2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships

The 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships were the third edition of the Rugby League Pacific Championships and the second under their current name (having previously been called the Oceania Cup in 2019). The championships consist of several international rugby league tournaments being played from October to November 2024 between nations of the Pacific region.

2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships
Number of teams	6 (men) 7 (women)
Host countries	Australia New Zealand Fiji Papua New Guinea
Winner	Australia (Men's Cup)  Papua New Guinea (Men's Bowl)  Australia (Women's Cup)  Samoa (Women’s Bowl)
< 2023 2025 >

The competition format were confirmed as Pacific Cup and Pacific Bowl competitions for both genders, with teams being divided in each case between higher-ranked and lower-ranked sides.^[1]

The Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup were integrated into the 2024 Pacific Championships as the Women's Pacific Bowl competition.^[2]

Background

The August 2023 announcement of the Pacific Rugby League Championships, by the NRL and Australian Government, indicated that Fiji and Australia would co-host the tournament in 2024.^[3][4] In May 2024, Fiji National Rugby League chief executive Don Natabe announced that Fiji were expected to host five national teams in a month-long Rugby League festival.^[5]

On 19 August 2024, news website Stuff reported that a men's match between New Zealand and Tonga had been scheduled for Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on Saturday, 2 November 2024.^[6] This was again reported three days later by The New Zealand Herald, going further with reporting New Zealand will host Australia on 27 October in Christchurch. The report also suggested that Samoa would not participate,^[7] contrary to reports in England suggesting that Samoa had reduced the length of their tour of England from three to two matches in order to play both the tour and the Pacific Championships.^[8][9] On 23 August 2024, the New Zealand Rugby League confirmed the fixtures for their men's and women's teams, including home matches in Christchurch and Auckland and an away match for the Kiwi Ferns in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.^[1] A report on the NRL website confirmed that Australia's opening matches of the tournament would be a double-header at Suncorp Stadium on the weekend of 18-20 October, with the women playing Papua New Guinea and the men playing Tonga.^[10]
An exact date for this double-header was not specified.^[10]

The remainder of the fixtures were announced in an NRL media release on 30 August 2024, apart from naming the venue, or venues, within Fiji for the games scheduled in that country.^[11] The date of the opening fixtures at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane was announced to be Friday, 18 October 2024.

The media release of 30 August also announced the introduction of promotion and relegation matches between the third-placed Pacific Cup team and the first-placed Pacific Bowl team in both the men's and women's tournaments. This is a change in format from the 2023 Pacific Championships.

• In the men's Pacific Bowl, the first-placed team (from the three teams competing) will be determined based on the three scheduled fixtures, without a final.
• In the women's Pacific Bowl, the first-placed team (from the four teams competing) will be determined based on three knockout matches, with seedings based on IRL rankings. Two semi-finals will be held over the first two weekends, with a final on the third weekend of the tournament. The winner of the final will qualify for the promotion / relegation play-off to the 2025 Pacific Championship.^[12]

The women's Pacific Bowl will also act as the Asia-Pacific qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup. The Bowl winners will become the seventh team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, while the runners up will go forward to the 2025 qualifying tournament to decide the eighth and final team to go to the World Cup.^[12]

On 9 September 2024, the National Stadium in Suva was confirmed as the venue for the games that Fiji are to host on 19 and 26 October 2024.^[13][14]

Teams

Team changes

Women's teams competed formally in the Pacific Championships for the in 2024. The Men's Pacific Cup saw one change, Tonga replacing Samoa, with the latter touring England during the championships as the former did the year prior.

Squads

Main article: 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships squads

Australia were the first nation to announced their playing squads, on 7 October 2024. Playing squads for other nations will be announced closer to the tournament's 18 October 2024 commencement.

Men's teams

Competition	Team	World ranking[15]	Coach	Captain	Ref
Pacific Cup	Australia	1	Mal Meninga	Isaah Yeo	[16]
	New Zealand	2	Stacey Jones	James Fisher-Harris	[17][18][19]
	Tonga	5	Kristian Woolf	Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo	[20]
Pacific Bowl	Cook Islands	10	Karmichael Hunt	Brad Takairangi	[21]
	Fiji	6	Wise Kativerata	Tui Kamikamica	[22]
	Papua New Guinea	7	Jason Demetriou	Rhyse Martin and Lachlan Lam	[23]

•  Samoa (ranked 4th) undertake a tour of England with two tests scheduled for Sunday, 27 October and Saturday, 2 November 2024.

Women's teams

Competition	Team	World ranking[15]	Coach	Captain(s)	Ref
Pacific Cup	Australia	1	Brad Donald	Kezie Apps and Ali Brigginshaw	[24]
	New Zealand	2	Ricky Henry	Georgia Hale	[25]
	Papua New Guinea	5	Tahnee Norris	Elsie Albert	[26][27]
Pacific Bowl (Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup)	Cook Islands	6	Rusty Matua	Kiana Takairangi	[21]
	Fiji	26	Josaia Dakuitoga	Talei Holmes	[28][29]
	Samoa	24	Jamie Soward	Annetta-Claudia Nuuausala	[30][31]
	Tonga	14	Kelvin Wright	Vanessa Foliaki and Natasha Penitani	[20][32]

Note: NRLW Roosters' coach John Strange was appointed Tonga coach in early September 2024 but subsequently stood down.^[33][32]

Wheelchair teams

Competition	Team	World ranking[15]	Coach	Captain	Ref
Wheelchair	Australia	3	Brett Clark	Brad Grove	[34]
	New Zealand	No Ranking (on debut)	Edie George	Jayson Hooker	[35]

Venues

Venues in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji have been confirmed.

