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2024 (2024) Rugby League Pacific Championships  ()
Host countries Australia
 Fiji
 New Zealand
 Papua New Guinea
 < 2023

The 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships are to be the third edition of the Rugby League Pacific Championships and the second under its current name (having previously been called the Oceania Cup in 2019). The championship will include a collection of international rugby league tournaments to be played from October to November 2024 between nations located in the Pacific region.

The competition format has been confirmed as Pacific Cup and Pacific Bowl competitions for both genders, with teams being divided between higher ranked and lower ranked sides respectively.[1]

The Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup will be integrated into the 2024 Pacific Championships as the Women's Pacific Bowl competition.[2]

Background

The August 2023 announcement of the Pacific Rugby League Championships, by the NRL and Australian Government, indicated that Fiji and Australia would co-host the tournament in 2024.[3][4] In May 2024, Fiji National Rugby League chief executive Don Natabe announced that Fiji were expected to host five national teams in a month-long Rugby League festival.[5]

On 19 August 2024, news website Stuff reported that a men's match between New Zealand and Tonga had been scheduled for Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland on Saturday, 2 November 2024.[6] This was again reported three days later by The New Zealand Herald, going further with reporting New Zealand will host Australia on 27 October in Christchurch. The report also suggested that Samoa would not participate,[7] contrary to reports in England suggesting that Samoa had reduced the length of their tour of England from three to two matches in order to play both the tour and the Pacific Championships.[8][9] On 23 August 2024, the New Zealand Rugby League confirmed the fixtures for their men's and women's teams, including home matches in Christchurch and Auckland and an away match for the Kiwi Ferns in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.[1] A report on the NRL website confirmed that Australia's opening matches of the tournament would be a double-header at Suncorp Stadium on the weekend of 18-20 October, with the women playing Papua New Guinea and the men playing Tonga.[10]
An exact date for this double-header was not specified.[10]

The remainder of the fixtures were announced in an NRL media release on 30 August 2024, apart from naming the venue, or venues, within Fiji for the games scheduled in that country.[11] The date of the opening fixtures at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane was announced to be Friday, 18 October 2024.

The media release of 30 August also announced the introduction of promotion and relegation matches between the third-placed Pacific Cup team and the first-placed Pacific Bowl team in both the men's and women's tournaments. This is a change in format from the 2023 Pacific Championships.

  • In the men's Pacific Bowl, the first-placed team (from the three teams competing) will be determined based on the three scheduled fixtures, without a final.
  • In the women's Pacific Bowl, the first-placed team (from the four teams competing) will be determined based on three knockout matches, with seedings based on IRL rankings. Two semi-finals will be held over the first two weekends, with a final on the third weekend of the tournament. The winner of the final will qualify for the promotion / relegation play-off to the 2025 Pacific Championship.[12]

The women's Pacific Bowl will also act as the Asia-Pacific qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup. The Bowl winners will become the seventh team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, while the runners up will go forward to the 2025 qualifying tournament to decide the eighth and final team to go to the World Cup.[12]

On 9 September 2024, the National Stadium in Suva was confirmed as the venue for the games that Fiji are to host on 19 and 26 October 2024.[13][14]

Teams

Squads

Main article: 2024 Rugby League Pacific Championships squads

Australia were the first nation to announced their playing squads, on 7 October 2024. Playing squads for other nations will be announced closer to the tournament's 18 October 2024 commencement.

Men's teams

Competition Team World
ranking[15] 		Coach Captain Ref
Pacific Cup  Australia 1 Australia Mal Meninga Isaah Yeo [16]
 New Zealand 2 New Zealand Stacey Jones James Fisher-Harris [17][18][19]
 Tonga 5 Australia Kristian Woolf Addin Fonua-Blake and Jason Taumalolo [20]
Pacific Bowl  Cook Islands 10 Australia Karmichael Hunt Brad Takairangi [21]
 Fiji 6 Fiji Wise Kativerata Tui Kamikamica [22]
 Papua New Guinea 7 Australia Jason Demetriou Kyle Laybutt [23]
  •  Samoa (ranked 4th) undertake a tour of England with two tests scheduled for Sunday, 27 October and Saturday, 2 November 2024.

