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a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Culture_of_Oceania_sidebar" title="Template:Culture of Oceania sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Culture_of_Oceania_sidebar" title="Template talk:Culture of Oceania sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a 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The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while for women is <a href="/wiki/Netball" title="Netball">netball</a>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> is the most popular sport among New Zealanders,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while in Papua New Guinea <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> is the most popular.<sup id="cite_ref-rl_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rl-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cricket is another popular sport throughout the Oceania region.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Multi-sport_games">Multi-sport games</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Multi-sport games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Australia has hosted two Summer Olympics: <a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">Melbourne 1956</a> and <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">Sydney 2000</a>. Also, Australia has hosted five editions of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_Games" title="Commonwealth Games">Commonwealth Games</a> (<a href="/wiki/1938_British_Empire_Games" title="1938 British Empire Games">Sydney 1938</a>, <a href="/wiki/1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games" title="1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games">Perth 1962</a>, <a href="/wiki/1982_Commonwealth_Games" title="1982 Commonwealth Games">Brisbane 1982</a>, <a href="/wiki/2006_Commonwealth_Games" title="2006 Commonwealth Games">Melbourne 2006</a>), and (<a href="/wiki/2018_Commonwealth_Games" title="2018 Commonwealth Games">Gold Coast 2018</a>). Meanwhile, New Zealand has hosted the Commonwealth Games three times: <a href="/wiki/1950_British_Empire_Games" title="1950 British Empire Games">Auckland 1950</a>, <a href="/wiki/1974_British_Commonwealth_Games" title="1974 British Commonwealth Games">Christchurch 1974</a> and <a href="/wiki/1990_Commonwealth_Games" title="1990 Commonwealth Games">Auckland 1990</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Games" title="Pacific Games">Pacific Games</a> (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics on a much smaller scale, with participation exclusively from countries around the Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963. Australia and New Zealand competed in the games for the first time in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Association_football">Association football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Association football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg/220px-AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg/330px-AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg/440px-AUS-URU_Nov_05_ET.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Australia against <a href="/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team" title="Uruguay national football team">Uruguay</a> in <a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a>, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off .</figcaption></figure> <p>Association football is a popular sport in Oceania in terms of participation. The <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Oceania Football Confederation</a> (OFC) is one of six <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">association football</a> confederations<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under the auspices of <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a>, the international governing body of the sport. The OFC is the only confederation without an automatic qualification to the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup" title="FIFA World Cup">World Cup</a>. Currently the winner of the OFC qualification tournament must play-off against a team from either <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/CONCACAF" title="CONCACAF">North America</a>, or <a href="/wiki/CONMEBOL" title="CONMEBOL">South America</a> to qualify for the World Cup.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently, <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a> is the only country in Oceania to call football its national sport. However, it is the most popular sport in <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>, the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has a significant (and growing) popularity in New Zealand. Oceania has been represented at four World Cup finals tournaments — <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a> in <a href="/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1974 FIFA World Cup">1974</a> and <a href="/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2006 FIFA World Cup">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand national football team">New Zealand</a> in <a href="/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup" title="1982 FIFA World Cup">1982</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010</a>. In 2006, Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and qualified for the 2010 and <a href="/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2014 FIFA World Cup">2014</a> World Cups as an Asian entrant. New Zealand qualified through the Oceania Confederation, winning its playoff against Bahrain. This made 2010 the first time that two countries from (geographic) Oceania had qualified at the same time, albeit through different confederations. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Oceania Football Confederation</a> was founded in 1966. It organises the <a href="/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualification" title="FIFA World Cup qualification">FIFA World Cup</a> qualifier, the <a href="/wiki/OFC_Nations_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="OFC Nations Cup">OFC Nations Cup</a> for national teams and the <a href="/wiki/OFC_Champions_League" title="OFC Champions League">OFC Champions League</a> for clubs. The <a href="/wiki/Football_Federation_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Football Federation Australia">Football Federation Australia</a> left the OFC in 2006 to join <a href="/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation" title="Asian Football Confederation">Asian Football Confederation</a>. </p><p>The most successful Oceanian countries in international men's competitions have been <a href="/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia men's national soccer team">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand national football team">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_football_team" title="Fiji national football team">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_football_team" title="Solomon Islands national football team">Solomon Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tahiti_national_football_team" title="Tahiti national football team">Tahiti</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_football_team" title="New Caledonia national football team">New Caledonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Papua New Guinea national football team">Papua New Guinea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_football_team" title="Vanuatu national football team">Vanuatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_football_team" title="American Samoa national football team">American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_football_team" title="Samoa national football team">Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_football_team" title="Cook Islands national football team">Cook Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_football_team" title="Tonga national football team">Tonga</a>. In women's football, Oceanian team have been dominant, especially <a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_soccer_team" title="Australia women's national soccer team">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_football_team" title="New Zealand women's national football team">New Zealand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_women%27s_national_football_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Papua New Guinea women's national football team">Papua New Guinea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Fiji women's national football team">Fiji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samoa_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Samoa women's national football team">Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonga_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Tonga women's national football team">Tonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_women%27s_national_football_team" title="New Caledonia women's national football team">New Caledonia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Cook Islands women's national football team">Cook Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Solomon Islands women's national football team">Solomon Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Vanuatu women's national football team">Vanuatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tahiti_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Tahiti women's national football team">Tahiti</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_women%27s_national_football_team" title="American Samoa women's national football team">American Samoa</a>. </p><p>Football has been regularly included in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Games" title="Pacific Games">Pacific Games</a>, the multi-sports event for <a href="/wiki/Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific">Pacific</a> nations, territories and dependencies, since 1963. Until 2011 the competition was known as the South Pacific Games.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1971 the men's tournament has been held every four years, but was not played in 1999 due to contractual issues. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Men%27s_football_at_the_2007_South_Pacific_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Men's football at the 2007 South Pacific Games">2007</a>, the men's competition doubled as the <a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Oceania Football Confederation</a>'s preliminary qualifying competition for the <a href="/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2010 FIFA World Cup">2010 FIFA World Cup</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ofc-2006_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ofc-2006-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The men's tournament also became the Olympic qualifier for Oceania for <a href="/wiki/Men%27s_football_at_the_2015_Pacific_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Men's football at the 2015 Pacific Games">the 2015 edition</a>. </p><p>The women's tournament was introduced in <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_2003_Island_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Football at the 2003 Island Games">2003</a>, and has doubled up as the preliminary qualifying competition for the <a href="/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Football at the Summer Olympics">Olympic Games</a> since 2007. Football was a compulsory inclusion at the Pacific Games for men's teams for many years but was made a core sport for both men's and women's teams in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-charter-2018_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charter-2018-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Football has also been held at several editions of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Mini_Games" title="Pacific Mini Games">Pacific Mini Games</a>, starting with the first tournament in 1981.<sup id="cite_ref-overview_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overview-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The top three most popular football clubs from Oceania as of March 2023:<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Football club</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Fans </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sydney_FC" title="Sydney FC">Sydney FC</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td> <td>693,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Roar" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Roar">Brisbane Roar</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td> <td>595,000 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;">3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Victory" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Victory">Melbourne Victory</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></td> <td>590,000 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Australian_rules_football">Australian rules football</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Australian rules football"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football_in_Oceania" title="Australian rules football in Oceania">Australian rules football in Oceania</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a> is most popular in Australia <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the most popular football code in Australia in terms of attendance.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has a large following in Papua New Guinea.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the national sport of Nauru.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Basketball">Basketball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Basketball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Basketball is notably popular in Australia and New Zealand, in terms of their national leagues and teams, participation, as well as the NBA. Australia has its own basketball league called the NBL (National Basketball League) which New Zealand competes in as well. The Australian national team (sometimes referred to as the Boomers) as of 2016 was ranked 4th in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and New Zealand (also known as the Tall Blacks) are ranked 29th according to FIBA. It is the 4th most popular sport in terms of participation in New Zealand and is the 3rd most popular in Australia. Australia has had a lot of NBA players, such as <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Andrew Bogut</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Dellavedova" title="Matthew Dellavedova">Matthew Dellavedova</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Patty_Mills" title="Patty Mills">Patty Mills</a>. New Zealand has also helped to create some NBA players as well, such as <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Penney" title="Kirk Penney">Kirk Penney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Adams" title="Steven Adams">Steven Adams</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Marks" title="Sean Marks">Sean Marks</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cricket">Cricket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cricket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Cricket_in_Oceania" title="Cricket in Oceania">Cricket in Oceania</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cricket" title="Cricket">Cricket</a> is one of the most prominent sports in Oceania.