2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)
International rugby league tournament
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The 2019 Oceania Cup was the inaugural edition of the Oceania Cup. Contested by six teams, the competition began in June and concluded in November.
| 2019 Oceania Cup | |
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| Number of teams | 6 |
| Host countries |  Australia New Zealand |
| Winner | Cup: Australia Shield:  Fiji |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Attendance | 84,268 (14,045 per match) |
| Points scored | 240 (40 per match) |
| Tries scored | 43 (7.17 per match) |
| Top scorer | Brandon Wakeham (16) |
| Top try scorer | Viliame Kikau (3) |
The competition was announced at the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) congress in November 2018.[1] The draw was released in March and breaks the six teams into two separate pools with promotion and relegation to exist in what is to become an annual tournament. Group A will comprise the top three ranked Pacific nations in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga while Group B will comprise Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.[2][3]
The winner of Pool A will win the Oceania Cup while the winner of Pool B will win the Oceania Shield and be promoted to Pool A in the next edition in place of Australia, who were due to travel to Europe for their first Kangaroos tour since 2003.[4]
Venues
The games were played at the following venues in New Zealand and Australia.
| Auckland | Auckland | Wollongong |
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| Eden Park | Mt Smart Stadium | WIN Stadium |
| Capacity: 50,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 23,000 |
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| Sydney | Christchurch | |
| Leichhardt Oval | Rugby League Park | |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 18,000 | |
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Results
Group A - Cup
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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| Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 2 |
| New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 40 | −2 | 2 |
 Tonga |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 46 | −16 | 2 |
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland[5][6] Attendance: 23,624 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia)[7] Video referee: Steve Chiddy (Australia)[7] Touch judges: Chris McMillan (New Zealand), Chris Sutton (Australia) |
| New Zealand | Position | Tonga | ||
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| Name | Number | Number | Name | |
| Roger Tuivasa-Sheck | 1 | 1 | William Hopoate (c) | |
| Ken Maumalo | 2 | 2 | David Fusitu'a | |
| Esan Marsters | 3 | 3 | Kotoni Staggs | |
| Joseph Manu | 4 | 4 | Solomone Kata | |
| Dallin Watene-Zelezniak (c) | 5 | 5 | Daniel Tupou | |
| Shaun Johnson | 6 | 6 | John Asiata | |
| Benji Marshall | 7 | 7 | Tuimoala Lolohea | |
| Jesse Bromwich | 8 | 10 | Sio Siua Taukeiaho | |
| Brandon Smith | 9 | 9 | Siliva Havili | |
| Jared Waerea-Hargreaves | 10 | 10 | Addin Fonua-Blake | |
| Kenny Bromwich | 11 | 11 | Tevita Pangai Junior | |
| Briton Nikora | 12 | 12 | Manu Ma'u | |
| Isaac Liu | 13 | 13 | Jason Taumalolo (c) | |
| Jahrome Hughes | 14 | 14 | Manase Fainu | |
| Leeson Ah Mau | 15 | 16 | Peni Terepo | |
| Nelson Asofa-Solomona | 16 | 17 | Sitili Tupouniua | |
| James Fisher-Harris | 17 | 19 | Tevita Tatola | |
| Michael Maguire | Coach | Kristian Woolf | ||
Notes:
- Jahrome Hughes, Briton Nikora (both New Zealand), Manase Fainu, Kotoni Staggs, and Sitili Tupouniua (all Tonga) made their Test debuts, while John Asiata made his debut for Tonga having previously represented Samoa.
| Australia |
26–4 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Addo-Carr, Cook, Frizell, Tedesco Goals: Mitchell (4/5), Cherry-Evans (1/1) |
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Tries: Nicoll-Klokstad Goals: Johnson (0/1) |
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Notes:
- Josh Addo-Carr, Nick Cotric, Payne Haas, Jack Wighton (all Australia), Braden Hamlin-Uele, and Corey Harawira-Naera (both New Zealand) made their Test debuts, while Paul Vaughan made his debut for Australia having previously represented Italy, and Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and Zane Tetevano made their debut for New Zealand both having previously represented the Cook Islands.
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Notes:
- Cameron Murray (Australia) made his Test debut.
Group B - Shield
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
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| Fiji |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 38 | +28 | 4 |
 Samoa |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 0 |
| Papua New Guinea |
6–24 | Samoa |
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| Tries: Wapi Goals: Martin (1/1) |
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Tries: Aloiai, Harris-Tavita, Luai, Paulo Goals: Isaako (4/4) |
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Notes:
- Xavier Coates, Edene Gebbie, Edwin Ipape, Zev John, Kyle Laybutt, Bernard Lewis, Terry Wapi (all Papua New Guinea), Chanel Harris-Tavita, Hymel Hunt, Marion Seve, and Jaydn Su'A (all Samoa) made their Test debuts, while Jamayne Isaako made his debut for Samoa having previously represented New Zealand.
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Notes:
- Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Luciano Leilua, Moses Leota, Ronaldo Mulitalo, Brian To'o (all Samoa), Lamar Liolevave, and Joseph Ratuvakacereivalu (both Fiji) made their Test debuts, while Danny Levi made his debut for Samoa having previously represented New Zealand.
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Notes:
- Daniel Russell (Papua New Guinea) made his Test debut, while Alex Johnston made his debut for Papua New Guinea having previously represented Australia.