Women's teams

Competition Team World
ranking[15] 		Coach Captain Ref
Pacific Cup  Australia 1 Australia Brad Donald Kezie Apps and Ali Brigginshaw [24]
 New Zealand 2 New Zealand Ricky Henry Georgia Hale [25]
 Papua New Guinea 5 Australia Tahnee Norris Elsie Albert [26][27]
Pacific Bowl
(Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup)		  Cook Islands 6 New Zealand Rusty Matua Kiana Takairangi [21]
 Fiji 26 Fiji Josaia Dakuitoga Talei Holmes [28][29]
 Samoa 24 Australia Jamie Soward Annetta-Claudia Nuuausala [30][31]
 Tonga 14 Australia Kelvin Wright Vanessa Foliaki and Natasha Penitani [20][32]

Notes:

  • NRLW Roosters' coach John Strange was appointed Tonga coach in early September 2024 but subsequently stood down.[33][32]

Wheelchair teams

Competition Team World
ranking[15] 		Coach Captain Ref
Wheelchair Australia 3 Brett Clark [34]
New Zealand No Ranking
(to debut)

Venues

Venues in Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Fiji have been confirmed.

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Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney
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PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
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Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
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Rugby League Park, Christchurch
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National Stadium, Suva
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Lang Park, Brisbane
Host venues
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Lang Park, Brisbane
2
National Stadium, Suva
3
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
4
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
5
PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby
6
Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney

Six venues across four countries were selected to host the Championships.

Men's Pacific Cup

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 40 10 +30 4 Advance to final
2  Tonga 2 1 0 1 25 42 −17 2
3  New Zealand 2 0 0 2 34 47 −13 0 Consigned to relegation playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

NB:  Samoa had intended to participate, however opted to a tour of England instead.

