2020 Oceania Cup (rugby league)

The 2020 Oceania Cup will be the second edition of the Oceania Cup. The competition was scheduled to begin in June and conclude in November, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 (2020) Oceania Cup  ()
Number of teams6
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
 < 2019

The competition splits six competing nations into two tiered pools. Pool A consists of New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji, who earned promotion by winning Pool B in 2019, and replaced Australia, who were scheduled to tour the Northern Hemisphere. The Cook Islands will join Pool B for the first time, alongside Papua New Guinea and Samoa. The final format of the 2020 tournament has not been confirmed since postponement of the June matches.

Fixtures

A schedule was announced in February, though venues and dates were unconfirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2] On 20 March, it was announced that the June doubleheader had been postponed.[3] In May, the NRL announced that the 2020 NRL Grand Final would be played on 25 October, which is likely to further delay the Oceania Cup.[4]

Pool A
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 00000000
 New Zealand 00000000
 Tonga 00000000
20 June 2020
Tonga  Postponed  New Zealand
17 October 2020
Fiji  Postponed  Tonga
24 October 2020
New Zealand  Postponed  Fiji

Pool B
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Cook Islands 00000000
 Papua New Guinea 00000000
 Samoa 00000000
20 June 2020
Samoa  Postponed  Cook Islands
17 October 2020
Papua New Guinea  Postponed  Samoa
24 October 2020
Cook Islands  Postponed  Papua New Guinea

See also

References
  1. "Oceania Cup is back with three cracking Double Headers". Asia Pacific RL. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. Walter, Brad (18 March 2020). "Rep calendar rejig set to affect Origin, Kangaroo tour, Oceania Cup". NRL.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "June Oceania Cup fixtures postponed, planning continues for October". Asia Pacific RL. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Everything you need to know about rescheduled NRL season". NRL.com. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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