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australia</a> had ruled <a href="/wiki/International_cricket" title="International cricket">International cricket</a> as the number one team for more than a decade, and have won six <a href="/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup" title="Cricket World Cup">Cricket World Cups</a> and have been runner-up for two times, making them the most successful cricket team. New Zealand is also considered a strong competitor in the sport, with the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand national cricket team">New Zealand cricket team</a>, also called the Black Caps, enjoying success in many competitions. Both Australia and New Zealand are <a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members#Full_Members" title="List of International Cricket Council members">Full members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/International_Cricket_Council" title="International Cricket Council">ICC</a>. </p><p>Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea are some of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_International_Cricket_Council_members" title="List of International Cricket Council members">Associate/Affiliate members of the ICC</a> in Oceania that are governed by <a href="/wiki/ICC_East_Asia-Pacific" title="ICC East Asia-Pacific">ICC East Asia-Pacific</a>. <a href="/wiki/Backyard_cricket" title="Backyard cricket">Backyard cricket</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beach_cricket" class="mw-redirect" title="Beach cricket">Beach cricket</a>, which are simplified variants of cricket played at home or on a sand beach, are also popular recreational sports in Australia. <a href="/wiki/Forms_of_cricket" title="Forms of cricket">Forms of cricket</a> that have been adapted to local cultures are played in Oceania, such as <a href="/wiki/Trobriand_cricket" title="Trobriand cricket">Trobriand cricket</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Trobriand_Islands" title="Trobriand Islands">Trobriand Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kilikiti" title="Kilikiti">Kilikiti</a> in <a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sport_in_Tuvalu" title="Sport in Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a> and in other Pacific Islands. </p><p>Cricket is culturally a significant sport for summer in Oceania. The <a href="/wiki/Boxing_Day_Test" title="Boxing Day Test">Boxing Day Test</a> is very popular in Australia, conducted every year on 26 December at the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Cricket_Ground" title="Melbourne Cricket Ground">Melbourne Cricket Ground</a>, Melbourne. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_League">Rugby League</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Rugby League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg/220px-State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg/330px-State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg/440px-State_of_Origin_Game_II_2018.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/State_of_Origin_series" title="State of Origin series">State of Origin</a> game in 2018 at <a href="/wiki/Stadium_Australia" title="Stadium Australia">Stadium Australia</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> is the national sport of Papua New Guinea<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the second-most populous country in Oceania after Australia) and is very popular in Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It attracts significant attention across New Zealand and the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islands">Pacific Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand national rugby league team">New Zealand</a> are two of the most successful sides in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Australia has won the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">Rugby League World Cup</a> a record eleven times while New Zealand won their first World Cup in <a href="/wiki/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2008 Rugby League World Cup">2008</a>. Australia hosted the second tournament in <a href="/wiki/1957_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="1957 Rugby League World Cup">1957</a>. Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted it in <a href="/wiki/1968_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="1968 Rugby League World Cup">1968</a> and <a href="/wiki/1977_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="1977 Rugby League World Cup">1977</a>. New Zealand hosted the final for the first time in <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%931988_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup">1985–1988</a> tournament and Australia hosted the tournament again in <a href="/wiki/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2008 Rugby League World Cup">2008</a>. In 2017 the tournament was jointly host by Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji national rugby league team</a>, nicknamed the Bati (pronounced [mˈbatʃi]), represents Fiji in the sport of rugby league football and has been participating in international competition since 1992. It has competed in the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="Rugby League World Cup">Rugby League World Cup</a> on three occasions, with their best results coming when they made consecutive semi-final appearances in the <a href="/wiki/2008_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2008 Rugby League World Cup">2008 Rugby League World Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2013 Rugby League World Cup">2013 Rugby League World Cup</a>. The team also competes in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Cup" title="Pacific Cup">Pacific Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tournaments">Tournaments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">National Rugby League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League_premiership" title="New South Wales Rugby League premiership">New South Wales Rugby League premiership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_Origin_series" title="State of Origin series">State of Origin series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Test" title="Anzac Test">Anzac Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Tri-Nations" title="Rugby League Tri-Nations">Rugby League Tri-Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Four_Nations" title="Rugby League Four Nations">Rugby League Four Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rugby_League_International" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Rugby League International">Pacific Rugby League International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Cup" title="Pacific Cup">Pacific Cup</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rugby_Union">Rugby Union</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rugby Union"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg/220px-Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg/330px-Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg/440px-Fiji_vs_Wales_CG_Melbourne_2006.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a><figcaption>Fiji playing Wales at <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">seven-a-side rugby</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> is the region's most popular sport,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is the national sport of New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji and Tonga. <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Fiji national rugby sevens team">Fiji's sevens team</a> is one of the most successful in the world, as is <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Zealand national rugby sevens team">New Zealand's</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Fiji national rugby sevens team">Fiji national sevens side</a> is a popular and successful international <a href="/wiki/Rugby_sevens" title="Rugby sevens">rugby sevens</a> team, and has won the <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_Sevens" title="Hong Kong Sevens">Hong Kong Sevens</a> a record fifteen times since its inception in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>New Zealand has won the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cup</a> a record three times, and were the first nation to win back to back World Cups. New Zealand won the inaugural Rugby World Cup in <a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a> which was hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Australia hosted it in <a href="/wiki/2003_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2003 Rugby World Cup">2003</a> and New Zealand was the host and won it in <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011</a>. New Zealand also won in <a href="/wiki/2015_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2015 Rugby World Cup">2015</a>, defeating Australia in the final. The <a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a> features five teams from each of Australia and New Zealand. