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2016 Rugby League Test Internationals
This is a list of international rugby league matches played throughout 2016. A † denotes a recognised, but unofficial match that did not contribute to the IRL Men's World Rankings, IRL World Rankings. February Philippines vs Serbia men in Australia May Women's ANZAC Test ANZAC Test Papua New Guinea vs Fiji men in Australia The 2016 Melanesian Cup was played between Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, Papua New Guinea and Fiji national rugby league team, Fiji. Papua New Guinea created history to win their first Melanesian Cup title. The test looked in a similar situation to last year when Fiji took a comfortable lead into the break but this time around Papua New Guinea scored enough points in the second half to outscore their pacific rivals and win their first major title since the 2009 Pacific Cup. Captain David Mead shone for the Kumuls as he made try-saving tackles, assists and even line breaks in a man-of-the-match performance which was a crucial influen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Rugby League In 2015
The 2015 Pacific Rugby League International was split into two games. The first was the Melanesian Cup between Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, Papua New Guinea and Fiji national rugby league team, Fiji. The second was the Polynesian Cup between Samoa national rugby league team, Samoa and Tonga national rugby league team, Tonga. Results Melanesian Cup On 24 December 2014 it was announced that Papua New Guinea would play Fiji and Samoa would play Tonga as part of a 2015 Pacific test double header. The 2015 Melanesian Cup was played between Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, Papua New Guinea and Fiji national rugby league team, Fiji. With a half-time lead of 18 points, Fiji beat Papua New Guinea to win the Melanesian Cup title by score of 22–10. Fiji's Marika Koroibete won the player of the match award, scoring 2 tries. Papua New Guinea has not won a test-match on away soil since the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. Fiji picked 6 débutantes for the test ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
