The MSG Prime Minister's Cup , formerly known as Melanesia Cup , is an association football competition played between the Melanesian countries, it was used (along with the Polynesia Cup ) for qualification to the Oceania Nations Cup . The original tournament used a round-robin format involving every team playing each other once at the tournaments location.
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36-467: A 22–4 victory. They celebrated even more, as it meant Fiji reached their second consecutive World Cup semi-final. They took on Australia again, but this game was nothing like the group stage fixture. Fiji's errors conceded them 62 points against a classy Australian side. This defeat ended and equalled their best World Cup campaign in their history. In May 2014, Fiji took on Samoa in the 2014 Pacific Rugby League Test at Penrith Stadium . The International
54-418: A score of 32–14. As expected Fiji lost to both Australia and England, although they surprised many, as they only conceded 34 points against the teams in each game and they led 2–0 against Australia, and were within a few minutes of taking a half-time lead against England. Fiji would take on 'fierce Pacific rivals' Samoa in the quarter-final. They won the, passionate pacific, fixture and they would celebrate with
72-3272: A thriller" . National Rugby League . May 7, 2016. ^ "Stuff" . ^ "Papua New Guinea starts fast to stun Fiji in Pacific Test" . National Rugby League . June 23, 2018. ^ "Lachlan Lam leads PNG Kumuls to gutsy win as Fiji Bati unearth future star Sunia Turuva" . Rugby League International Federation . ^ "PNG stuns Fiji with epic win as ANOTHER Panthers young gun 'puts NRL on notice' " . Fox Sports . 25 Jun 2022 . Retrieved 26 Jun 2022 . ^ Lucantonio, AJ (25 Jun 2022). "Mead farewells international footy guiding Kumuls to historic upset over Fiji" . League Unlimited . Retrieved 26 Jun 2022 . v t e Rugby league in Oceania Main articles Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Major federations Asia-Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Major competitions Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands National teams American Samoa Australia Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Women's national teams Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Niue Papua New Guinea Samoa Tokelau Tonga Pacific Cup 1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 2004 2006 2009 Pacific Rugby League International 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 Oceania Cup 2019 2020 International competitions Anzac Test Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Pacific Games National competitions Fiji National Rugby League Competition National Rugby League NZRL National Competition Digicel Cup Tonga National Rugby League Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melanesian_Cup&oldid=1248242880 " Categories : Rugby league in Fiji Rugby league in Papua New Guinea Oceanian rugby league competitions 2015 establishments in Oceania Recurring sporting events established in 2015 Hidden categories: Articles with topics of unclear notability from September 2023 All articles with topics of unclear notability Melanesia Cup In 2008,
90-602: A thrilling 30–28 loss to Samoa before reversing the scoreline a few days later with a 30–28 win over the Tongans. Fiji won their final qualifying game against Cook Islands 40–4. Having qualified the Vodafone Fiji Bati team started their Rugby League World Cup 2008 campaign with 42–6 win over France followed by a 2-point defeat to Scotland, however they topped their group with a superior points difference. Beating Ireland in their quarter final they came within one match of
108-1151: Is a rugby league football test match played between Fiji and Papua New Guinea first played in 2015. Results [ edit ] Date Winner Score Loser Venue Ref. 2 May 2015 [REDACTED] Fiji 22 – 10 [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea Cbus Super Stadium 7 May 2016 [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea 24 – 22 [REDACTED] Fiji Parramatta Stadium 23 June 2018 [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea 26 – 14 [REDACTED] Fiji Campbelltown Stadium 25 June 2022 [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea 24 – 14 [REDACTED] Fiji Campbelltown Stadium See also [ edit ] Melanesia Cup – similar tournament in association football Polynesian Cup – equivalent tournament for Samoa and Tonga References [ edit ] ^ "Koroibete delights in Fiji win over PNG" . National Rugby League . May 2, 2015. ^ "PNG stuns Fiji in
126-458: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Fiji national rugby league team The Fiji national rugby league team , nicknamed the Bati (pronounced [mˈbatʃi] ), has been participating in international rugby league football since 1992. The team is controlled by the governing body for rugby league in Fiji, Fiji National Rugby League (FNRL), which is currently a member of
