Niue national rugby league team

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Team information
NicknameThe Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga)
Governing body Niue Rugby League
Region Asia-Pacific
Head coach Brendan Perenara
Captain Mike Filimona
Home stadiumAlofi Stadium
IRL ranking 47th
Uniforms
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First colours
Team results
First international
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22–8 Niue  Flag of Niue.svg
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986)
Biggest win
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 48–4 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg
(Campbelltown, Australia; 2 May 2015)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 106–18 Niue  Flag of Niue.svg
(Suva, Fiji; 19 October 2004)

The Niue national rugby league team represents Niue in rugby league football. The team played their first match in 1986, and their first Test match in 2013.

Contents

History

Captain Mike Filimona playing for Niue against the Philippines in 2014 Zebastian Luisi.jpg
Captain Mike Filimona playing for Niue against the Philippines in 2014

The team played their first match in at the 1986 Pacific Cup, losing 22–8 to the Cook Islands. Their first ever win was 14–0 against Fiji at the 1992 Pacific Cup. Niue currently participates in the annual Cabramatta International Nines tournament. They lost their first ever Test match 22–20 against Vanuatu on 12 October 2013.

On 4 October 2014, the Niue rugby league team record their first ever international test match win defeating the Philippines 36–22. [1] In May 2015, Niue Rugby League recorded their second international test match win against the South African Rugby League side, 48–4. [2]

Results

Pacific Cup

YearOpponentScoreVenue
1986Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 8–22Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Rarotonga
Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 16–32
1990Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 16–26Flag of Tonga.svg Nukuʻalofa
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4–58
Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 2–52
1992Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 8–24Flag of New Zealand.svg Carlaw Park, Auckland
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22–23
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14–0
Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 41–28
1994 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Australian Aborigines 10–64Flag of Fiji.svg Suva
Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 22–24
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fijian Presidents XIII 30–8
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 58–12
2004Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 4–54Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium, Auckland
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 18–36Flag of New Zealand.svg Ericsson Stadium, Auckland
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24–34Flag of New Zealand.svg North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Current squad

Squad selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship; [3]

Test matches

DateOpponentScoreVenueRef
12 October 2013Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 20–22Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila [4] [5]
4 October 2014Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 36–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wentworthville [6]
2 May 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48–4Flag of Australia (converted).svg Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown [7]
3 October 2015Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 44–22Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney [8] [9]
October 2016Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50–22Flag of South Africa.svg Brakpan Stadium, Pretoria [10]
November 2016Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 44–0
14 October 2017Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 32–16Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Link

All-time results record and ranking

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of 21 December 2023
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100.00
2Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 91.00
3Increase2.svg 1Flag of England.svg  England 74.00
4Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 70.00
5Steady2.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 54.00
6Steady2.svgFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 50.00
7Steady2.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 49.00
8Increase2.svg 1Flag of France.svg  France 24.00
9Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 24.00
10Increase2.svg 3Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22.00
11Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 19.00
12Increase2.svg 6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 17.00
13Increase2.svg 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 15.00
14Increase2.svg 5Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 15.00
15Increase2.svg 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14.00
16Decrease2.svg 4Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 14.00
17Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 13.00
18Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 10.00
19Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9.00
20Increase2.svg 8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 7.00
21Increase2.svg 6Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7.00
22Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.00
23Increase2.svg 10Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6.00
24Increase2.svg 5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 6.00
25Increase2.svg 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5.00
26Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 5.00
27Increase2.svg 4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0.00
28Increase2.svg 6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 4.00
29Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 4.00
30Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 4.00
31Decrease2.svg 6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4.00
32Decrease2.svg 12Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 3.00
33Increase2.svg 4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3.00
34Increase2.svg 1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3.00
35Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2.00
36Increase2.svg 2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2.00
37Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2.00
38Increase2.svg 6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1.00
39New.pngFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 1.00
40Decrease2.svg 4Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1.00
41Increase2.svg 6Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1.00
42New.pngFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1.00
43Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1.00
44Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0.00
45Steady2.svgFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.00
46Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0.00
47New.pngFlag of Niue.svg  Niue 0.00
48Decrease2.svg 9Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0.00
49Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.00
50Decrease2.svg 10Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0.00
51Decrease2.svg 5Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0.00
52Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.00
53Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0.00
54Decrease2.svg 3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0.00
55New.pngFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.00
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

Below is an updated list of Niue's national team record as of 23 December 2020. [11]

OpponentPlayedWonDrawnLostWin %ForAgaDiff
Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Australian Aboriginies 10010%1064–54
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 310233.33%7467+7
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 210150.00%3834+4
Flag of Fiji.svg Presidents XIII1100100%308+22
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1100100%168+8
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 10010%1632–16
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 210150%4240+2
Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 30030%42110–68
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 2200100%6034+26
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 20020%4677–31
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3300100%14226+116
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 20020%2082–62
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 10010%2022–2
Total241001441.67%556604–48

Notable players of Niuean descent

Women's Test Team

The Niue women's rugby league team debuted on the international stage in the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup, in which they lost both of their matches. On 7 November 2020, they made their return to international rugby league, with a friendly match against the Tonga women's national rugby league team. The match, held at Mt Smart Stadium served as a lead up to the New Zealand Women vs Samoa Women.

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