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Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga) | |||||
Governing body | Niue Rugby League | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Brendan Perenara | |||||
Captain | Mike Filimona | |||||
Home stadium | Alofi Stadium | |||||
IRL ranking | 50th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Campbelltown, Australia; 2 May 2015) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
![]() ![]() (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 24 October 1990) ![]() ![]() (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.
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]
Squad selected for the 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship; [4]
Below is an updated list of Niue's national team record as of 23 December 2020. [5]
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | For | Aga | Diff |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 10 | 64 | –54 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% | 74 | 67 | +7 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 38 | 34 | +4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 30 | 8 | +22 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 16 | 8 | +8 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 16 | 32 | –16 |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 42 | 40 | +2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 42 | 110 | –68 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 60 | 34 | +26 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 46 | 77 | –31 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 142 | 26 | +116 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 20 | 82 | –62 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 20 | 22 | –2 |
Total | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 41.67% | 556 | 604 | –48 |
Date | Opponent | Score | Competition | Venue | Ref |
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27 October 1986 | ![]() | 8–22 | 1986 Pacific Cup | Rarotonga, Cook Islands | [6] |
29 October 1986 | ![]() | 16–32 | [7] | ||
21 October 1990 | ![]() | 16–26 | 1986 Pacific Cup | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | [8] |
24 October 1990 | ![]() | 4–58 | [9] | ||
26 October 1990 | ![]() | 2–52 | [10] | ||
18 October 1992 | ![]() | 8–24 | 1992 Pacific Cup | Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand | [11] |
20 October 1992 | ![]() | 22–23 | [12] | ||
22 October 1992 | ![]() | 14–0 | [13] | ||
26 October 1992 | ![]() | 41–28 | [14] | ||
22 October 1994 | ![]() | 10–64 | 1994 Pacific Cup | Suva, Fiji | [15] |
29 October 1994 | ![]() | 22–24 | [16] | ||
3 November 1994 | ![]() | 30–8 | [17] | ||
5 November 1994 | ![]() | 58–12 | [18] | ||
17 October 2004 | ![]() | 4–54 | Pacific Rim Championship | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | [19] |
19 October 2004 | ![]() | 18–36 | Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | [20] | |
23 October 2004 | ![]() | 24–34 | North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | [21] | |
12 October 2013 | ![]() | 20–22 | International | Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu | [22] [23] |
4 October 2014 | ![]() | 36–22 | International | Wentworthville, Australia | [24] |
2 May 2015 | ![]() | 48–4 | International | Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia | [25] |
3 October 2015 | ![]() | 44–22 | International | Sydney, Australia | [26] [27] |
29 October 2016 | ![]() | 50–22 | International | Brakpan Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | [28] |
2 November 2016 | ![]() | 44–0 | International | [29] | |
14 October 2017 | ![]() | 16–32 | World Cup Warm-up | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia | [30] |
4 October 2018 | ![]() | 26–16 | 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship | Sydney, Australia | [31] |
7 October 2018 | ![]() | 24–12 | [32] | ||
10 October 2018 | ![]() | 16–8 | [33] | ||
13 October 2018 | ![]() | 16–24 | [34] | ||
27 October 2018 | ![]() | 32–36 | International | Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia | [35] |
Official rankings as of December 2024 | |||
Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 100 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | 86 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | 84 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | 63 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 54 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | 53 |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | 44 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 30 |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 23 |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
11 | ![]() | ![]() | 22 |
12 | ![]() | ![]() | 18 |
13 | ![]() | ![]() | 17 |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 13 |
15 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 |
16 | ![]() | ![]() | 12 |
17 | ![]() | ![]() | 11 |
18 | ![]() | ![]() | 9 |
19 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
20 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
21 | ![]() | ![]() | 8 |
22 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
23 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 7 |
25 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
27 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 5 |
29 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
30 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
32 | ![]() | ![]() | 4 |
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
34 | ![]() | ![]() | 3 |
35 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
36 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
38 | ![]() | ![]() | 2 |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
41 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
42 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
43 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 |
44 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
45 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
46 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
47 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
48 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
49 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
50 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
51 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
52 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
53 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
54 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
55 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
56 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
57 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 |
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT |
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