144-537: The 2000 World Cup , they had the misfortune to be placed in the same group as both England and Australia. But the Batis made a massive impression in their opening World Cup game in which they ran riot against South Africa, 52–6, and had the crowd on their feet at Keighley. During the Super League war , Fiji, like most countries other countries, aligned itself with Super League. In search of international competition,
162-881: The Australian Rugby League played a match against a "National Rugby League of Fiji" team in 1996. This match has been granted Test status by the ARL, but not by the Rugby League International Federation . Coached by Don Furner, Sr. and captained by Lote Tuqiri , Fiji competed in the 2000 World Cup but did not progress past the tournament's group stage. The Fiji Bati qualified for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup held in Australia after finishing second in Pacific qualifying behind Tonga . Fiji's qualification campaign started with
180-691: The Rugby League World Sevens , the Batis began playing full 13-aside games against international teams. By 1994, Fiji had hammered the Great Britain amateurs 40–8 and, captained by mighty front-rower James Pickering , beat France 20–12. They had also produced their first rugby league superstar after winger Noa Nadruku joined Canberra Raiders and in 1993 became the top try-scorer in the Australian competition. Fiji took part in their first World Cup in 1995 where, just as
198-880: The Wantok Cup was established as a competition between Papua New Guinea , the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu . It was described by the Oceania Football Confederation as "a tournament reminiscent of the now defunct Melanesian Cup". In 2022 the tournament was revived under the current name, the MSG Prime Minister's Cup, after more than twenty years. It is organised by the Melanesian Spearhead Group . Source: RSSSF This article about an Oceania Football Confederation association football competition
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#1732779746753216-677: The Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC). Fiji have thrice reached the semi-finals of the Rugby League World Cup , in 2008 , 2013 and 2017 , and are currently ranked 6th in the International Rugby League 's World Rankings . They are coached by Fijian Wise Kativerata, and their captain is Tui Kamikamica . The team will typically perform the hymn "Noqu Masu" before each match, singing in unison. The game
234-521: The Kumuls to make a shock comeback and win the match 24–22. In the 2017 Rugby League World Cup in New Zealand & Australia, Fiji topped Group D before recording their biggest upset victory, defeating New Zealand 4–2 in the quarter-finals. They then lost to Australia 54–6 in the semi-finals. Fiji automatically qualified for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup having reached the semi-finals of
252-633: The World Cup final, but were defeated by Australia, ending the tournament in 4th place. Fiji automatically qualified for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup after participating in the 2008 tournament. They took on Australia , England and Ireland in the pool stage. In their first match they took on 'the Wolfhounds'. They played at the famous Spotland Stadium , in Rochdale , where Fiji have an historic affiliation with. The Fijians convincingly won by
270-730: The article is likely to be merged , redirected , or deleted . Find sources: "Melanesian Cup" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( September 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Melanesian Cup Contested by [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Fiji Papua New Guinea Sport Rugby league First held 2015 Current champion [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea Number of wins [REDACTED] Fiji [REDACTED] Papua New Guinea 1 3 Draws: None The Melanesian Cup
288-464: The match and the inaugural Melanesian Cup title. Fiji never looked like losing the match after an easy first half performance, leading 18-0 at the break. They went on to win the test match by 22–10. In May 2016, Fiji took on Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup test at Pirtek Stadium . Fiji had a similar situation in this year's Melanesian Cup with a half-time score of 16–8 but this time around they conceded too many second half points allowing
306-471: Was created as a qualifier for the final 2014 Four Nations spot. It was also a chance for the Four Nations team (winner of this international) to warm-up before the event kicked off later in the year. Fiji failed to qualify with their fierce pacific rivals getting the better of them by 32–16. In May 2015, Fiji took on Papua New Guinea in the 2015 Melanesian Cup test at Cbus Super Stadium . Fiji won
324-473: Was introduced to Fiji only in 1992 but despite this there has been a long history of Fijian players making their mark in rugby league, most notably back in the 1960s when great players such as Joe Levula and Laitia Ravouvou joined Rochdale Hornets and became household names in the English competition. Interest and participation in rugby league snowballed throughout Fiji, and as well as continued success in
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