Melanesian Cup

For the association football competition, see Melanesia Cup.

Melanesian Cup

Tournament information
Sport	Rugby league
Established	2015
Number of tournaments	4
Teams	Papua New Guinea, Fiji
Current champion
Papua New Guinea

The Melanesian Cup is a rugby league football test match played between Fiji and Papua New Guinea first played in 2015. ^[1] The matches in 2015, 2016 and 2018 were played as double-headers with the Polynesian Cup. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Venue	Ref.
2 May 2015	Fiji	22 – 10	Papua New Guinea	Cbus Super Stadium	[4]
7 May 2016	Papua New Guinea	24 – 22	Fiji	Parramatta Stadium	[5] [6]
23 June 2018	Papua New Guinea	26 – 14	Fiji	Campbelltown Stadium	[7]
25 June 2022	Papua New Guinea	24 – 14	Fiji	Campbelltown Stadium	[8] [9] [10]

See also

• Melanesia Cup – similar tournament in association football
• Polynesian Cup – equivalent tournament for Samoa and Tonga

References

1. "All you need to know about the 'other' rugby league internationals this weekend". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 11 June 2020.
2. "Sport:Samoa and PNG celebrate Pacific Test success". Radio New Zealand. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
3. "Sport: Pacific Test teams ready for Sydney doubleheader". Radio New Zealand. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
4. "Koroibete delights in Fiji win over PNG". National Rugby League. May 2, 2015.
5. "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". National Rugby League. May 7, 2016.
6. "Stuff".
7. "Papua New Guinea starts fast to stun Fiji in Pacific Test". National Rugby League. June 23, 2018.
8. "Lachlan Lam leads PNG Kumuls to gutsy win as Fiji Bati unearth future star Sunia Turuva". Rugby League International Federation.
9. "PNG stuns Fiji with epic win as ANOTHER Panthers young gun 'puts NRL on notice'". Fox Sports. 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.
10. Lucantonio, AJ (25 Jun 2022). "Mead farewells international footy guiding Kumuls to historic upset over Fiji". League Unlimited. Retrieved 26 Jun 2022.