Pacific Rugby League International

Pacific Rugby League International
Sport	Rugby league
Number of teams	4
Country	Pacific (Asia-Pacific Confederation)
Winners	Samoa (3rd title)  Papua New Guinea (1st title)
Most titles	Samoa (3 titles)
Broadcast partner	Fox Sports
Related competitions	Melanesian Cup Polynesian Cup Anzac Test

2013 (2013) Pacific Rugby League test  ()
Samoa Tonga 4 36
1 2 Total SAM 4 0 4 TON 10 26 36
Date	20 April 2013
Stadium	Centrebet Stadium Penrith
Location	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Samisoni Langi
Referees	Matt Cecchin
Attendance	10,143
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Matt Russell Greg Alexander Mark Gasnier

2014 (2014) Pacific Rugby League test  ()
Samoa Fiji 32 16
1 2 Total SAM 12 20 32 FIJ 16 0 16
Date	3 May 2014
Stadium	Sportingbet Stadium Penrith
Location	Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Penani Manumalealii
Referees	Ashley Klein
Attendance	9,063
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Matt Russell Greg Alexander Mark Gasnier

2015 (2015) Melanesian Cup  ()
PNG Fiji 10 22
1 2 Total PNG 0 10 10 FIJ 18 4 22
Date	2 May 2015
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium
Location	Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Marika Koroibete
Referees	Matt Cecchin
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Joel Caine Braith Anasta Andy Raymond

2015 (2015) Polynesian Cup  ()
Samoa Tonga 18 16
1 2 Total SAM 10 8 18 TON 4 12 16
Date	2 May 2015
Stadium	Cbus Super Stadium
Location	Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Sam Kasiano
Referees	Ben Cummins
Attendance	12,336
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Andrew Voss Greg Alexander Andy Raymond

2016 (2016) Melanesian Cup  ()
PNG Fiji 24 22
1 2 Total PNG 8 16 24 FIJ 16 6 22
Date	7 May 2016
Stadium	Pirtek Stadium
Location	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
David Mead
Referees	Robert Hicks
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Matt Russell Braith Anasta Andy Raymond

2016 (2016) Polynesian Cup  ()
Samoa Tonga 18 6
1 2 Total SAM 8 10 18 TON 6 0 6
Date	7 May 2016
Stadium	Pirtek Stadium
Location	Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Fa'amanu Brown
Referees	Ben Cummins
Attendance	15,225
Broadcast partners
Broadcasters	Fox Sports Australia
Commentators	Andrew Voss Jimmy Smith Andy Raymond

The Pacific Rugby League International is a rugby league test match that has been played between two Pacific Island nations during the National Rugby League's annual representative weekend since 2013. The fixture was held at Penrith Stadium for the 2013 and 2014 test matches. In 2015, two fixtures were held; Samoa and Tonga competed for the Polynesian Cup while Fiji and Papua New Guinea competed for the Melanesian Cup at Cbus Super Stadium. In 2016 the fixtures returned to New South Wales and were held at Parramatta's Pirtek Stadium.

In August 2015, the NRL announced a new $925 million (Australian) TV deal. As part of the deal it was announced that the Pacific test matches would continue to be televised until at least 2022 and will be played on the Sunday before game 2 of the State of Origin series. The deal begins in 2018.

The 2013 Pacific Rugby League test was played between Samoa and Tonga. The fixture was created as a warm-up international for their 2013 Rugby League World Cup campaigns. Tonga won the test match 36–4. Tonga's Samisoni Langi won the man of the match award, after scoring 16 points from two tries and four conversions.

Controversy occurred late in the match as the game had to be called off before Langi had the chance to convert the final try due to fans invading the pitch.

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