Fixtures

Group stage

18 October 2024
19:10 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  18–0  Tonga
Tries: 3
Trbojevic rugby ball 12'
Tabuai-Fidow rugby ball 51'
Dearden rugby ball 78'
Goals: 3
Lomax 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 13', 53', pen 58'
 1st: 6–0
2nd: 12–0
Report
 Tries: 0
Goals: 0
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 33,196
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Video Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia), Michael Wise (Australia)
Player of the Match: Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow (Australia)[35]
Team details
Australia Position Tonga
Name Number Number Name
Dylan Edwards 1
FB
 1 Lehi Hopoate
Xavier Coates 2
WG
 2 Daniel Tupou
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 3
CE
 3 Moses Suli
Tom Trbojevic 4
CE
 4 Paul Alamoti
Zac Lomax 5
WG
 5 Sione Katoa
Tom Dearden 6
SO/FE
 6 Tuimoala Lolohea
Mitchell Moses 7
SH/HB
 7 Isaiya Katoa
Patrick Carrigan 8
PR
 8 Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
Harry Grant 9
HK
 9 Siliva Havili
Lindsay Collins 10
PF
 10 Felise Kaufusi
Angus Crichton 11
SR
 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
Cameron Murray 12
SR
 12 Eliesa Katoa
Isaah Yeo (c) 13
LF/LK
 13 Jason Taumalolo (c)
Matt Burton 14
IN
 14 Soni Luke
Mitchell Barnett 15
IN
 15 Sitili Tupouniua
Reuben Cotter 16
IN
 16 Taniela Paseka
Hudson Young 17
IN
 17 Keaon Koloamatangi
Ben Hunt 18
CS
 18 Toluta'u Koula
Mal Meninga
Coach
 Kristian Woolf
27 October 2024
18:05 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  10–22  Australia
Tries: 2
Isaako rugby ball 25'
Warbrick rugby ball 64'
Goals: 1
Isaako 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 27'
 1st: 6–12
2nd: 4–10
Report
 Tries: 4
Collins rugby ball 15'
Lomax rugby ball 35', 58'
Moses rugby ball 71'
Goals: 3
Lomax 3/5 rugby goalposts icon 15', pen 39', 73'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 17,005
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Video Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Chris Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Harry Grant (Australia)[36]
Team details
New Zealand Position Australia
Name Number Number Name
Keano Kini 1
FB
 1 Dylan Edwards
Jamayne Isaako 2
WG
 2 Xavier Coates
Matthew Timoko 3
CE
 3 Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow
Peta Hiku 4
CE
 4 Tom Trbojevic
William Warbrick 5
WG
 5 Zac Lomax
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 6
SO/FE
 6 Tom Dearden
Shaun Johnson 7
SH/HB
 7 Mitchell Moses
James Fisher-Harris (c) 8
PR
 8 Patrick Carrigan
Phoenix Crossland 9
HK
 9 Harry Grant
Naufahu Whyte 10
PF
 10 Lindsay Collins
Isaiah Papali'i 11
SR
 11 Angus Crichton
Scott Sorensen 12
SR
 12 Cameron Murray
Joseph Tapine 13
LF/LK
 13 Isaah Yeo (c)
Griffin Neame 14
IN
 14 Matt Burton
Kodi Nikorima 15
IN
 15 Mitchell Barnett
Marata Niukore 16
IN
 16 Reuben Cotter
Jordan Riki 17
IN
 17 Hudson Young
Erin Clark 18
CS
 18 Ben Hunt
Stacey Jones
Coach
 Mal Meninga
2 November 2024
20:05 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  24–25  Tonga
Tries: 4
Papali'i rugby ball 35'
Kini rugby ball 50'
Crossland rugby ball 58'
Tapine rugby ball 66'
Goals: 4
Isaako 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 36', 51', 59', 67'
Field goals: 0
Johnson 0/1
Isaako 0/1
 1st: 6–24
2nd: 18–1
Report
 Tries: 4
S. Katoa rugby ball 2'
Fonua-Blake rugby ball 22'
Havili rugby ball 26'
Luke rugby ball 32'
Goals: 4
I. Katoa 4/5 rugby goalposts icon 4', pen 12', 23', 33'
Field goals: 1
I. Katoa 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 75'
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 22,363
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Video Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia)
Team details
New Zealand Position Tonga
Name Number Number Name
Keano Kini 1
FB
 1 Lehi Hopoate
Jamayne Isaako 2
WG
 2 Daniel Tupou
Matthew Timoko 3
CE
 3 Moses Suli
Peta Hiku 4
CE
 4 Paul Alamoti
William Warbrick 5
WG
 5 Sione Katoa
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 6
SO/FE
 6 Tuimoala Lolohea
Shaun Johnson 7
SH/HB
 7 Isaiya Katoa
James Fisher-Harris (c) 8
PR
 8 Addin Fonua-Blake (c)
Phoenix Crossland 9
HK
 9 Siliva Havili
Joseph Tapine 10
PF
 10 Felise Kaufusi
Isaiah Papali'i 11
SR
 11 Haumole Olakau'atu
Scott Sorensen 12
SR
 12 Eliesa Katoa
Leo Thompson 17
LF/LK
 13 Jason Taumalolo (c)
Naufahu Whyte 13
IN
 14 Soni Luke
Kodi Nikorima 14
IN
 15 Sitili Tupouniua
Griffin Neame 15
IN
 16 Taniela Paseka
Marata Niukore 16
IN
 17 Siua Wong
Erin Clark 18
CS
 18 Toluta'u Koula
Stacey Jones
Coach
 Kristian Woolf


Men's final

10 November 2024
18:20 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Australia  v  Tonga


Men's Pacific Bowl

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Fiji 2 1 0 1 66 28 +38 2 Advance to Promotion Playoff
2  Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 22 10 +12 2
3  Cook Islands 1 0 0 1 6 56 −50 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