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union" title="Rugby union">Rugby union</a> is the national sport of <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">national team</a> (ʻIkale Tahi, or Sea Eagles) has performed quite well on the international stage. Tonga has competed in six <a href="/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup" title="Rugby World Cup">Rugby World Cups</a> since <a href="/wiki/1987_Rugby_World_Cup" title="1987 Rugby World Cup">1987</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2007_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2007 Rugby World Cup">2007</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011_Rugby_World_Cup" title="2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 Rugby World Cups</a> were Tonga's most successful to date, both winning two out of four matches and in a running chance for the quarter-finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tournaments_2">Tournaments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Tournaments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Oceania Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">The Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Pacific_Nations_Cup" title="World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup">World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceania Rugby Cup">Oceania Rugby Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Sevens" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceania Sevens">Oceania Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitre_10_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitre 10 Cup">Mitre 10 Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_Championship" title="National Rugby Championship">National Rugby Championship</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Largest_stadiums_in_Oceania_outside_Australia_and_New_Zealand">Largest stadiums in Oceania outside Australia and New Zealand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sport_in_Oceania&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Largest stadiums in Oceania outside Australia and New Zealand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg/230px-Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg" decoding="async" width="230" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg/345px-Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg/460px-Sir._John_Guise_Stadium.jpg 2x" data-file-width="645" data-file-height="424" /></a><figcaption>Sir John Guise Stadium</figcaption></figure> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Stadium</th> <th>Capacity</th> <th>City</th> <th>Country </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_Hubert_Murray_Stadium" title="Sir Hubert Murray Stadium">Sir Hubert Murray Stadium</a></td> <td>25,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Guise_Stadium" title="Sir John Guise Stadium">Sir John Guise Stadium</a></td> <td>15,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/HFC_Bank_Stadium" title="HFC Bank Stadium">HFC Bank Stadium</a></td> <td>15,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Suva" title="Suva">Suva</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/PNG_Football_Stadium" title="PNG Football Stadium">PNG Football Stadium</a></td> <td>14,800</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Moresby" title="Port Moresby">Port Moresby</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawaqa_Park" title="Lawaqa Park">Lawaqa Park</a></td> <td>12,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sigatoka" title="Sigatoka">Sigatoka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apia_Park" title="Apia Park">Apia Park</a></td> <td>12,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Apia" title="Apia">Apia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Samoa" title="Samoa">Samoa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Churchill_Park,_Lautoka" title="Churchill Park, Lautoka">Churchill Park</a></td> <td>10,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lautoka" title="Lautoka">Lautoka</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Subrail_Park" title="Subrail Park">Subrail Park</a></td> <td>10,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Labasa" title="Labasa">Labasa</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stade_Hamuta" title="Stade Hamuta">Stade Hamuta</a></td> <td>10,000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Papeete" 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_Oceania" title="History of Oceania">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Chronology" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Chronology</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonisation_of_Oceania" title="Colonisation of Oceania">Colonisation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europeans_in_Oceania" title="Europeans in Oceania">Europeans</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Oceania" title="Military history of Oceania">Military history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery#Oceania" title="History of slavery">Slavery</a></li></ul> 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</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania#Politics" title="Oceania">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Heads_of_government_in_Oceania" title="Category:Heads of government in Oceania">Heads of government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Heads_of_state_in_Oceania" title="Category:Heads of state in Oceania">Heads of state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan-Oceanian" title="Pan-Oceanian">Pan-Oceanianism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania#Politics" title="Oceania">Politics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Political_parties_in_Oceania" title="Category:Political parties in Oceania">parties</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Oceania" title="Economy of Oceania">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_countries_by_GDP" title="List of Oceanian countries by GDP">Countries by GDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_in_Asia_and_Oceania_by_Human_Development_Index" title="List of countries in Asia and Oceania by Human Development Index">Countries by Human Development Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renewable_energy_in_Oceania" title="Renewable energy in Oceania">Renewable energy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_and_Oceanian_Stock_Exchanges_Federation" title="Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges Federation">Stock exchanges federation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Languages_of_Oceania" title="Languages of Oceania">Languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women_in_Oceania" title="Women in Oceania">Women</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Oceania" title="Culture of Oceania">Culture</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_art" title="Oceanian art">Art</a></li> <li>Cinema <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_films" title="List of Oceanian films">films</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_film_festivals#Oceania" title="List of film festivals">film festivals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_cuisine" title="Oceanian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceanian_literature" title="Oceanian literature">Literature</a></li> <li>Media <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_radio_stations_in_Oceania" title="Lists of radio stations in Oceania">radio stations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Oceania" title="List of television stations in 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title="FIBA