Niue national rugby league team
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| Governing body | Niue Rugby League | |||||
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| Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
| Head coach | Bman Perenara | |||||
| Captain | Dene Halatau | |||||
| Home stadium | Niue National Stadium | |||||
| RLIF ranking | 33rd | |||||
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| First international | ||||||
 Cook Islands 22–8 Niue  (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Niue 48-4 South Africa  (Campbelltown, Australia; May 2015) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 Samoa 36–18 Niue (Suva, Fiji; 19 October 2004) | ||||||
The Niue National Rugby League team, (pronounced New-ay) represents Niue in rugby league football. It has been participating in international competition since 1986.
Niue has participated in the Pacific Cup in 1986 and 1992 and the Pacific Rim Competition in 2004.
Results
Note: Winning team listed first
Pacific Cup 1986
- Cook Islands 22-8 Niue
- New Zealand Māori 32-16 Niue
Pacific Cup 1992
- Tonga 24-8 Niue
- Cook Islands 23-22 Niue
- Niue 14-10 Fiji
- Western Samoa 41-28 Niue
- Niue 42-12 Cook Islands
Pacific Rim Competition 2004
- New Zealand Māoris 54-4 Niue (17 October 2004)
- Samoa 36-18 Niue (19 October 2004)
- Fiji 34-24 Niue (23 October 2004)
Cabramatta International Nines
In recent years, Niue have entered squads into the Cabramatta International Nines a side tournament held at Cabramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia.
- 2009 results: Niue 6 NSW Universities 0, Australian Indigenous 24 Niue 6, Tonga 40 Niue 4, Bowl semifinals: Mounties 30 Niue 4
- 2011 results: Cook Islands 24 Niue 6, Tonga 22 Niue 14, Trophy Quarterfinals: Niue 20 Cook Islands 16, Trophy Semifinals: Mounties 34 Niue 12
2011 Niue 9s squad: Captains David Mike Filimona & Les Hipa Players: Greg Malaki, Aaron Tutoka, Alex Seini-Edward, David Alo, Evan Nicholas, Ticks Tuhetoka, Sumica Kaifoto, Rob Matagito, Zackri Smith, Robert Matagito, Patrick Chandra, John Ioane, Sonny Simona Masae. Tuki Jackson, Patrick Sipley, Jordan Tongahai, Cliff Tutoka, Peter Edward were originally selected in the squad. Coach: Bman Perenara
2015 Campbelltown Test
On 2 May 2015, Niue played an historic test-match against South Africa at Campbelltown Stadium in New South Wales, Australia. They beat the South Africans by a final score of 48 points to 4.[1]
| Official Rankings as of December 2015[2] | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 |  |  New Zealand | 897.00 |
| 2 |  Australia | 719.00 | |
| 3 |  England | 655.00 | |
| 4 | Samoa | 280.00 | |
| 5 |  France | 209.00 | |
| 6 |  |  Ireland | 162.00 |
| 7 |  |  Fiji | 147.00 |
| 8 | |  Wales | 132.00 |
| 9 | |  Scotland | 121.00 |
| 10 | |  United States | 102.00 |
| 11 | |  Serbia | 72.00 |
| 12 | |  Italy | 65.00 |
| 13 |  Canada | 62.00 | |
| 14 | |  Papua New Guinea | 60.00 |
| 15 | |  Russia | 46.00 |
| 16 | |  Tonga | 40.00 |
| 17 | | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 40.00 |
| 18 |  Malta | 32.00 | |
| 19 | |  Germany | 28.00 |
| 20 |  Lebanon | 27.00 | |
| 21 | |  Spain | 26.00 |
| 22 | | Cook Islands | 23.00 |
| 23 |  Ukraine | 22.00 | |
| 24 | |  Greece | 21.00 |
| 25 | |  Denmark | 20.00 |
| 26 | |  Norway | 19.00 |
| 27 | |  Jamaica | 16.00 |
| 28 | |  Netherlands | 15.00 |
| 29 | |  Sweden | 15.00 |
| 30 | |  Czech Republic | 14.00 |
| 31 | | South Africa | 13.00 |
| 32 | | Niue | 4.00 |
| 33 |  Hungary | 2.00 | |
| 34 |  Latvia | 2.00 | |
| 35 |  Morocco | 0.00 | |
2014 squad
| 2014 Niue Squad | |||||||||
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| First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
Updated: 24 May 2014 | ||||||||
Notable players of Niuean descent
References
- ↑ "Niue Beat South Africa". Rugby League Week. 2015-05-23. Retrieved 2015-05-03.
- ↑ RLIF Rankings.
External links
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