Fixtures

Group stage

19 October 2024
20:10 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  10–22  Papua New Guinea
Tries: 2
Valemei rugby ball 47'
Sivo rugby ball 79'
Goals: 1
Milne 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 79'
 1st: 0–16
2nd: 10–6
Report
 Tries: 4
Derby rugby ball 17'
Rimbu rugby ball 24'
Namo rugby ball 36'
Macdonald rugby ball 51'
Goals: 3
Martin 3/4 rugby goalposts icon 26', 38', 53'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Touch judges: Phil Henderson (Australia), Jon Stone (Australia)
Team details
Fiji Position Papua New Guinea
Name Number Number Name
Sunia Turuva 1
FB
 1 Nene Macdonald
Maika Sivo 2
WG
 2 Elijah Roltinga
Michael Jennings 3
CE
 3 Robert Mathias
Waqa Blake 4
CE
 4 Rodrick Tai
Semi Valemei 5
WG
 5 Robert Derby
Kevin Naiqama 6
SO/FE
 6 Kyle Laybutt (c)
Kurt Donoghoe 7
SH/HB
 7 Lachlan Lam
Tui Kamikamica (c) 8
PR
 8 Valentine Richard
Penioni Tagituimua 9
HK
 14 Liam Horne
Ben Nakubuwai 10
PF
 10 Jacob Alick-Wiencke
Viliame Kikau 11
SR
 11 Rhyse Martin
Taane Milne 15
SR
 12 Jeremiah Simbiken
Caleb Navale 13
LF/LK
 13 Jack de Belin
Kitione Kautoga 12
IN
 9 Judah Rimbu
Joe Lovodua 14
IN
 15 Koso Bandi
Jordan Miller 17
IN
 22 Ila Alu
Nathan Kegg-Smith 20
IN
 23 Sylvester Namo
Kylan Mafoa 16
CS
 18 Daniel Russell
Wise Kativerata
Coach
 Jason Demetriou
26 October 2024
20:10 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  56–6  Cook Islands
Tries: 10
Jennings rugby ball 19', 27', 60'
Valemei rugby ball 51', 74'
Sivo rugby ball 69', 71'
Turuva rugby ball 14'
Kautoga rugby ball 34'
Nakubuwai rugby ball 65'
Goals: 8
Milne 7/7 rugby goalposts icon 16', 20', 29', 36', 53', 70', 73'
Naiqama 1/2 rugby goalposts icon 66'
Valevatu 0/1
 1st: 24–6
2nd: 32–0
Report
 Tries: 1
Ngatikaura rugby ball 10'
Goals: 1
S. Marsters 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 12'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: Chris Butler (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Touch judges: Dave Munro (Australia)
Team details
Fiji Position Cook Islands
Name Number Number Name
Sunia Turuva 1
FB
 1 Esom Ioka
Maika Sivo 2
WG
 2 Steven Marsters
Michael Jennings 3
CE
 3 Reubenn Rennie
Waqa Blake 4
CE
 4 Delahia Wigmore
Semi Valemei 5
WG
 5 Rixson Andrew
Kevin Naiqama 6
SO/FE
 6 Brad Takairangi (c)
Kurt Donoghoe 7
SH/HB
 7 Esan Marsters
Tui Kamikamica (c) 8
PR
 8 Tepai Moeroa
James Valevatu 9
HK
 9 Ruatapu Ngatikaura
Ben Nakubuwai 10
PF
 10 Davvy Moale
Viliame Kikau 11
SR
 11 Zane Tetevano
Taane Milne 12
SR
 12 Reuben Porter
Caleb Navale 13
LF/LK
 13 Pride Petterson-Robati
Penioni Tagituimua 14
IN
 14 Kobe Tararo
Kitione Kautoga 15
IN
 15 Mason Teague
Kylan Mafoa 16
IN
 17 Justin Makirere
Jordan Miller 17
IN
 18 Junior Teroi
Ratu Rinakama 18
CS
 16 Rhys Dakin
Wise Kativerata
Coach
 Karmichael Hunt

Men's promotion/relegation playoff

10 November 2024
16:05 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
New Zealand 
Third-placed Cup team 		v TBC
First-placed Bowl team


Women's Pacific Cup

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 98 0 +98 4 Advance to final
2  New Zealand 1 0 0 1 0 14 −14 0
3  Papua New Guinea 1 0 0 1 0 84 −84 0 Consigned to relegation playoff
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: Draw at NRL

NB: All three teams have already qualified for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