Oceania">Basketball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation" title="Oceania Football Confederation">Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Hockey_Federation" title="Oceania Hockey Federation">Hockey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby" title="Oceania Rugby">Rugby union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Swimming_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceania Swimming Association">Swimming</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Oceania" title="Demographics of Oceania">Demographics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_countries_by_population" title="List of Oceanian countries by population">Countries by population</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_countries_by_area" title="List of Oceanian countries by area">Countries by area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Oceanian_countries_by_life_expectancy" title="List of Oceanian countries by life expectancy">Countries by life expectancy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Years_in_Oceania" title="Category:Years in Oceania">By year</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Oceania" title="2006 in Oceania">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2007_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2007 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2008_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2008 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2009_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2009 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Oceania" title="2010 in Oceania">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2011_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2011 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2012 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2015_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2015 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2016_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2016 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2017_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2017 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Oceania" title="2019 in Oceania">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Oceania" title="2020 in Oceania">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Oceania" title="2021 in Oceania">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_in_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 in Oceania (page does not exist)">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold;"><div><div style="margin-bottom:-0.4em;"><ul><li><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Oceania" title="Outline of Oceania">Outline</a></span></li></ul></div> <ul><li><a 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title="Football in Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tonga" title="Football in Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Tuvalu" title="Football in Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Vanuatu" title="Football in Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Associated states<br />of New Zealand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_the_Cook_Islands" title="Football in the Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_in_Niue" class="mw-redirect" title="Football in Niue">Niue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dependencies<br />and other territories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Rugby League in Oceania"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Rugby_league_in_Oceania" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">Rugby league</a> in Oceania</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Main articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Australia" title="Rugby league in Australia">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_the_Cook_Islands" title="Rugby league in the Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Fiji" title="Rugby league in Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_New_Zealand" title="Rugby league in New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Rugby league in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Samoa" title="Rugby league in Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Solomon_Islands" title="Rugby league in Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Tokelau" title="Rugby league in Tokelau">Tokelau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_in_Tonga" title="Rugby league in Tonga">Tonga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major federations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asia-Pacific_Rugby_League_Confederation" class="mw-redirect" title="Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation">Asia-Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Rugby_League_Commission" title="Australian Rugby League Commission">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_Rugby_League_Association" title="Cook Islands Rugby League Association">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_National_Rugby_League" title="Fiji National Rugby League">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Rugby_League" title="New Zealand Rugby League">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Rugby_Football_League" title="Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Samoa" title="Rugby League Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_Rugby_League_Federation" title="Solomon Islands Rugby League Federation">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_National_Rugby_League" title="Tonga National Rugby League">Tonga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cook_Islands_Rugby_League_Competition&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cook Islands Rugby League Competition (page does not exist)">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_National_Rugby_League_Competition" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiji National Rugby League Competition">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NZRL_Men%27s_National_Competition" class="mw-redirect" title="NZRL Men's National Competition">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_National_Rugby_League" title="Papua New Guinea National Rugby League">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tongan_National_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Tongan National Rugby League">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Honiara_Rugby_League_Cup&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Honiara Rugby League Cup (page does not exist)">Solomon Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_league_team" title="American Samoa national rugby league team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_league_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby league team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Timor_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Timor national rugby league team (page does not exist)">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji national rugby league team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guam_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guam national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Guam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiribati_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiribati national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Marshall_Islands_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marshall Islands national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nauru_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nauru national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Caledonia national rugby league team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand national rugby league team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_national_rugby_league_team" title="Niue national rugby league team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Island_national_rugby_league_team" title="Norfolk Island national rugby