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Host venues

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Lang Park, Brisbane

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National Stadium, Suva

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Rugby League Park, Christchurch

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Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

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PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby

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Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Six venues across four countries were selected to host the Championships.

• Brisbane, Australia: Lang Park will host two matches on the evening of Friday, 18 October 2024, Australia playing Papua New Guinea in the women's Cup and Tonga in the men's Cup.
• Suva, Fiji: National Stadium will host two-double headers (four games in all) on Saturday, 19 October and Saturday, 26 October 2024.
• Christchurch, New Zealand: Rugby League Park will host two matches on 27 October 2024, a women's and men's double-header between New Zealand and Australia.
• Auckland, New Zealand: Mount Smart Stadium will host two matches on 2 November 2024, the women's Bowl Final and a men's Cup match between New Zealand and Tonga.
• Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: PNG Football Stadium will host a double-header on Sunday, 3 November 2024.
• Sydney, Australia: Western Sydney Stadium will host a quadruple-header on Sunday, 10 November 2024. The order of matches is: women's playoff, women's Cup final, men's playoff, men's Cup final.

Men's Pacific Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	40	10	+30	4	Advance to final
2	Tonga	2	1	0	1	25	42	−17	2
3	New Zealand	2	0	0	2	34	47	−13	0	Consigned to Relegation playoff

Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

NB:  Samoa had intended to participate, but opted for a tour of England instead.

Fixtures

Group stage

18 October 2024 19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Australia	18–0	Tonga
Tries: 3 Trbojevic  12' Tabuai-Fidow  51' Dearden  78' Goals: 3 Lomax 3/4  13', 53', pen 58'	1st: 6–0 2nd: 12–0 Report	Tries: 0 Goals: 0

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 33,196 Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia) Senior review official: Ashley Klein (Australia) Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia), Michael Wise (Australia) Player of the Match: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Australia)[36]

Team details

Australia		Position	Tonga
Name	Number		Number	Name
Dylan Edwards	1	FB	1	Lehi Hopoate
Xavier Coates	2	WG	2	Daniel Tupou
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	3	CE	3	Moses Suli
Tom Trbojevic	4	CE	4	Paul Alamoti
Zac Lomax	5	WG	5	Sione Katoa
Tom Dearden	6	SO/FE	6	Tuimoala Lolohea
Mitchell Moses	7	SH/HB	7	Isaiya Katoa
Patrick Carrigan	8	PR	8	Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
Harry Grant	9	HK	9	Siliva Havili
Lindsay Collins	10	PF	10	Felise Kaufusi
Angus Crichton	11	SR	11	Haumole Olakau'atu
Cameron Murray	12	SR	12	Eliesa Katoa
Isaah Yeo (c)	13	LF/LK	13	Jason Taumalolo (c)
Matt Burton	14	IN	14	Soni Luke
Mitchell Barnett	15	IN	15	Sitili Tupouniua
Reuben Cotter	16	IN	16	Taniela Paseka
Hudson Young	17	IN	17	Keaon Koloamatangi
Ben Hunt	18	CS	18	Toluta'u Koula
Mal Meninga		Coach		Kristian Woolf

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27 October 2024 18:05 NZDT (UTC+13:00)

New Zealand	10–22	Australia
Tries: 2 Isaako  25' Warbrick  64' Goals: 1 Isaako 1/2  27'	1st: 6–12 2nd: 4–10 Report	Tries: 4 Collins  15' Lomax  35', 58' Moses  71' Goals: 3 Lomax 3/5  15', pen 39', 73'

Rugby League Park, Christchurch Attendance: 17,005 Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia) Senior review official: Gerard Sutton (Australia) Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia) Player of the Match: Harry Grant (Australia)[37]

Team details

New Zealand		Position	Australia
Name	Number		Number	Name
Keano Kini	1	FB	1	Dylan Edwards
Jamayne Isaako	2	WG	2	Xavier Coates
Matthew Timoko	3	CE	3	Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Peta Hiku	4	CE	4	Tom Trbojevic
William Warbrick	5	WG	5	Zac Lomax
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	6	SO/FE	6	Tom Dearden
Shaun Johnson	7	SH/HB	7	Mitchell Moses
James Fisher-Harris (c)	8	PR	8	Patrick Carrigan
Phoenix Crossland	9	HK	9	Harry Grant
Naufahu Whyte	10	PF	10	Lindsay Collins
Isaiah Papali'i	11	SR	11	Angus Crichton
Scott Sorensen	12	SR	12	Cameron Murray
Joseph Tapine	13	LF/LK	13	Isaah Yeo (c)
Griffin Neame	14	IN	14	Matt Burton
Kodi Nikorima	15	IN	15	Mitchell Barnett
Marata Niukore	16	IN	16	Reuben Cotter
Jordan Riki	17	IN	17	Hudson Young
Erin Clark	18	CS	18	Ben Hunt
Stacey Jones		Coach		Mal Meninga

