Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation

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Asia-Pacific Rugby League
AbbreviationAPRL
Formation11 December 2011 (2011-12-11)[1]
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
Region served
Asia, Oceania, South America
Members15
Official language
English
Chairman
Sandis Tsaka[2]
Parent organization
International Rugby League
Websitewww.asiapacificrl.com (not active)

The Asia-Pacific Rugby League (APRL) (previously Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC)) is an umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football in Oceania, East and South East Asia, and South America. The Confederation aims to act as a counterpart to the European Rugby League.[3]

History

The formation of the APRLC was agreed at the Rugby League International Federation's annual general meeting in May 2010.[4] The Federation was established with 7 founding full members.[5] The APRLC is based at the New Zealand Rugby League's Auckland headquarters and will focus much of its efforts on developing the sport in the Pacific Islands.[5] Under the new RLIF constitution agreed in 2010, the APRLC may appoint a delegate to the five-person International Federation executive.[4]

In 2011, the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation met in a meeting in Auckland over December 5–6. At the meeting the chairman of the Fiji National Rugby League Peni Musunamasi has been elected as a director to represent the Asia Pacific region on the Rugby League International Federation which has been labelled a "significant milestone for the sport". Amongst many issues that were discussed at the two- day meeting was the application for membership of the federation from India, Philippines, Tahiti, Tokelau and American Samoa that shows the growing popularity of the sport in the region.[6][7]

APRL board

As of 10 April 2023[8]
MemberNationality
Sandis Tsaka (Chairman)Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
Greg Peters (Vice-Chairman)New Zealand New Zealand
Jeremy Edwards (Secretary)Australia Australia
Peter BeattieAustralia Australia
Frank PuletuaAustralia Australia
Charles CarlsonCook Islands Cook Islands
Tagaloa Faafouina Su’aSamoa Samoa
Viliame NaupotoFiji Fiji

Members

Full Members

CountryFoundedIRL
affiliation		APRL
affiliation
 Australia 1907 1998 2010
 Cook Islands 1995 1998 2010
 Fiji 1992 1998 2010
 New Zealand 1907 1998 2010
 Papua New Guinea 1948 1998 2010
 Samoa 1988 1998 2010
 South Africa 1992 1998 2016
 Tonga 1986 1998 2010

Affiliate Members

CountryFoundedIRL
affiliation		APRL
affiliation
 Brazil 2018 2019 2019
 Chile 2015 2019 2019

Observer Members

CountryFoundedIRL
affiliation		APRL
affiliation
 Colombia 2016 2020 2020
 Japan 1993 2021 2021
 Philippines 2011 2021 2021
 Solomon Islands 1999 2009 2010
 Vanuatu 2011 2011 2011

Official APRL Rankings

The Official Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and are influenced by a nation’s official RLIF ranking.

Influencers of position include:

  • The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw
  • The margin of victory (or defeat)
  • The relative strength of opposition faced
  • The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily
  • The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international.
  • Official RLIF World Ranking

Rankings as of December 2018[9]

RankMovementTeam
1Increase 1 Australia
2Decrease 1 New Zealand
3Increase 1 Tonga
4Decrease 1 Fiji
5Steady Samoa
6 Papua New Guinea
7 Cook Islands
8Increase 3 Niue
9Decrease 1 Philippines
10Decrease 1 Vanuatu
11Decrease 1 Japan
12Steady Solomon Islands
Unranked Thailand
 American Samoa
 Tokelau

Asia Pacific Rugby League World Cup results

Men's

Team 1954 1957 1960 1968 1970 1972 1975 1977 1985-88 1989-92 1995 2000 2008 2013 2017 2021
 Australia Group Stage1st2nd1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st
 Chile ---------------DNQ
 Cook Islands -----------Group StageDNQGroup StageDNQGroup Stage
 Fiji ----------Group StageGroup StageSFSFSFQF
 Japan -----------DNQDNQ---
 New Zealand Group StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup Stage2ndGroup StageSF2nd1st2ndQFSF
 Papua New Guinea --------Group StageGroup StageGroup StageQFGroup StageGroup StageQFQF
 Samoa ----------Group StageQFGroup StageQFQF2nd
 South Africa ----------Group StageGroup StageDNQDNQDNQDNQ
 Tonga ----------Group StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageSFQF

Women's

Team 2000 2003 2008 2013 2017 2021
 Australia Group StageSF2nd1st1st1st
 Brazil - - - - - Group Stage
 Cook Islands -Plate Runners Up--Group StageGroup Stage
 New Zealand 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
 Papua New Guinea - - - - Group Stage SF
 Samoa - Plate Winner Group Stage - - -
 Tonga - Bowl Runners Up Group Stage - - -

See also

References

  1. https://www.intrl.sport/member-nations/71
  2. "Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation elects new Chair and Vice-Chair". rlif.com.
  3. "APRL". asiapacificrl.com.
  4. Mascord, Steve (2010-05-11). "RLIF give more power to minor nations". RugbyLeague.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-20. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  5. Walter, Brad (2010-11-14). "Kangaroos to wave hoo-roo for 2012 tournament". The Age. Archived from the original on 2010-11-17.
  6. Singh, Zanzeer (December 13, 2011). "RLIF chief plans big". www.fijitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  7. ""Milestone" for Musunamasi". FijiSun. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20240410024856/https://asiapacificrl.com/about/asia-pacific-rugby-league-board/
  9. "Rankings". Asia Pacific Rugby League. 2021. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 18 May 2021.