Fixtures

Group stage

18 October 2024
17:05 AEST (UTC+10:00)
Australia  84–0  Papua New Guinea
Tries: 17
Upton rugby ball 7', 39'
Robinson rugby ball 15', 18', 27', 36', 52', 62'
Whitfeld rugby ball 24', 29', 33', 50', 55'
Penitani rugby ball 43'
Kelly rugby ball 47', 69'
Sergis rugby ball 68'
Goals: 8
Aiken 8/16 rugby goalposts icon 9', 17', 28', 30', 40', 48', 63', 69'
Taufa 0/1
 1st: 36–0
2nd: 48–0
Report
 Tries: 0
Goals: 0
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Peter Gough (Australia)
Touch judges: Daniel Schwass(Australia), Dave Munro (Australia)
Team details
Australia Position Papua New Guinea
Name Number Number Name
Tamika Upton 1
FB
 1 Mala Mark
Julia Robinson 2
WG
 2 Freda Waula
Isabelle Kelly 3
CE
 3 Belinda Gwasamun
Jessica Sergis 18
CE
 4 La-Toniya Norris-Addo
Jakiya Whitfeld 5
WG
 5 Lyiannah Allen
Tiana Penitani 4
SO/FE
 6 Sera Koroi
Tarryn Aiken 7
SH/HB
 7 Delailah Ahose
Millie Elliott 8
PR
 8 Essay Banu
Quincy Dodd 9
HK
 9 Ua Ravu
Shannon Mato 10
PF
 10 Elsie Albert (c)
Kezie Apps (c) 11
SR
 11 Sareka Mooka
Yasmin Clydsdale 12
SR
 12 Emily Veivers
Simaima Taufa 13
LF/LK
 13 Gloria Kaupa
Olivia Higgins 14
IN
 14 Roswita Kapo
Sarah Togatuki 15
IN
 15 Jessikah Reeves
Keilee Joseph 16
IN
 16 Talitha Kunjil
Mahalia Murphy 17
IN
 17 Leila Kerowa
Abbi Church 19
CS
 18 Lilah Malabag
Brad Donald
Coach
 Tahnee Norris
27 October 2024
15:35 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
New Zealand  0–14  Australia
Tries: 0
Goals: 0
 1st: 0–4
2nd: 0–10
Report
 Tries: 3
Penitani rugby ball 31'
Upton rugby ball 50'
Sergis rugby ball 54'
Goals: 1
Aiken 1/3 rugby goalposts icon 51'
Rugby League Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 10,289
Referee: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Todd Smith (Australia)
Touch judges: Jon Stone (Australia)
Team details
New Zealand Position Australia
Name Number Number Name
Apii Nicholls-Pualau 1
FB
 1 Tamika Upton
Leianne Tufuga 2
WG
 2 Julia Robinson
Mele Hufanga 3
CE
 3 Isabelle Kelly
Abigail Roache 4
CE
 4 Tiana Penitani
Shanice Parker 5
WG
 5 Jakiya Whitfeld
Gayle Broughton 6
SO/FE
 6 Ali Brigginshaw (c)
Tyla King 7
SH/HB
 7 Tarryn Aiken
Brianna Clark 8
PR
 8 Millie Elliott
Brooke Anderson 9
HK
 9 Olivia Higgins
Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa 10
PF
 10 Shannon Mato
Annessa Biddle 11
SR
 11 Kezie Apps (c)
Najvada George 15
SR
 12 Yasmin Clydsdale
Georgia Hale (c) 13
LF/LK
 13 Simaima Taufa
Amber Hall 12
IN
 15 Sarah Togatuki
Ashleigh Quinlan 14
IN
 16 Keilee Joseph
Alexis Tauaneai 16
IN
 17 Mahalia Murphy
Tiana Davison 17
IN
 18 Jessica Sergis
Otesa Pule 18
CS
 20 Keeley Davis
Ricky Henry
Coach
 Brad Donald

Women's final

10 November 2024
13:50 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
Australia  v TBC


Women's Pacific Bowl

The 2024 Women's Pacific Bowl will act as the Asia-Pacific qualification tournament for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup with all Pacific Cup teams having already qualified. First place team will qualify directly for the tournament, whereas the second place will qualify for the Inter-confederation playoffs which they will have to win to qualify for the World Cup.[37][38]