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2 November 2024 20:05 NZDT (UTC+13:00)

New Zealand	24–25	Tonga
Tries: 4 Papali'i  35' Kini  50' Crossland  58' Tapine  66' Goals: 4 Isaako 4/5  36', 51', 59', 67' Field goals: 0 Johnson 0/1 Isaako 0/1	1st: 6–24 2nd: 18–1 Report	Tries: 4 S. Katoa  2' Fonua-Blake  22' Havili  26' Luke  32' Goals: 4 I. Katoa 4/5  4', pen 12', 23', 33' Field goals: 1 I. Katoa 1/1  75'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Attendance: 22,363 Referee: Todd Smith (Australia) Senior review official: Wyatt Raymond (Australia) Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia)

Team details

New Zealand		Position	Tonga
Name	Number		Number	Name
Keano Kini	1	FB	1	Lehi Hopoate
Jamayne Isaako	2	WG	2	Daniel Tupou
Matthew Timoko	3	CE	3	Moses Suli
Peta Hiku	4	CE	4	Paul Alamoti
William Warbrick	5	WG	5	Sione Katoa
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	6	SO/FE	6	Tuimoala Lolohea
Shaun Johnson	7	SH/HB	7	Isaiya Katoa
James Fisher-Harris (c)	8	PR	8	Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
Phoenix Crossland	9	HK	9	Siliva Havili
Joseph Tapine	10	PF	10	Felise Kaufusi
Isaiah Papali'i	11	SR	11	Haumole Olakau'atu
Scott Sorensen	12	SR	12	Eliesa Katoa
Leo Thompson	17	LF/LK	13	Jason Taumalolo (c)
Naufahu Whyte	13	IN	14	Soni Luke
Kodi Nikorima	14	IN	15	Sitili Tupouniua
Griffin Neame	15	IN	16	Taniela Paseka
Marata Niukore	16	IN	17	Siua Wong
Erin Clark	18	CS	18	Toluta'u Koula
Stacey Jones		Coach		Kristian Woolf

Men's final

10 November 2024 16:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)

Australia	20–14	Tonga
Tries: 4 Tabuai-Fidow  15' Coates  25' Trbojevic  35', 42' Goals: 2 Lomax 2/4  37', 44'	1st: 14–4 2nd: 6–10 Report	Tries: 3 S. Katoa  6' Olakau'atu  57' E. Katoa  73' Goals: 1 I. Katoa 1/3  58'

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 28,728 Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia) Senior review official: Liam Kennedy (Australia) Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia), Michael Wise (Australia) Player of the Match: Tom Dearden (Australia)

Team details

Australia		Position	Tonga
Name	Number		Number	Name
Dylan Edwards	1	FB	1	Lehi Hopoate
Xavier Coates	2	WG	2	Daniel Tupou
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow	3	CE	18	Toluta'u Koula
Tom Trbojevic	4	CE	4	Paul Alamoti
Zac Lomax	5	WG	5	Sione Katoa
Tom Dearden	6	SO/FE	6	Tuimoala Lolohea
Mitchell Moses	7	SH/HB	7	Isaiya Katoa
Patrick Carrigan	8	PR	8	Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
Harry Grant	9	HK	9	Siliva Havili
Lindsay Collins	10	PF	10	Felise Kaufusi
Angus Crichton	11	SR	11	Haumole Olakau'atu
Hudson Young	12	SR	12	Eliesa Katoa
Isaah Yeo (c)	13	LF/LK	13	Jason Taumalolo (c)
Matt Burton	14	IN	14	Soni Luke
Mitchell Barnett	15	IN	16	Taniela Paseka
Reuben Cotter	16	IN	17	Siua Wong
Lindsay Smith	17	IN	19	Keaon Koloamatangi
Ben Hunt	18	CS	15	Sitili Tupouniua
Mal Meninga		Coach		Kristian Woolf

Men's Pacific Bowl

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Papua New Guinea	2	2	0	0	64	30	+34	4	Advance to Promotion playoff
2	Fiji	2	1	0	1	66	28	+38	2
3	Cook Islands	2	0	0	2	26	98	−72	0

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

Fixtures

Group stage

19 October 2024 20:10 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	10–22	Papua New Guinea
Tries: 2 Valemei  47' Sivo  79' Goals: 1 Milne 1/2  79'	1st: 0–16 2nd: 10–6 Report	Tries: 4 Derby  17' Rimbu  24' Namo  36' Macdonald  51' Goals: 3 Martin 3/4  26', 38', 53'

National Stadium, Suva Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia) Senior review official: Liam Kennedy (Australia) Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Jon Stone (Australia)

