Niue national rugby league team
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The Niue national rugby league team represents Niue in rugby league football. The team played their first match in 1986, and their first Test match in 2013.
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Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Rock, Coconut Crab (Uga) | |||||
Governing body | Niue Rugby League | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Brendan Perenara | |||||
Captain | Mike Filimona | |||||
Home stadium | Alofi Stadium | |||||
IRL ranking | 47th | |||||
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Team results | ||||||
First international | ||||||
Cook Islands 22–8 Niue (Rarotonga, Cook Islands; 1986) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Niue 48–4 South Africa (Campbelltown, Australia; 2 May 2015) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Tonga 58–4 Niue (Nuku'alofa, Tonga; 24 October 1990) Australian Aborigines 64–10 Niue (Suva, Fiji; 22 October 1994) |
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