The fixtures were arranged on 30 August based on the IRL Women's World Rankings.[39]

Semi-finals Final
      
14  Tonga 16
24  Samoa 30
 Samoa 16
 Fiji 12
6  Cook Islands 6
26  Fiji 18

Fixtures

Semi-finals

19 October 2024
18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Tonga  16–30  Samoa
Tries: 3
Hanisi rugby ball 21'
Takapautolo rugby ball 34'
Tauhalaliku rugby ball 41'
Goals: 2
Paki 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 23', 42'
 1st: 10–20
2nd: 6–10
Report
 Tries: 5
Masaga rugby ball 1', 31'
Lofipo rugby ball 9'
Patea rugby ball 28', 54'
Tui rugby ball 65'
Goals: 3
Piliae-Rasabale 3/6 rugby goalposts icon 7 pen', 11', 56'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Todd Smith (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Chris Butler (Australia)
Touch judges: Chris Sutton (Australia)
Team details
Tonga Position Samoa
Name Number Number Name
Anaseini Malupo 1
FB
 1 Evania Pelite
Maatuleio Fotu-Moala 2
WG
 2 Mercedez Taulelei-Siala
Litia Fusi 3
CE
 3 Lindsay Tui
Kate Fallon 4
CE
 4 Sarina Masaga
Lavinia Tauhalaliku 5
WG
 5 Jessica Patea
Emmanita Paki 6
SO/FE
 6 Tavarna Papalii
Cassey Tohi-Hiku 7
SH/HB
 7 Pauline Piliae-Rasabale
Kalosipani Hopoate 8
PR
 8 Annetta Nu'uausala (c)
Jade Fonua 9
HK
 9 Destiny Brill
Tegan Dymock 10
PF
 10 Laikha Clarke
Manilita Takapautolo 11
SR
 11 Monalisa Soliola
Vanessa Foliaki (c) 12
SR
 12 Christian Pio
Natasha Penitani 13
LF/LK
 13 Sienna Lofipo
Filomina Hanisi 15
IN
 14 Jetaya Faifua
Dannii Perese 16
IN
 15 Simone Karpani
Paea Uilou 17
IN
 17 Pihuka Berryman-Duff
Seli Mailangi 19
IN
 18 Evah McEwen
Tatiana Finau 14
CS
 16 Jasmine Fogavini
Kelvin Wright
Coach
 Jamie Soward
26 October 2024
18:00 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Fiji  18–6  Cook Islands
Tries: 4
Naikore rugby ball 21', 39', 60'
Holmes rugby ball 17'
Goals: 1
Naikore rugby goalposts icon 18'
Naitokatoka 0/1
Lutu 0/1
 1st: 10–6
2nd: 8–0
Report
 Tries: 1
Matua rugby ball 9'
Goals: 1
Poko 1/1 rugby goalposts icon 10'
National Stadium, Suva
Attendance: 3,216
Referee: Peter Gough (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Wyatt Raymond (Australia)
Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
Fiji Position Cook Islands
Name Number Number Name
Cassie Staples 1
FB
 1 Kiana Takairangi (c)
Vitalina Naikore 4
WG
 2 Chantelle Holloway-Samuels
Sienna Laing 3
CE
 3 Tyler Birch
Taina Naividi 6
CE
 4 Kaiyah Atai
Abigayle Sekitoga 19
WG
 5 Kiarah Siauane
Luisa Yaranamua 17
SO/FE
 6 Charntay Poko
Losana Lutu 7
SH/HB
 7 Lydia Turua-Quedley
Ilisapeci Bari 2
PR
 8 Crystal Tamarua
Sereana Naitokatoka 9
HK
 9 Chelsea Makira
Aliti Namoce 15
PF
 10 April Ngatupuna
Nanise Vakacavu 11
SR
 11 Jazmon Tupou-Witchman
Latisha Smythe 12
SR
 12 Kerehitina Matua
Talei Holmes (c) 18
LF/LK
 13 Anneka Stephens
Anastasia Shum-Cottrell 14
IN
 14 Jodeci Joseph
Mere Kilawekana 20
IN
 15 Lavinia Kitai
Ema Rainima 21
IN
 18 Tahleisha Maeva
Teaghan Hartigan 25
IN
 19 Ryvrr-Lee Alo
Asenaca Diranuve 10
CS
 21 Chazmin Holloway-Samuels
Josaia Dakuitoga
Coach
 Rusty Matua