Team details

Fiji		Position	Papua New Guinea
Name	Number		Number	Name
Sunia Turuva	1	FB	1	Nene Macdonald
Maika Sivo	2	WG	2	Elijah Roltinga
Michael Jennings	3	CE	3	Robert Mathias
Waqa Blake	4	CE	4	Rodrick Tai
Semi Valemei	5	WG	5	Robert Derby
Kevin Naiqama	6	SO/FE	6	Kyle Laybutt (c)
Kurt Donoghoe	7	SH/HB	7	Lachlan Lam
Tui Kamikamica (c)	8	PR	8	Valentine Richard
Penioni Tagituimua	9	HK	14	Liam Horne
Ben Nakubuwai	10	PF	10	Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Viliame Kikau	11	SR	11	Rhyse Martin
Taane Milne	15	SR	12	Jeremiah Simbiken
Caleb Navale	13	LF/LK	13	Jack de Belin
Kitione Kautoga	12	IN	9	Judah Rimbu
Joe Lovodua	14	IN	15	Koso Bandi
Jordan Miller	17	IN	22	Ila Alu
Nathan Kegg-Smith	20	IN	23	Sylvester Namo
Kylan Mafoa	16	CS	18	Daniel Russell
Wise Kativerata		Coach		Jason Demetriou

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26 October 2024 20:10 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	56–6	Cook Islands
Tries: 10 Jennings  19', 27', 60' Valemei  51', 74' Sivo  69', 71' Turuva  14' Kautoga  34' Nakubuwai  65' Goals: 8 Milne 7/7  16', 20', 29', 36', 53', 70', 73' Naiqama 1/2  66' Valevatu 0/1	1st: 24–6 2nd: 32–0 Report	Tries: 1 Ngatikaura  10' Goals: 1 S. Marsters 1/1  12'

National Stadium, Suva Attendance: 5,943 Referee: Chris Butler (Australia) Senior review official: Wyatt Raymond (Australia) Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia)

Team details

Fiji		Position	Cook Islands
Name	Number		Number	Name
Sunia Turuva	1	FB	1	Esom Ioka
Maika Sivo	2	WG	2	Steven Marsters
Michael Jennings	3	CE	3	Reubenn Rennie
Waqa Blake	4	CE	4	Delahia Wigmore
Semi Valemei	5	WG	5	Rixson Andrew
Kevin Naiqama	6	SO/FE	6	Brad Takairangi (c)
Kurt Donoghoe	7	SH/HB	7	Esan Marsters
Tui Kamikamica (c)	8	PR	8	Tepai Moeroa
James Valevatu	9	HK	9	Ruatapu Ngatikaura
Ben Nakubuwai	10	PF	10	Davvy Moale
Viliame Kikau	11	SR	11	Zane Tetevano
Taane Milne	12	SR	12	Reuben Porter
Caleb Navale	13	LF/LK	13	Pride Petterson-Robati
Penioni Tagituimua	14	IN	14	Kobe Tararo
Kitione Kautoga	15	IN	15	Mason Teague
Kylan Mafoa	16	IN	17	Justin Makirere
Jordan Miller	17	IN	18	Junior Teroi
Ratu Rinakama	18	CS	16	Rhys Dakin
Wise Kativerata		Coach		Karmichael Hunt

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3 November 2024 15:00 PNGST (UTC+10:00)

Papua New Guinea	42–20	Cook Islands
Tries: 8 Roltinga  5', 49' Macdonald  31', 57' Lam  35' Derby  42' Namo  46' Morea  79' Goals: 5 Laybutt 5/8  32', 36', 44', 47', 50'	1st: 16–14 2nd: 26–6 Report	Tries: 3 Moale  8' S. Masters  27' Ioka  71' Goals: 4 S. Masters 4/4  10', pen 17', 29', 72'

PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Attendance: TBA Referee: Peter Gough (Australia) Senior review official: Chris Butler (Australia) Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia),

Team details

Papua New Guinea		Position	Cook Islands
Name	Number		Number	Name
Nene Macdonald	1	FB	7	Esan Marsters
Elijah Roltinga	2	WG	1	Esom Ioka
Robert Mathias	3	CE	3	Reubenn Rennie
Rodrick Tai	4	CE	4	Delahia Wigmore
Robert Derby	5	WG	2	Steven Marsters
Kyle Laybutt (c)	6	SO/FE	6	Brad Takairangi (c)
Lachlan Lam	7	SH/HB	15	Mason Teague
Jacob Alick-Wiencke	10	PR	8	Tepai Moeroa
Judah Rimbu	9	HK	9	Ruatapu Ngatikaura
Ila Alu	17	PF	10	Davvy Moale
Daniel Russell	11	SR	12	Reuben Porter
Jeremiah Simbiken	12	SR	13	Pride Petterson-Robati
Jack de Belin	13	LF/LK	11	Zane Tetevano
Valentine Richard	8	IN	14	Kobe Tararo
Liam Horne	14	IN	16	Rhys Dakin
Koso Bandi	15	IN	18	Junior Teroi
Sylvester Namo	16	IN	20	Makahesi Makatoa
Morea Morea	19	CS	17	Justin Makirere
Jason Demetriou		Coach		Karmichael Hunt

