Niue national rugby league team

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Niue
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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 57th
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 Tonga.svg  Tonga 58–4 Niue  Flag of Niue.svg
(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 24 October 1990)
Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Australian Aborigines 64–10 Niue  Flag of Niue.svg
(Suva, Fiji; 22 October 1994)

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] [3]

Current squad

Squad selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship; [4]

Competitive record

Below is an updated list of Niue's national team record as of 23 December 2020. [5]

Overall

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

Results

DateOpponentScoreCompetitionVenueRef
27 October 1986Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 8–22 1986 Pacific Cup Rarotonga, Cook Islands [6]
29 October 1986Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 16–32 [7]
21 October 1990Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau 16–26 1986 Pacific Cup Nukuʻalofa, Tonga [8]
24 October 1990Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4–58 [9]
26 October 1990Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 2–52 [10]
18 October 1992Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 8–24 1992 Pacific Cup Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand [11]
20 October 1992Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22–23 [12]
22 October 1992Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14–0 [13]
26 October 1992Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 41–28 [14]
22 October 1994 Australian Aboriginal Flag.svg Australian Aborigines 10–64 1994 Pacific Cup Suva, Fiji [15]
29 October 1994Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 22–24 [16]
3 November 1994Flag of Fiji.svg  Fijian Presidents XIII 30–8 [17]
5 November 1994Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 58–12 [18]
17 October 2004Tino Rangatiratanga Maori sovereignty movement flag.svg  Māori 4–54 Pacific Rim Championship North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand [19]
19 October 2004Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 18–36 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand [20]
23 October 2004Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 24–34 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand [21]
12 October 2013Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 20–22International Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu [22] [23]
4 October 2014Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 36–22International Wentworthville, Australia [24]
2 May 2015Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 48–4International Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia [25]
3 October 2015Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 44–22International Sydney, Australia [26] [27]
29 October 2016Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 50–22International Brakpan Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa [28]
2 November 2016Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 44–0International [29]
14 October 2017Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 16–32Friendly Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia [30]
4 October 2018Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 26–16 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship Sydney, Australia [31]
7 October 2018Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 24–12 [32]
10 October 2018Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 16–8 [33]
13 October 2018Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 16–24 [34]
27 October 2018Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32–36Friendly Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia [35]
Upcoming

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of July 2025
RankChangeTeamPts %
1Steady2.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 100
2Steady2.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 83
3Steady2.svgFlag of England.svg  England 80
4Steady2.svgFlag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 62
5Steady2.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 53
6Steady2.svgFlag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 51
7Steady2.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 43
8Steady2.svgFlag of France.svg  France 29
9Increase2.svg 2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22
10Steady2.svgFlag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 22
11Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 18
12Steady2.svgFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 18
13Steady2.svgFlag of Malta.svg  Malta 16
14Increase2.svg 1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 14
15Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13
16Steady2.svgFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 11
17Steady2.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 10
18Steady2.svgFour Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland 9
19Increase2.svg 5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 8
20Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 8
21Decrease2.svg 1Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8
22Steady2.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7
23Decrease2.svg 2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 7
24Decrease2.svg 1Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 7
25Steady2.svgFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
26Increase2.svg 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
27Increase2.svg 1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 5
28Decrease2.svg 2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5
29Steady2.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4
30Steady2.svgFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4
31Steady2.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
32Steady2.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 3
33Steady2.svgFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 3
34Increase2.svg 22Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3
35Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3
36Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2
37Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2
38Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
39Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2
40Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1
41Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1
42Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
43Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1
44Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
45Decrease2.svg 1Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0
46Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
47Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
49Decrease2.svg 1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 0
50Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0
51Increase2.svg 6Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0
52Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 0
53Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
54Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
55Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0
56Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0
57Decrease2.svg 7Flag of Niue.svg  Niue 0
Complete rankings at
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Women's Test Team

The Niue women's national 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.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Niue beat Philippines Tamaraws 36". Rugby Insights. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sport: Niue hope for ranking boost after big win". RNZ. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Niue depart for African rugby league tour". Radio New Zealand. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Niue announce squad for Emerging Nations World Cup". Rugby League International Federation. 27 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Head To Head". rugby league project. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Cook Islands 22 – 8 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "Niue 16 – 32 New Zealand Maori". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Tokelau 26 – 16 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Tonga 58 – 4 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Western Samoa 52 – 2 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  11. ↑ "Tonga 24 – 8 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  12. ↑ "Cook Islands 23 – 22 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Niue 14 – 0 Fiji". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  14. ↑ "Western Samoa 41 – 28 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Aborigines 64 – 10 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "New Zealand Maori 24 – 22 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Fiji Presidents XIII 8 – 30 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  18. ↑ "Tonga 52 – 12 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  19. ↑ "New Zealand Maori 54 – 4 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  20. ↑ "Samoa 36 – 18 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Fiji 34 – 24 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  22. ↑ Mascord, Steve (12 October 2013). "Mal Meninga's nephew stars as Vanuatu scrape home in historic encounter". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  23. ↑ "Victory for Vanuatu over Niue newcomers". Vanuatu Rugby League. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  24. ↑ "Niue rugby league coach says victory another step forward". Radio New Zealand. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  25. ↑ St John, Mark (3 May 2015). "Niue Beat South Africa". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
  26. ↑ "Niue rugby league claim biggest scalp yet". Radio New Zealand. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  27. ↑ Ewart, Richard (6 October 2016). "Niue topple Cook Islands to boost their stocks on the international stage". ABC. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  28. ↑ "South Africa 22 – 50 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  29. ↑ "South Africa 0 – 44 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  30. ↑ "Lebanon 32 16 Niue". European Rugby League. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  31. ↑ "Malta 16 – 26 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  32. ↑ "Philippines 12 – 24 Niue". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  33. ↑ "Niue 16 – 8 Greece". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  34. ↑ "Niue 16 – 24 Malta". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  35. ↑ "Niue 32 – 36 Italy". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  36. ↑ https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/bizarre-international-fixture-announced-as-pacific-nation-launch-fundraiser-for-long-awaited-return


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