Niue national rugby league team

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NicknameThe Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga)
Governing bodyNiue Rugby League
Head coachTuki Jackson
Niue
Badge of Niue team
Team information
NicknameThe Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga)
Governing bodyNiue Rugby League
RegionAsia-Pacific
Head coachTuki Jackson
CaptainAlex Seini
Home stadiumAlofi Stadium
IRL ranking57th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First international
 Cook Islands 22–8 Niue 
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986)
Biggest win
 Niue 58-8 Japan 
(Hokkaido, Japan; 19 October 2025)
Biggest defeat
 Tonga 58–4 Niue 
(Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 24 October 1990)

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.

Captain Mike Filimona playing for Niue against the Philippines in 2014

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.[1] In May 2015, Niue Rugby League recorded their second international test match win against the South African Rugby League side, 48–4.[2][3]

Competitive record

Below is an updated list of Niue's national team record as of 23 December 2020.[4]

Overall

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
Australian Aboriginies10010%1064–54
 Cook Islands310233.33%7467+7
 Fiji210150.00%3834+4
Fiji Presidents XIII1100100%308+22
 Greece1100100%168+8
 Japan1100100%588+50
 Lebanon10010%1632–16
 Malta210150%4240+2
 Māori30030%42110–68
 Philippines2200100%6034+26
 Samoa20020%4677–31
 South Africa3300100%14226+116
 Tonga20020%2082–62
 Vanuatu10010%2022–2
Total241001441.67%556604–48

Results

DateOpponentScoreCompetitionVenueRef
27 October 1986 Cook Islands8–221986 Pacific CupRarotonga, Cook Islands[5]
29 October 1986 Māori16–32[6]
21 October 1990 Tokelau16–261986 Pacific CupNukuʻalofa, Tonga[7]
24 October 1990 Tonga4–58[8]
26 October 1990 Western Samoa2–52[9]
18 October 1992 Tonga8–241992 Pacific CupCarlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand[10]
20 October 1992 Cook Islands22–23[11]
22 October 1992 Fiji14–0[12]
26 October 1992 Western Samoa41–28[13]
22 October 1994 Australian Aborigines10–641994 Pacific CupSuva, Fiji[14]
29 October 1994 Māori22–24[15]
3 November 1994 Fijian Presidents XIII30–8[16]
5 November 1994 Tonga58–12[17]
17 October 2004 Māori4–54Pacific Rim ChampionshipNorth Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand[18]
19 October 2004 Samoa18–36Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand[19]
23 October 2004 Fiji24–34North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand[20]
12 October 2013 Vanuatu20–22InternationalPort Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu[21][22]
4 October 2014 Philippines36–22InternationalWentworthville, Australia[23]
2 May 2015 South Africa48–4InternationalCampbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia[24]
3 October 2015 Cook Islands44–22InternationalSydney, Australia[25][26]
29 October 2016 South Africa50–22InternationalBrakpan Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa[27]
2 November 2016 South Africa44–0International[28]
14 October 2017 Lebanon16–32FriendlyLeichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia[29]
4 October 2018 Malta26–162018 Emerging Nations World ChampionshipSydney, Australia[30]
7 October 2018 Philippines24–12[31]
10 October 2018 Greece16–8[32]
13 October 2018 Malta16–24[33]
27 October 2018 Italy32–36FriendlyMarconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia[34]
19 October 2025 Japan58-8FriendlyHiroo Town, Hokkaido, Japan[35]
4 November 2025 South Africa28-34FriendlySt. Marys Leagues, Penrith, Australia[36]


IRL Rankings

Official rankings as of July 2025
RankChangeTeamPts %
1 Steady Australia100
2 Steady New Zealand83
3 Steady England80
4 Steady Tonga62
5 Steady Samoa53
6 Steady Papua New Guinea51
7 Steady Fiji43
8 Steady France29
9 Increase 2 Netherlands22
10 Steady Cook Islands22
11 Decrease 2 Serbia18
12 Steady Wales18
13 Steady Malta16
14 Increase 1 Greece14
15 Decrease 1 Ukraine13
16 Steady Lebanon11
17 Steady Italy10
18 Steady Ireland9
19 Increase 5 United States8
20 Decrease 1 Jamaica8
21 Decrease 1 Czech Republic8
22 Steady Scotland7
23 Decrease 2 Chile7
24 Decrease 1 Philippines7
25 Steady Poland5
26 Increase 1 Germany5
27 Increase 1 Norway5
28 Decrease 2 South Africa5
29 Steady Brazil4
30 Steady Kenya4
31 Steady Canada4
32 Steady Montenegro3
33 Steady North Macedonia3
34 Increase 22 Morocco3
35 Decrease 1 Argentina3
36 Decrease 1 Albania2
37 Decrease 1 Bulgaria2
38 Decrease 1 Ghana2
39 Decrease 1 Nigeria2
40 Decrease 1 Turkey1
41 Decrease 1 Cameroon1
42 Decrease 1 Japan1
43 Decrease 1 Spain1
44 Decrease 1 Colombia1
45 Decrease 1 El Salvador0
46 Decrease 1 Russia0
47 Decrease 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina0
48 Decrease 1 Hong Kong0
49 Decrease 1 Solomon Islands0
50 Decrease 1 Vanuatu0
51 Increase 6 Hungary0
52 Decrease 1 Latvia0
53 Decrease 1 Denmark0
54 Decrease 1 Belgium0
55 Decrease 1 Estonia0
56 Decrease 1 Sweden0
57 Decrease 7 Niue0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

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

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