Men's promotion/relegation playoff

10 November 2024 18:20 AEDT (UTC+11:00)

New Zealand	54–12	Papua New Guinea
Tries: 10 McLean  4', 44', 56', 60' Isaako  11', 69', 74' Thompson  37' Nicoll-Klokstad  40' Whyte  72' Goals: 7 Isaako (7/10)  5', 39', 40', 45', 62', 71', 74'	1st: 22–6 2nd: 32–6 Report	Tries: 2 Namo  20' Derby  64' Goals: 2 Rhyse Martin (2/2)  22', 65'

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney Attendance: TBA Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia) Senior review official: Chris Butler (Australia) Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)

Team details

New Zealand		Position	Papua New Guinea
Name	Number		Number	Name
Keano Kini	1	FB	1	Nene Macdonald
Jamayne Isaako	2	WG	2	Elijah Roltinga
Matthew Timoko	3	CE	3	Robert Mathias
Peta Hiku	4	CE	4	Rodrick Tai
Casey McLean	20	WG	5	Robert Derby
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad	6	SO/FE	6	Kyle Laybutt (c)
Shaun Johnson	7	SH/HB	7	Lachlan Lam
James Fisher-Harris (c)	8	PR	8	Valentine Richard
Phoenix Crossland	9	HK	9	Liam Horne
Joseph Tapine	10	PF	10	Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Isaiah Papali'i	11	SR	11	Rhyse Martin
Scott Sorensen	12	SR	12	Jeremiah Simbiken
Naufahu Whyte	13	LF/LK	13	Jack de Belin
Kodi Nikorima	14	IN	14	Judah Rimbu
Griffin Neame	15	IN	15	Koso Bandi
Leo Thompson	17	IN	16	Sylvester Namo
Erin Clark	18	IN	17	Ila Alu
Marata Niukore	16	CS	18	Daniel Russell
Stacey Jones		Coach		Jason Demetriou

Women's Pacific Cup

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	2	2	0	0	98	0	+98	4	Advance to final
2	New Zealand	2	1	0	1	36	14	+22	2
3	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	2	0	120	−120	0	Consigned to Relegation playoff

Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

NB: All three teams have already qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Fixtures

Group stage

18 October 2024 17:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Australia	84–0	Papua New Guinea
Tries: 17 Upton  7', 39' Robinson  15', 18', 27', 36', 52', 62' Whitfeld  24', 29', 33', 50', 55' Penitani  43' Kelly  47', 69' Sergis  68' Goals: 8 Aiken 8/16  9', 17', 28', 30', 40', 48', 63', 69' Taufa 0/1	1st: 36–0 2nd: 48–0 Report	Tries: 0 Goals: 0

Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 18,486[38] Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia) Senior Review Official: Peter Gough (Australia) Touch judges: Daniel Schwass (Australia), Dave Munro (Australia)

Team details

Australia		Position	Papua New Guinea
Name	Number		Number	Name
Tamika Upton	1	FB	1	Mala Mark
Julia Robinson	2	WG	2	Freda Waula
Isabelle Kelly	3	CE	3	Belinda Gwasamun
Jessica Sergis	18	CE	4	La-Toniya Norris-Addo
Jakiya Whitfeld	5	WG	5	Lyiannah Allen
Tiana Penitani	4	SO/FE	6	Sera Koroi
Tarryn Aiken	7	SH/HB	7	Delailah Ahose
Millie Elliott	8	PR	8	Essay Banu
Quincy Dodd	9	HK	9	Ua Ravu
Shannon Mato	10	PF	10	Elsie Albert (c)
Kezie Apps (c)	11	SR	11	Sareka Mooka
Yasmin Clydsdale	12	SR	12	Emily Veivers
Simaima Taufa	13	LF/LK	13	Gloria Kaupa
Olivia Higgins	14	IN	14	Roswita Kapo
Sarah Togatuki	15	IN	15	Jessikah Reeves
Keilee Joseph	16	IN	16	Talitha Kunjil
Mahalia Murphy	17	IN	17	Leila Kerowa
Abbi Church	19	CS	18	Lilah Malabag
Brad Donald		Coach		Tahnee Norris

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27 October 2024 15:35 NZDT (UTC+13:00)

New Zealand	0–14	Australia
Tries: 0 Goals: 0	1st: 0–4 2nd: 0–10 Report	Tries: 3 Penitani  31' Upton  50' Sergis  54' Goals: 1 Aiken 1/3  51'

Rugby League Park, Christchurch Attendance: 10,289 Referee: Liam Kennedy (Australia) Senior Review Official: Todd Smith (Australia) Touch judges: Jon Stone (Australia)

