Fiji vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league

Fiji vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league is a rivalry between the Fiji national rugby league team and the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The two sides first met in 1993, where Papua New Guinea came out as 35–24 victors. The two sides have faced each other 11 times, PNG winning seven times and Fiji winning four times.[1]

In irregular occurrences, the teams face off in the Melanesian Cup.

Head to Head
Head to Head in tests
Played 4
 Fiji wins 2
 Papua New Guinea wins 2
Draws 0
Head to Head overall
Played 11
 Fiji wins 7
 Papua New Guinea wins 4
Draws 0

Results

1990s
2010s Head to Head
Played: 4  Fiji: 1  Papua New Guinea: 3 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
19 June 1993 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 35 – 24 Fiji PNG Football Stadium International [2]
18 June 1998 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 16 – 14 Fiji International [3]
22 July 1998 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 34 – 12 Fiji International [4]
26 July 1998 Fiji Fiji 14 – 10 Papua New Guinea International [5]

2000s
2010s Head to Head
Played: 2  Fiji: 0  Papua New Guinea: 2 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
22 July 2009 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 54 – 10 Fiji 2009 Hardware Haus Cup [6]
25 July 2009 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 14 – 2 Fiji 2009 Hardware Haus Cup [6]

2010s
2010s Head to Head
Played: 5  Fiji: 3  Papua New Guinea: 2 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
30 October 2011 Fiji Papua New Guinea 12 – 26 Fiji International [7]
2 May 2015 Fiji Fiji 22 – 10 Papua New Guinea Robina Stadium 12,336 2015 Melanesian Cup [8]
7 May 2016 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 24 – 22 Fiji Parramatta Stadium 15,225 2016 Melanesian Cup [9]
23 June 2018 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 26 – 14 Fiji Campbelltown Stadium 17,802 2018 Melanesian Cup [10]
9 November 2019 Fiji Fiji 22 – 20 Papua New Guinea Rugby League Park 8,875 2019 Oceania Cup [11]

References
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