Final

2 November 2024
17:35 NZDT (UTC+13:00)
Samoa  16–12  Fiji
Tries: 3
Patea rugby ball 18'
Nu'uausala rugby ball 56', 67'
Goals: 2
Piliae-Rasabale 2/3 rugby goalposts icon 57', 69'
 1st: 4–12
2nd: 12–0
 Tries: 2
Laing rugby ball 30'
Sekitoga rugby ball 35'
Goals: 2
Naikore 2/2 rugby goalposts icon 32', 35'
Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: TBA
Referee: Belinda Sharpe (Australia)
Senior Review Official: Liam Kennedy (Australia)
Touch judges: Drew Oultram (Australia)
Team details
Samoa Position Fiji
Name Number Number Name
Evania Pelite 1
FB
 1 Cassie Staples
Mercedez Taulelei-Siala 2
WG
 4 Vitalina Naikore
Lindsay Tui 3
CE
 3 Sienna Laing
Sarina Masaga 4
CE
 6 Taina Naividi
Jessica Patea 5
WG
 19 Abigayle Sekitoga
Tavarna Papalii 6
SO/FE
 17 Luisa Yaranamua
Pauline Piliae-Rasabale 7
SH/HB
 5 Losana Lutu
Annetta Nu'uausala (c) 8
PR
 2 Ilisapeci Bari
Destiny Brill 9
HK
 9 Sereana Naitokatoka
Evah McEwen 17
PF
 12 Latisha Smythe
Monalisa Soliola 11
SR
 11 Nanise Vakacavu
Christian Pio 12
SR
 25 Teaghan Hartigan
Sienna Lofipo 13
LF/LK
 18 Talei Holmes (c)
Laikha Clarke 10
IN
 8 Sereana Maragi
Jetaya Faifua 14
IN
 14 Anastasia Shum-Cottrell
Simone Karpani 15
IN
 20 Mere Kilawekana
Pihuka Berryman-Duff 16
IN
 21 Rory Muller
Jasmine Fogavini 16
CS
 15 Ema Rainima
Jamie Soward
Coach
 Josaia Dakuitoga


The winner of the Women's Pacific Bowl Final will play the third-placed team from the Women's Pacific Cup to determine promotion and relegation for the next edition of the tournament.

Women's promotion/relegation playoff

10 November 2024
11:35 AEDT (UTC+11:00)
TBC
Third-placed Cup team 		v  Samoa

Wheelchair games

Announced on 30 September, Australia and New Zealand will contest a two match test series on 1 and 4 November to coincided with the Pacific Championships. Both matches will be played in Auckland.[40]

1 November 2024
10:30 AM (NZDT) UTC+13:00
New Zealand  4–98  Australia
Tries: 1
Jamie Tapp
Goals: 0
 1st: 0-42
2nd: 4-56
Report
 Tries: 17
Bayley McKenna 5
Daniel Anstey 5
Cory Cannane 3
Zac Schumacher 2
Peter Arbuckle
Brad Grove
Goals: 15
Bayley McKenna 12
Dian Karim 3
4 November 2024
New Zealand  v  Australia

Physical disability game

On 2 November 2024, New Zeland and Australia PDRL teams will play at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland as a curtain-raiser to the women's Pacific Bowl final and men's Pacific Cup match.[41]

Other matches

A residents match between Fiji and Samoa was played as a curtain raiser to the week two men's and women's Pacific Bowl games.[42]

26 October 2024
15:30 FJT (UTC+12:00)
Fiji Residents Fiji 22–10 Samoa Samoa Residents

Broadcasting

Region Broadcaster Ref.
 Australia Fox League
 New Zealand Sky Sport
 United Kingdom Sky Sports Mix [43]

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