Team details

New Zealand		Position	Australia
Name	Number		Number	Name
Apii Nicholls-Pualau	1	FB	1	Tamika Upton
Leianne Tufuga	2	WG	2	Julia Robinson
Mele Hufanga	3	CE	3	Isabelle Kelly
Abigail Roache	4	CE	4	Tiana Penitani
Shanice Parker	5	WG	5	Jakiya Whitfeld
Gayle Broughton	6	SO/FE	6	Ali Brigginshaw (c)
Tyla King	7	SH/HB	7	Tarryn Aiken
Brianna Clark	8	PR	8	Millie Elliott
Brooke Anderson	9	HK	9	Olivia Higgins
Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa	10	PF	10	Shannon Mato
Annessa Biddle	11	SR	11	Kezie Apps (c)
Najvada George	15	SR	12	Yasmin Clydsdale
Georgia Hale (c)	13	LF/LK	13	Simaima Taufa
Amber Hall	12	IN	15	Sarah Togatuki
Ashleigh Quinlan	14	IN	16	Keilee Joseph
Alexis Tauaneai	16	IN	17	Mahalia Murphy
Tiana Davison	17	IN	18	Jessica Sergis
Otesa Pule	18	CS	20	Keeley Davis
Ricky Henry		Coach		Brad Donald

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3 November 2024 12:55 PNGST (UTC+10:00)

Papua New Guinea	0–36	New Zealand
Tries: 0 Goals: 0	1st: 0–16 2nd: 0–20 Report	Tries: 7 Tufuga  1', 23' Teakaraanga-Katoa  26' Wiki  44', 50', 68' Quinlan  56' Goals: 4 King 4/7  24', 27', 45', 57'

PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Referee: Daniel Schwass (Australia) Senior Review Official: Chris Butler (Australia) Touch judges: Chris Sutton (Australia)

Team details

Papua New Guinea		Position	New Zealand
Name	Number		Number	Name
Shae Yvonne De La Cruz	1	FB	1	Shanice Parker
Jenny Wesley	4	WG	2	Mackenzie Wiki
Belinda Gwasamun	3	CE	3	Mele Hufanga
Leila Kerowa	11	CE	4	Abigail Roache
Lyiannah Allen	5	WG	5	Leianne Tufuga
Sera Koroi	6	SO/FE	6	Gayle Broughton
Ua Ravu	7	SH/HB	7	Tyla King
Elsie Albert (c)	8	PR	8	Brianna Clark
Therese Aiton	9	HK	9	Brooke Anderson
Essay Banu	10	PF	10	Alexis Tauaneai
Emily Veivers	12	SR	11	Najvada George
Sareka Mooka	13	SR	12	Amber Hall
Gloria Kaupa	16	LF/LK	13	Georgia Hale (c)
Jessikah Reeves	15	IN	14	Ashleigh Quinlan
Yolanda Taute	17	IN	15	Otesa Pule
Lilah Malabag	18	IN	16	Brooke Talataina
Roswita Kapo	19	IN	17	Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
Mala Mark	2	CS	18	Cheyelle Robins-Reti
Tahnee Norris		Coach		Ricky Henry

Women's final

10 November 2024 13:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)

Australia	24–4	New Zealand
Tries: 5 Robinson  8' Kelly  15' Penitani  31' Upton  42' Aiken  46' Goals: 2 Aiken 2/5  44', 47'	1st: 12–0 2nd: 12–4 Report	Tries: 1 Tufuga  68' Goals: 0

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 17,503[38] Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia) Senior Review Official: Peter Gough (Australia) Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Jon Stone (Australia) Player of the Match: Tarryn Aiken (Australia)

Team details

Australia		Position	New Zealand
Name	Number		Number	Name
Tamika Upton	1	FB	1	Apii Nicholls-Pualau
Julia Robinson	2	WG	2	Leianne Tufuga
Isabelle Kelly	3	CE	3	Mele Hufanga
Tiana Penitani	4	CE	4	Abigail Roache
Jakiya Whitfeld	5	WG	5	Shanice Parker
Ali Brigginshaw (c)	6	SO/FE	6	Gayle Broughton
Tarryn Aiken	7	SH/HB	7	Tyla King
Millie Elliott	8	PR	8	Brianna Clark
Olivia Higgins	9	HK	9	Brooke Anderson
Shannon Mato	10	PF	16	Alexis Tauaneai
Kezie Apps (c)	11	SR	11	Annessa Biddle
Yasmin Clydsdale	12	SR	12	Amber Hall
Simaima Taufa	13	LF/LK	13	Georgia Hale (c)
Keeley Davis	14	IN	10	Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa
Sarah Togatuki	15	IN	14	Ashleigh Quinlan
Keilee Joseph	16	IN	15	Najvada George
Jessica Sergis	18	IN	17	Otesa Pule
Jessika Elliston	19	CS	18	Tiana Davison
Brad Donald		Coach		Ricky Henry

Women's Pacific Bowl

The 2024 Women's Pacific Bowl acted as the Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup with all Pacific Cup teams having already qualified. First place team qualified directly for the tournament, whereas the second place qualified for the Inter-confederation playoffs which they will have to win to qualify for the World Cup.^[39][40]

The fixtures were arranged on 30 August based on the IRL Women's World Rankings.^[41]

Brackets

	Semi-finals					Final
	14	Tonga	16
	24	Samoa	30
						Samoa		16
						Fiji		12
	6	Cook Islands	6
	26	Fiji	18

