2020 Oceania Cup (rugby league)

2020 (2020) Oceania Cup  ()
Number of teams6
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
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The 2020 Oceania Cup was to be the second edition of the Oceania Cup. The competition was scheduled to begin in June and conclude in November, but has since been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The competition would have split six competing nations into two tiered pools. Pool A would have consisted 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 were to join Pool B for the first time, alongside Papua New Guinea and Samoa.

Fixtures

A schedule was announced in February, though venues and dates were unconfirmed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On 20 March, it was announced that the June doubleheader had been postponed.[4] In May, the NRL announced that the 2020 NRL Grand Final would be played on 25 October, which further delayed the Oceania Cup.[5] It was eventually cancelled on 4 September 2020.[1]

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Fiji 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 June 2020
Tonga  Cancelled  New Zealand
17 October 2020
Fiji  Cancelled  Tonga
24 October 2020
New Zealand  Cancelled  Fiji

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 June 2020
Samoa  Cancelled  Cook Islands
17 October 2020
Papua New Guinea  Cancelled  Samoa
24 October 2020
Cook Islands  Cancelled  Papua New Guinea

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Oceania Cup cancelled for 2020". Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation. 2020-09-04. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
  2. ^ "Oceania Cup is back with three cracking Double Headers". Asia Pacific RL. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ Walter, Brad (18 March 2020). "Rep calendar rejig set to affect Origin, Kangaroo tour, Oceania Cup". NRL.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ "June Oceania Cup fixtures postponed, planning continues for October". Asia Pacific RL. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Everything you need to know about rescheduled NRL season". NRL.com. 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2020.