Wests Tigers colours.svg Namatakula Tigers HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
[6]
2012 Canterbury colours.svg Makoi Bulldogs12–10 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
[7]
2013 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters 27–18 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Saru Dragons Churchill Park, Lautoka
[8]
2014 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Saru Dragons20–18 Canterbury colours.svg Makoi Bulldogs Churchill Park, Lautoka
[9]
2015 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters 16–6 Brisbane colours.svg Nabua Broncos HFC Bank Stadium, Suva
2016 New South Wales colours.svg Police Sharks18–10 North Queensland colours.svg Burenitu Cowboys Prince Charles Park, Nadi
2017 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sabeto Roosters 12–8 South Sydney colours.svg Ravoravo Rabbitohs Prince Charles Park, Nadi
2018 South Sydney colours.svg Ravoravo Rabbitohs16–14 New South Wales colours.svg Police Sharks Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka
2019 South Sydney colours.svg Ravoravo Rabbitohs22–10 Skolscolours.svg Army Bears Churchill Park, Lautoka
2020 New South Wales colours.svg Police Sharks18–16* Australian colours.svg Coastline Roos Albert Park, Suva
2021
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Nadera Panthers16–10 St. George Illawarra colours.svg Saru Dragons Lawaqa Park, Sigatoka [17]

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