Fixtures

Semi-finals

19 October 2024 18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Tonga	16–30	Samoa
Tries: 3 Hanisi  21' Takapautolo  34' Tauhalaliku  41' Goals: 2 Paki 2/3  23', 42'	1st: 10–20 2nd: 6–10 Report	Tries: 5 Masaga  1', 31' Lofipo  9' Patea  28', 54' Tui  65' Goals: 3 Piliae-Rasabale 3/6  7 pen', 11', 56'

National Stadium, Suva Attendance: 3,271 Referee: Todd Smith (Australia) Senior Review Official: Chris Butler (Australia) Touch judges: Chris Sutton (Australia)

Team details

Tonga		Position	Samoa
Name	Number		Number	Name
Anaseini Malupo	1	FB	1	Evania Pelite
Maatuleio Fotu-Moala	2	WG	2	Mercedez Taulelei-Siala
Litia Fusi	3	CE	3	Lindsay Tui
Kate Fallon	4	CE	4	Sarina Masaga
Lavinia Tauhalaliku	5	WG	5	Jessica Patea
Emmanita Paki	6	SO/FE	6	Tavarna Papalii
Cassey Tohi-Hiku	7	SH/HB	7	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
Kalosipani Hopoate	8	PR	8	Annetta Nu'uausala (c)
Jade Fonua	9	HK	9	Destiny Brill
Tegan Dymock	10	PF	10	Laikha Clarke
Manilita Takapautolo	11	SR	11	Monalisa Soliola
Vanessa Foliaki (c)	12	SR	12	Christian Pio
Natasha Penitani	13	LF/LK	13	Sienna Lofipo
Filomina Hanisi	15	IN	14	Jetaya Faifua
Dannii Perese	16	IN	15	Simone Karpani
Paea Uilou	17	IN	17	Pihuka Berryman-Duff
Seli Mailangi	19	IN	18	Evah McEwen
Tatiana Finau	14	CS	16	Jasmine Fogavini
Kelvin Wright		Coach		Jamie Soward

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26 October 2024 18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Fiji	18–6	Cook Islands
Tries: 4 Naikore  21', 39', 60' Holmes  17' Goals: 1 Naikore  18' Naitokatoka 0/1 Lutu 0/1	1st: 10–6 2nd: 8–0 Report	Tries: 1 Matua  9' Goals: 1 Poko 1/1  10'

National Stadium, Suva Attendance: 3,216 Referee: Peter Gough (Australia) Senior Review Official: Wyatt Raymond (Australia) Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia)

Team details

Fiji		Position	Cook Islands
Name	Number		Number	Name
Cassie Staples	1	FB	1	Kiana Takairangi (c)
Vitalina Naikore	4	WG	2	Chantelle Holloway-Samuels
Sienna Laing	3	CE	3	Tyler Birch
Taina Naividi	6	CE	4	Kaiyah Atai
Abigayle Sekitoga	19	WG	5	Kiarah Siauane
Luisa Yaranamua	17	SO/FE	6	Charntay Poko
Losana Lutu	7	SH/HB	7	Lydia Turua-Quedley
Ilisapeci Bari	2	PR	8	Crystal Tamarua
Sereana Naitokatoka	9	HK	9	Chelsea Makira
Aliti Namoce	15	PF	10	April Ngatupuna
Nanise Vakacavu	11	SR	11	Jazmon Tupou-Witchman
Latisha Smythe	12	SR	12	Kerehitina Matua
Talei Holmes (c)	18	LF/LK	13	Anneka Stephens
Anastasia Shum-Cottrell	14	IN	14	Jodeci Joseph
Mere Kilawekana	20	IN	15	Lavinia Kitai
Ema Rainima	21	IN	18	Tahleisha Maeva
Teaghan Hartigan	25	IN	19	Ryvrr-Lee Alo
Asenaca Diranuve	10	CS	21	Chazmin Holloway-Samuels
Josaia Dakuitoga		Coach		Rusty Matua

Final

2 November 2024 17:35 NZDT (UTC+13:00)

Samoa	16–12	Fiji
Tries: 3 Patea  18' Nu'uausala  56', 67' Goals: 2 Piliae-Rasabale 2/3  57', 69'	1st: 4–12 2nd: 12–0	Tries: 2 Laing  30' Sekitoga  35' Goals: 2 Naikore 2/2  32', 35'

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Attendance: TBA Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia) Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy (Australia) Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia)

Team details

Samoa		Position	Fiji
Name	Number		Number	Name
Evania Pelite	1	FB	1	Cassie Staples
Mercedez Taulelei-Siala	2	WG	4	Vitalina Naikore
Lindsay Tui	3	CE	3	Sienna Laing
Sarina Masaga	4	CE	6	Taina Naividi
Jessica Patea	5	WG	19	Abigayle Sekitoga
Tavarna Papalii	6	SO/FE	17	Luisa Yaranamua
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale	7	SH/HB	5	Losana Lutu
Annetta Nu'uausala (c)	8	PR	2	Ilisapeci Bari
Destiny Brill	9	HK	9	Sereana Naitokatoka
Evah McEwen	17	PF	12	Latisha Smythe
Monalisa Soliola	11	SR	11	Nanise Vakacavu
Christian Pio	12	SR	25	Teaghan Hartigan
Sienna Lofipo	13	LF/LK	18	Talei Holmes (c)
Laikha Clarke	10	IN	8	Sereana Maragi
Jetaya Faifua	14	IN	14	Anastasia Shum-Cottrell
Simone Karpani	15	IN	20	Mere Kilawekana
Pihuka Berryman-Duff	16	IN	21	Rory Muller
Jasmine Fogavini	16	CS	15	Ema Rainima
Jamie Soward		Coach		Josaia Dakuitoga

