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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 Rugby League Pacific Championship is a rugby league tournament for national teams in Oceania. Its inaugural tournament was in 2019 as the "Oceania Cup". The tournament replaced the Anzac Test Series (1997–2017), which solely featured Australia and New Zealand as a single match annual test.
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 ...
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.
Keilee Joseph replaced original selection Evania Pelite, who withdrew due to injury, as announced by the NRL on 6 October 2023. Jakiya Whitfeld, Shenae Ciesiolka, and Teagan Berry joined the squad ahead of the 28 October 2023 match, replacing Julia Robinson (personal reasons), Keilee Joseph (personal reasons), and Caitlan Johnston (injury). [19 ...
2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships [2] 4 November 2023 New Zealand New Zealand 30 – 0 Australia FMG Stadium Waikato: 13,269 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships Final 28 October 2023 Australia Australia 36 – 18 New Zealand Melbourne Rectangular Stadium: 20,584 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships Match 11 November 2022 Australia ...
Most of the major Continental multi-sports events – the Pan American, European, Asian and Pacific Games – are held this year, one year ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, in addition to the Francophone Games. 2023 sees the first combined cycling world championships, including all disciplines except Cyclo-cross, and the first mixed ...
19 November 2023 () – 2 December 2023 () Competitors: 285 (167 men and 118 women) in 19 sports: Flag bearer: Armonie Konhu: Medals Ranked 1st: Gold 82 Silver 57 Bronze 58 Total 197: Pacific Games appearances