The Niue national rugby league team represents Niue in rugby league football. The team played their first match in 1986, and their first Test match in 2013.
History
The team played their first match in at the 1986 Pacific Cup, losing 22–8 to the Cook Islands. Their first ever win was 14–0 against Fiji at the 1992 Pacific Cup. Niue currently participates in the annual Cabramatta International Nines tournament. They lost their first ever Test match 22–20 against Vanuatu on 12 October 2013.
On 4 October 2014, the Niue rugby league team record their first ever international test match win defeating the Philippines 36–22. In May 2015, Niue Rugby League recorded their second international test match win against the South African Rugby League side, 48–4.
Competitive record Below is an updated list of Niue's national team record as of 23 December 2020. Overall Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff Australian Aboriginies 1 0 0 1 % 10 64 –54 3 1 0 2 33.33% 74 67 +7 2 1 0 1 50.00% 38 34 +4 Presidents XIII 1 1 0 0 % 30 8 +22 1 1 0 0 100% 16 8 +8 1 1 0 0 100% 58 8 +50 1 0 0 1 0% 16 32 –16 2 1 0 1 50% 42 40 +2 3 0 0 3 0% 42 110 –68 2 2 0 0 100% 60 34 +26 2 0 0 2 0% 46 77 –31 3 3 0 0 100% 142 26 +116 2 0 0 2 0% 20 82 –62 1 0 0 1 0% 20 22 –2 Total 24 10 0 14 % 556 604 –48
Results Date Opponent Score Competition Venue Ref 27 October 1986 8–22 1986 Pacific Cup Rarotonga, Cook Islands 29 October 1986 16–32 21 October 1990 16–26 1986 Pacific Cup Nukuʻalofa, Tonga 24 October 1990 4–58 26 October 1990 2–52 18 October 1992 8–24 1992 Pacific Cup Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand 20 October 1992 22–23 22 October 1992 14–0 26 October 1992 41–28 22 October 1994 Australian Aborigines 10–64 1994 Pacific Cup Suva, Fiji 29 October 1994 22–24 3 November 1994 30–8 5 November 1994 58–12 17 October 2004 4–54 Pacific Rim Championship North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 19 October 2004 18–36 Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 23 October 2004 24–34 North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand 12 October 2013 20–22 International Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu 4 October 2014 36–22 International Wentworthville, Australia 2 May 2015 48–4 International Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia 3 October 2015 44–22 International Sydney, Australia 29 October 2016 50–22 International Brakpan Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 2 November 2016 44–0 International 14 October 2017 16–32 Friendly Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia 4 October 2018 26–16 2018 Emerging Nations World Championship Sydney, Australia 7 October 2018 24–12 10 October 2018 16–8 13 October 2018 16–24 27 October 2018 32–36 Friendly Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia 19 October 2025 58–8 Friendly Hiroo Town, Hokkaido, Japan 4 November 2025 28–34 Friendly St. Marys Leagues, Penrith, Australia
IRL Rankings
Women's Test Team
The Niue women's national rugby league team debuted on the international stage in the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup, in which they lost both of their matches. On 7 November 2020, they made their return to international rugby league, with a friendly match against the Tonga women's national rugby league team. The match, held at Mt Smart Stadium served as a lead up to the New Zealand Women vs Samoa Women.
See also Niue national rugby union team
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