The winner of the Women's Pacific Bowl Final played the third-placed team from the Women's Pacific Cup to determine promotion and relegation for the next edition of the tournament.

Women's promotion/relegation playoff

10 November 2024 11:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)

Papua New Guinea	12–34	Samoa
Tries: 2 Albert  47', 61' Goals: 2 Veivers 2/2  48', 62'	1st: 0–16 2nd: 12–18 Report	Tries: 6 Taulelei-Siala  5' Fogavini  18', 44' Faifua  32' Tui  40' Patea  64' Goals: 5 Piliae-Rasabale 4/5  19', 33', 45', 65'

Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney Attendance: TBA Referee: Karra-Lee Nolan (Australia) Video Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)

Team details

Papua New Guinea		Position	Samoa
Name	Number		Number	Name
Shae Yvonne De La Cruz	1	FB	14	Jetaya Faifua
Jenny Wesley	4	WG	2	Mercedez Taulelei-Siala
Belinda Gwasamun	3	CE	3	Lindsay Tui
Leila Kerowa	11	CE	4	Sarina Masaga
Lyiannah Allen	5	WG	5	Jessica Patea
Sera Koroi	6	SO/FE	6	Tavarna Papalii
Ua Ravu	7	SH/HB	7	Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
Elsie Albert (c)	8	PR	8	Annetta Nu'uausala (c)
Emily Veivers	12	HK	12	Sienna Lofipo
Essay Banu	10	PF	15	Simone Karpani
Sareka Mooka	11	SR	11	Monalisa Soliola
Jessikah Reeves	15	SR	17	Evah McEwen
Gloria Kaupa	13	LF/LK	12	Christian Pio
Therese Aiton	9	IN	16	Pihuka Berryman-Duff
Delailah Ahose	14	IN	18	Jasmine Fogavini
Yolanda Taute	16	IN	20	Viena Tinao
Mala Mark	17	IN	21	Ella-Jaye Harisson-Leaunoa
Talitha Kunjil	18	CS	23	Claudia Brown
Tahnee Norris		Coach		Jamie Soward

Wheelchair games

Announced on 30 September, Australia and New Zealand contested a two match test series on 1 and 4 November to coincide with the Pacific Championships. Both matches were played in Auckland.^[42]

1 November 2024 10:30 AM (NZDT) UTC+13:00

New Zealand	4–98	Australia
Tries: 1 Jamie Tapp Goals: 0	1st: 0–42 2nd: 4–56 Report	Tries: 17 Bayley McKenna 5 Daniel Anstey 5 Cory Cannane 3 Zac Schumacher 2 Peter Arbuckle Brad Grove Goals: 15 Bayley McKenna 12 Dian Karim 3

Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland Player of the Match: Bayley McKenna (Australia)

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4 November 2024

New Zealand	8–110	Australia
Tries: 2 Ryan Charles Jamie Tapp Goals: 0	1st: 0–66 2nd: 8–44 Report	Tries: 21 Daniel Anstey 5 Bayley McKenna 4 Brad Grove 4 Cory Cannane 2 Zac Schumacher 2 Toby Popple 2 Diab Karim 2 Goals: 13 Zac Schumacher 7 Bayley McKenna 4 Daniel Anstey Toby Popple

Eventfinda Stadium, Auckland Player of the Match: Zac Schumacher (Australia)

Physical disability game

On 2 November 2024, New Zealand and Australia PDRL teams played at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland as a curtain-raiser to the women's Pacific Bowl final and men's Pacific Cup match.^[43]

2 November 2024 3:25 PM (NZDT) UTC+13:00

New Zealand	20–18	Australia
	Report

Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland

Other matches

A residents match between Fiji and Samoa was played as a curtain raiser to the week two men's and women's Pacific Bowl games.^[44]

26 October 2024 15:30 FJT (UTC+12:00)

Fiji Residents	22–10	Samoa Residents

National Stadium, Suva

Broadcasting

Networks

Region	Broadcaster	Ref.
Australia	Nine Network and Fox League
New Zealand	Sky Sport
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Mix	[45]

Viewing figures

Approximately 6.2 million watch the men's tournament across all games showing a 40% increase from 2023; with the final attracting around 1 million television viewers, a 79% increase from 2023. The Pacific Bowl saw an average tournament increase of 35%. The women's tournament saw 1.4 million viewers across all matches with 353k watching the final. The Women's Bowl saw an 18% increase in television viewers.^[38]