league team">Norfolk Island</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Palau_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Palau national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team" title="Papua New Guinea national rugby league team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team" title="Samoa national rugby league team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_rugby_league_team" title="Solomon Islands national rugby league team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tahiti_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tahiti national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Tahiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tokelau_national_rugby_league_team" title="Tokelau national rugby league team">Tokelau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_league_team" title="Tonga national rugby league team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tuvalu national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_rugby_league_team" title="Vanuatu national rugby league team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallis_and_Futuna_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wallis and Futuna national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's national teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia women's national rugby league team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Cook Islands women's national rugby league team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Fiji women's national rugby league team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby league team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Niue women's national rugby league team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Samoa women's national rugby league team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tokelau_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tokelau women's national rugby league team (page does not exist)">Tokelau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_women%27s_national_rugby_league_team" title="Tonga women's national rugby league team">Tonga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Cup" title="Pacific Cup">Pacific Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Pacific_Cup" title="1975 Pacific Cup">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Pacific_Cup" title="1977 Pacific Cup">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Pacific_Cup" title="1986 Pacific Cup">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Pacific_Cup" title="1988 Pacific Cup">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Pacific_Cup" title="1990 Pacific Cup">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Pacific_Cup_(rugby_league)" title="1992 Pacific Cup (rugby league)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Pacific_Cup" title="1994 Pacific Cup">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Challenge" title="Pacific Challenge">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Oceania_Cup" title="1997 Oceania Cup">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Pacific_Cup" title="1998 Pacific Cup">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Rim_Championship" title="Pacific Rim Championship">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Pacific_Cup" title="2006 Pacific Cup">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Pacific_Cup" title="2009 Pacific Cup">2009</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pacific Rugby League International</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2010_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Polynesian_Cup" title="2013 Polynesian Cup">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sydney_Football_Stadium_(1988)" title="Sydney Football Stadium (1988)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2015 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2018 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Pacific_Rugby_League_Tests" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 Pacific Rugby League Tests">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Cup_(rugby_league)" class="mw-redirect" title="Oceania Cup (rugby league)">Oceania Cup</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Oceania_Cup_(rugby_league)" title="2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)">2019</a></li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/2020_Oceania_Cup_(rugby_league)" title="2020 Oceania Cup (rugby league)">2020</a></s></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anzac_Test" title="Anzac Test">Anzac Test</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_League_Four_Nations" title="Rugby League Four Nations">Four Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Leitch_QSM_Challenge_Trophy" title="Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy">Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_at_the_Pacific_Games" title="Rugby league at the Pacific Games">Pacific Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">National competitions</th><td 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href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Palau" title="Rugby union in Palau">Palau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Rugby union in Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Samoa" title="Rugby union in Samoa">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Solomon_Islands" title="Rugby union in Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Tonga" title="Rugby union in Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Tuvalu" title="Rugby union in Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Vanuatu" title="Rugby union in Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By overseas territory</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_American_Samoa" title="Rugby union in American Samoa">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_the_Cook_Islands" title="Rugby union in the Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_French_Polynesia" title="Rugby union in French Polynesia">French Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Hawaii" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby union in Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_New_Caledonia" title="Rugby union in New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Niue" class="mw-redirect" title="Rugby union in Niue">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Tokelau" title="Rugby union in Tokelau">Tokelau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_in_Wallis_and_Futuna" title="Rugby union in Wallis and Futuna">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's rugby union <br /> national teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="American Samoa national rugby union team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia national rugby union team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby union team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji national rugby union team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiribati_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiribati national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauru_national_rugby_union_team" title="Nauru national rugby union team">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Caledonia national rugby union team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_national_rugby_union_team" title="Niue national rugby union team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_union_team" title="Papua New Guinea national rugby union team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa national rugby union team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_rugby_union_team" title="Solomon Islands national rugby union team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahiti_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tahiti national rugby union team">Tahiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga national rugby union team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tuvalu