Rugby League Pacific Championships
Current season or competition: 2020 Oceania Cup (rugby league) | |
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2019 |
| Inaugural season | 2019 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Region | Oceania (APRLC) |
| Holders |  Australia (2019) |
| Most titles | Australia (1 title) |
| Broadcast partner | Nine Network Fox League Sky Sport |
| Related competition | Pacific Cup |
The Oceania Cup is a rugby league tournament for national teams in Oceania. Its inaugural tournament was in 2019.
History
The tournament was created in 2019 with a two tiered format.[1] The top tier (cup) consisted of Australia, New Zealand and Tonga and the second tier (shield) consisted of Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea. The top team in the cup would be crowned champions while the top team in the shield would be promoted. Australia won the cup in the inaugural season while Fiji won the shield and got promoted for the 2020 competition. No team would be relegated as Australia were going to go on a tour of England, leaving the tournament. Cook Islands took Fiji's place in the shield for the 2020 edition.[2]
Tournaments
| Year | Host | Winner | Teams | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Shield | Cup | Shield | ||||
| 2019 | Australia &  New Zealand
|
Australia
|
 Fiji
|
3 | 3 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | |||||
By team
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Cup | |
| Shield | |
| 1 | First |
| 2 | Second |
| 3 | Third |
| Q | Qualified |
| — | Did not participate |
| Team | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
1 | — |
| New Zealand
|
2 | Q |
 Tonga
|
3 | Q |
| Fiji
|
1 | Q |
 Samoa
|
2 | Q |
 Papua New Guinea
|
3 | Q |
 Cook Islands
|
— | Q |
References
- ^ "RLIF Oceania Cup confirmed for 2019". rlif.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Oceania Cup is back with three cracking Double Headers". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 2020-02-25. Retrieved 2020-02-26.