Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation

Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation

Abbreviation	APRLC
Formation	14 November 2010 (2010-11-14)
Type	Sports organisation
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Region served	Asia, Oceania
Membership	11
Official language	English
Chairman	Mark Gosche^[1]
Parent organization	RLIF
Website	www.aprlc.com

The Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC) is an umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football in the Southern Hemisphere.^[2] The Confederation aims to act as a counterpart to the Rugby League European Federation.

History

The formation of the APRLC was agreed at the Rugby League International Federation's annual general meeting in May 2010.^[3] The Federation was established with 7 founding full members.^[4] The APRLC is based at the New Zealand Rugby League's Auckland headquarters and will focus much of its efforts on developing the sport in the Pacific Islands.^[4] Under the new RLIF constitution agreed in 2010, the APRLC may appoint a delegate to the five-person International Federation executive.^[3]

In 2011, the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation met in a meeting in Auckland over December 5–6. At the meeting the chairman of the Fiji National Rugby League Peni Musunamasi has been elected as a director to represent the Asia Pacific region on the Rugby League International Federation which has been labelled a "significant milestone for the sport". Amongst many issues that were discussed at the two- day meeting was the application for membership of the federation from India, Philippines, Tahiti, Tokelau and American Samoa that shows the growing popularity of the sport in the region.^[5]^[6]

Competitions

Pacific Rugby League International

Main article: Pacific Rugby League International

The Pacific Rugby League International is a series of rugby league test matches that have been played during the National Rugby League's annual representative weekend since 2013.

They consist of the Melanesian Cup, played between Papua New Guinea and Fiji, and the Polynesian Cup, between Tonga and Samoa.

Members

Full members

Country	Founded	RLIF affiliation	APRLC affiliation
Australia	1907	1998	2010
Cook Islands	1995	1998	2010
Fiji	1992	1998	2010
New Zealand	1907	1998	2010
Papua New Guinea	1930	1998	2010
Samoa	1988	1998	2010
Tonga	1986	1998	2010

Affiliate members

Country	Founded
Japan	1994
Niue	1986
Solomon Islands	2008
Vanuatu	2011

Pending members

Country	Founded
American Samoa	1988
Hong Kong	2014
Pakistan	2011
Philippines	2011
Thailand	2011
Tokelau	1986

Official APRLC Rankings

The Official Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and are influenced by a nation’s official RLIF ranking.

Influencers of position include:

The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw
The margin of victory (or defeat)
The relative strength of opposition faced
The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily
The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international.
Official RLIF World Ranking

Rankings as of August 2015^[7]

Rank	Movement	Team
1	1	New Zealand
2	1	Australia
3	1	Samoa
4	1	Fiji
5		Papua New Guinea
6		Tonga
7		Cook Islands
8	3	Niue
9	1	Philippines
10	1	Vanuatu
11	1	Japan
12		Solomon Islands
Unranked		Thailand
		American Samoa
		Tokelau

APRLC World Cup results

Team	1954	1957	1960	1968	1970	1972	1975	1977	1985-88	1989-92	1995	2000	2008	2013	2017
Australia	Group Stage	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	Q
Cook Islands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	-	Group Stage	-
Fiji	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	Group Stage	SF	SF	Q
New Zealand	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	2nd	Group Stage	SF	2nd	1st	2nd	Q
Papua New Guinea	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	QF	Group Stage	Group Stage	Q
Samoa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	QF	Group Stage	QF	Q
Tonga	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Group Stage	Q

References

↑ In Touch New Zealand Rugby League, June 2011. p.13.
↑ Kilgallon, Steve (2010-11-13). "PNG may be replaced by combined Pacific team". stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15.
1 2 Mascord, Steve (2010-05-11). "RLIF give more power to minor nations". RugbyLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
1 2 Walter, Brad (2010-11-14). "Kangaroos to wave hoo-roo for 2012 tournament". The Age. Archived from the original on 2010-11-15.
↑ http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=188331
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
↑ Rankings

External links

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 Samoa Tokelau Tonga

Pacific Cup	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

International competitions	Anzac Test Pacific Rugby League International Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy

National competitions	National Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League premiership State of Origin series

Rugby League International Federation

Full members	Australia Cook Islands England Fiji France Ireland Jamaica Lebanon New Zealand Papua New Guinea Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia South Africa Tonga Ukraine Wales

Affiliate nations	Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Germany Ghana Greece Hungary Italy Japan Latvia Malta Morocco Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden United Arab Emirates United States

Unaffiliated nations	American Samoa Argentina Austria Bosnia Burundi Catalonia Chile Ecuador El Salvador Estonia Georgia Moldova New Caledonia Niue Norfolk Island Peru Philippines Portugal Solomon Islands Thailand Tokelau Uruguay Vanuatu West Indies

International competitions	Men's World Cup Women's World Cup Tertiary Student Rugby League World Cup Four Nations Anzac Test The Ashes Asian Cup Baskerville Shield European Cup European Shield European Bowl Mediterranean Cup Pacific Cup Saint Patrick's Day Test Slavic Cup Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Atlantic Cup Colonial Cup Nordic Cup Milan Kosanovic Cup Balkans Cup Cabramatta International Nines Latino Rugby League Sevens

Awards and rankings	Hall of Fame Golden Boot RLIF Awards World Rankings

Teams list	Men's Women's

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