national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_rugby_union_team" title="Vanuatu national rugby union team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna_national_rugby_union_team" title="Wallis and Futuna national rugby union team">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's rugby union <br /> national teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=American_Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="American Samoa women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Australia women's national rugby union team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cook_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cook Islands women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Fiji women's national rugby union team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiribati_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiribati women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nauru_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nauru women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Caledonia_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Caledonia women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby union team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niue_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Niue women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Samoa women's national rugby union team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Solomon_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Solomon Islands women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tahiti_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tahiti women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Tahiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team" title="Tonga women's national rugby union team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tuvalu women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vanuatu_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vanuatu women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wallis_and_Futuna_women%27s_national_rugby_union_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wallis and Futuna women's national rugby union team (page does not exist)">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men's rugby sevens <br /> national teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="American Samoa national rugby sevens team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Australia national rugby sevens team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Cook Islands national rugby sevens team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Fiji national rugby sevens team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiribati_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Kiribati national rugby sevens team">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauru_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Nauru national rugby sevens team">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Caledonia national rugby sevens team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Zealand national rugby sevens team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Niue national rugby sevens team">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Samoa national rugby sevens team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Solomon Islands national rugby sevens team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahiti_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Tahiti national rugby sevens team">Tahiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Tonga national rugby sevens team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Tuvalu national rugby sevens team">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Vanuatu national rugby sevens team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Wallis and Futuna national rugby sevens team">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women's rugby sevens <br /> national teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="American Samoa women's national rugby sevens team">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Australia women's national rugby sevens team">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Cook Islands women's national rugby sevens team">Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Fiji women's national rugby sevens team">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kiribati_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kiribati women's national rugby sevens team (page does not exist)">Kiribati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauru_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Nauru women's national rugby sevens team">Nauru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Caledonia women's national rugby sevens team">New Caledonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="New Zealand women's national rugby sevens team">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Niue_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Niue women's national rugby sevens team (page does not exist)">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samoa_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Samoa women's national rugby sevens team">Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Solomon Islands women's national rugby sevens team">Solomon Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahiti_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Tahiti women's national rugby sevens team">Tahiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Tonga women's national rugby sevens team">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tuvalu_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tuvalu women's national rugby sevens team (page does not exist)">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Vanuatu women's national rugby sevens team">Vanuatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna_women%27s_national_rugby_sevens_team" title="Wallis and Futuna women's national rugby sevens team">Wallis and Futuna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">International <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Rugby_Championship" title="The Rugby Championship">Rugby Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Pacific_Nations_Cup" title="World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup">World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Rugby_Pacific_Challenge" title="World Rugby Pacific Challenge">World Rugby Pacific Challenge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Men%27s_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Men's Championship">Oceania Rugby Men's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Women%27s_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Women's Championship">Oceania Rugby Women's Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Men%27s_Sevens_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Men's Sevens Championship">Oceania Men's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oceania_Rugby_Women%27s_Sevens_Championship" title="Oceania Rugby Women's Sevens Championship">Oceania Women's Sevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rugby_union_at_the_Pacific_Games" title="Rugby union at the Pacific Games">Pacific Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Province and club <br /> competitions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby" title="Super Rugby">Super Rugby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Rugby_Aupiki" title="Super Rugby Aupiki">Super Rugby Aupiki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_W" class="mw-redirect" title="Super W">Super W</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitre_10_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitre 10 Cup">Mitre 10 Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farah_Palmer_Cup" title="Farah Palmer Cup">Farah Palmer Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_Championship" title="National Rugby Championship">National Rugby 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