Niue national rugby league team

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.

Niue

Team information
Nickname	The Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga)
Governing body	Niue Rugby League
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Tuki Jackson
Captain	Alex Seini
Home stadium	Alofi Stadium
IRL ranking	57th
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)

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	0%	10	64	–54
Cook Islands	3	1	0	2	33.33%	74	67	+7
Fiji	2	1	0	1	50.00%	38	34	+4
Presidents XIII	1	1	0	0	100%	30	8	+22
Greece	1	1	0	0	100%	16	8	+8
Japan	1	1	0	0	100%	58	8	+50
Lebanon	1	0	0	1	0%	16	32	–16
Malta	2	1	0	1	50%	42	40	+2
Māori	3	0	0	3	0%	42	110	–68
Philippines	2	2	0	0	100%	60	34	+26
Samoa	2	0	0	2	0%	46	77	–31
South Africa	3	3	0	0	100%	142	26	+116
Tonga	2	0	0	2	0%	20	82	–62
Vanuatu	1	0	0	1	0%	20	22	–2
Total	24	10	0	14	41.67%	556	604	–48

Results

Date	Opponent	Score	Competition	Venue	Ref
27 October 1986	Cook Islands	8–22	1986 Pacific Cup	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
29 October 1986	Māori	16–32
21 October 1990	Tokelau	16–26	1986 Pacific Cup	Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
24 October 1990	Tonga	4–58
26 October 1990	Western Samoa	2–52
18 October 1992	Tonga	8–24	1992 Pacific Cup	Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand
20 October 1992	Cook Islands	22–23
22 October 1992	Fiji	14–0
26 October 1992	Western Samoa	41–28
22 October 1994	Australian Aborigines	10–64	1994 Pacific Cup	Suva, Fiji
29 October 1994	Māori	22–24
3 November 1994	Fijian Presidents XIII	30–8
5 November 1994	Tonga	58–12
17 October 2004	Māori	4–54	Pacific Rim Championship	North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
19 October 2004	Samoa	18–36		Ericsson Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
23 October 2004	Fiji	24–34		North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
12 October 2013	Vanuatu	20–22	International	Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu
4 October 2014	Philippines	36–22	International	Wentworthville, Australia
2 May 2015	South Africa	48–4	International	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia
3 October 2015	Cook Islands	44–22	International	Sydney, Australia
29 October 2016	South Africa	50–22	International	Brakpan Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa
2 November 2016	South Africa	44–0	International
14 October 2017	Lebanon	16–32	Friendly	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia
4 October 2018	Malta	26–16	2018 Emerging Nations World Championship	Sydney, Australia
7 October 2018	Philippines	24–12
10 October 2018	Greece	16–8
13 October 2018	Malta	16–24
27 October 2018	Italy	32–36	Friendly	Marconi Stadium, Sydney, Australia
19 October 2025	Japan	58-8	Friendly	Hiroo Town, Hokkaido, Japan
4 November 2025	South Africa	28-34	Friendly	St. Marys Leagues, Penrith, Australia

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of November 2025
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	79
3		England	72
4	1	Samoa	56
5	1	Tonga	52
6		Papua New Guinea	45
7		Fiji	33
8		France	23
9	1	Cook Islands	23
10	1	Serbia	23
11	2	Netherlands	22
12	3	Ukraine	20
13	1	Wales	18
14	4	Ireland	16
15	1	Greece	15
16	3	Malta	14
17		Italy	11
18	2	Jamaica	8
19		United States	7
20	5	Poland	7
21	5	Lebanon	7
22	5	Norway	6
23	3	Germany	6
24	3	Czech Republic	6
25	2	Chile	6
26	2	South Africa	5
27	3	Philippines	5
28	6	Scotland	5
29		Brazil	4
30	1	Canada	4
31	1	Kenya	3
32	2	Morocco	3
33		North Macedonia	3
34	1	Argentina	2
35	3	Montenegro	2
36		Albania	1
37	3	Turkey	1
38	1	Bulgaria	1
39	1	Ghana	1
40	1	Nigeria	1
41	3	Colombia	0
42	1	Cameroon	0
43	1	Japan	0
44	1	Spain	0
45	1	Russia	0
46	1	El Salvador	0
47		Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48		Hong Kong	0
49		Solomon Islands	0
50		Vanuatu	0
51		Hungary	0
52		Latvia	0
53		Denmark	0
54		Belgium	0
55		Estonia	0
56		Sweden	0
57		Niue	0
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

• Niue national rugby union team

• Sports portal