Tokelau national rugby league team

Tokelau

Team information
Governing body| Tokelau Rugby League
Region| Asia-Pacific
Head coach| Mike Felise
Captain| Isaac Misky
Home stadium| Hemoana Stadium
Uniforms

First colours

Team results
First international
Western Samoa 34 - 12 Tokelau
(Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986)[1]
Biggest win
Tokelau 44 - 8 Norfolk Island
(Auckland, New Zealand; October 1992)
Biggest defeat
Tonga 62 - 0 Tokelau
(Auckland, New Zealand; October 2006)

The Tokelau national rugby league team represents Tokelau in rugby league football and first participated in international competition in 1986.

Tokelau has participated five times in the Pacific Cup: in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992 and 2006.

Tokelau is expected to make a return to international Rugby League with the planned introduction of a new formalise the structure for Rugby League.[citation needed] It's envisaged from this symposium that rugby league will be able to officially form the Tokelau Rugby League Association (TRLA). The TRLA will be the driving force behind Tokelau's rugby league development and also allow the game to receive support from the Tokelau government.

In December 2011 the Tokelau National Sports Coordinator made contact with the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) to express their ambitions to come back to the rugby league fold. After the TRLA is formalised in February/March 2012 the first goal of the body is to obtain membership of the Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC).[2]

## Heritage Players

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* Sam Panapa
* Francis Meli
* Vince Mellars
* Alehana Mara
* Marvin Filipo
* Bureta Faraimo
* Renouf Atoni
* Tyrell Fuimaono
* Jamayne Isaako

## Results

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Note: Tokelau score is given first.
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Ref.

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27 October 1986 |  Western Samoa | 12–34 | 1986 Pacific Cup | [3][4]
31 October 1986 |  Tonga | 22–26 | [3][4]
18 October 1988 |  Cook Islands | 10–19 | 1988 Pacific Cup | [5][6]
22 October 1988 |  Western Samoa | 18–40 | [5][6]
24 October 1988 |  American Samoa | 26–16 | [5][6][7]
21 October 1990 |  Niue | 26–16 | 1990 Pacific Cup | [8]
24 October 1990 |  Western Samoa | 08–66 | [8]
26 October 1990 |  Tonga | 10–26 | [8]
17 October 1992 |  American Samoa | 18–26 | 1992 Pacific Cup | [9][10]
19 October 1992 |  Australian Aborigines | 18–46 | [9][10]
24 October 1992 |  Māori | 18–34 | [9][10]
26 October 1992 |  Norfolk Island | 44–80 | [9][10]
23 February 2006 |  Tonga | 00–62 | 2006 Pacific Cup | [11]
2 March 2006 |  Māori | 04–64 | [11]
5 March 2006 |  Samoa | 34–28 | [11]

### Nines

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Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Ref.

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8 July 2019 |  Cook Islands | 04–22 | 2019 Pacific Games[12] | [13]
8 July 2019 |  Solomon Islands | 8–4 | [13]
8 July 2019 |  Fiji | 04–30 | [13]
9 July 2019 |  Cook Islands | 20–22 | [14]
9 July 2019 |  Solomon Islands | 18–24 | [14]

## National stadium

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Stadium | Capacity | City

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Hemoana Stadium | 1,000 | Nukunonu

## References

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* Sports portal

1. ^ "Our History". Rugby League Samoa.
2. ^ "State of the Nation: Tokelau". Rugbyleagueplanet.com. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-22.
3. ^ a b Coffey & Wood 2008, p. 245.
4. ^ a b "Pacific Cup 1986". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
5. ^ a b c Coffey & Wood 2008, p. 252.
6. ^ a b c "Pacific Cup 1988". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
7. ^ Hurndell, Shane (4 November 1988). "N.Z. Maoris fired up for league final". The Press. Christchurch. p. 33 - via Papers Past.
8. ^ a b c "Pacific Cup 1990". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
9. ^ a b c d Coffey & Wood 2008, p. 275.
10. ^ a b c d "Pacific Cup 1992". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
11. ^ a b c "Rugby League International Federation - New Zealand Rugby League 2006 Pacific Cup". nzrl.co.nz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008.
12. ^ "2019 Pacific Games Nines: Preview". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 7 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024.
13. ^ a b c "Day 1 of the Pacific Games Rugby League 9's". International Rugby League. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019.
14. ^ a b "Double Gold for Fiji at Pacific Games in Samoa". International Rugby League. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 July 2019.

### Bibliography

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* Coffey, John; Wood, Bernie (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2.

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