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The championships consist of several international rugby league tournaments being played from October to November 2024 between nations of the Pacific region. The competition format has been 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]
This article lists the official squads for the 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships which are to be played from 18 October to 10 November 2024.. For an explanation of the acronyms and abbreviations are used in the tables, please see the key to acronyms section at the end of this article.
2024 saw the introduction of the women's competition. [7] [8] Note women's games were held in 2023, but as a series of friendlies and in no structured competition. [6] The 2024 Women's Bowl also acted as the Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
Australia said it would commit A$7 million for a Pacific rugby league championship, in a "football diplomacy" move seen as boosting Australia's soft power amid competition for influence with China.
2024 Men's Pacific Cup [1] Australia: 19 October: 2024 Men's Pacific Bowl [1] Papua New Guinea: 22 October: 2026 Men's World Cup: European qualifying France: 29 November: 2024 South American Championship [2] Chile
The Pacific Rugby League Championships was announced August 2023, as part of a $7 million investment by the NRL and Australian Government to develop rugby league in the surrounding countries. The tournament serves a continuation of the Oceania Cup which had one edition in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic .
The Orchids squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 15 October 2024. [ 11 ] Table last updated 11 November 2024 and includes the Week 4 match against Samoa.
Fiji won the championship this time, ahead of Samoa who narrowly edged-out Japan for second place. In October 2023, World Rugby announced that beginning in 2024 the Pacific Nations Cup will be contested by six permanent teams from North America, the Pacific, and Asia: Canada, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga, and the United States.