{{Short description|Rugby league football test match played between Samoa and Tonga}} {{about|the rugby league competition|the association football competition|Polynesia Cup}} {|class="infobox" style="width: 26em; font-size: 95%;" |- |colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 130%; background:lavender;"|'''Polynesian Cup''' |- |colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; background:lavender;"|'''Contested by''' |- |style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"|thumb|75px |style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"|thumb|75px |- |style="text-align:center;"|Samoa |style="text-align:center;"| Tonga |- |'''Sport''' |Rugby league |- |'''First held''' |2010 |- |'''Current champion''' |{{rl|TON}} |- |colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; background:lavender;"|'''Number of wins''' |- |style="text-align:center;"| {{rl|SAM}} |style="text-align:center;"| {{rl|TON}} |- |style="text-align:center;font-size: 200%;"| 3 |style="text-align:center;font-size: 200%;"| 2 |- |colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''Draws:''' None |- |}
The '''Polynesian Cup''' is a rugby league football test match played between Samoa and Tonga first played in 2010. The matches in 2015, 2016 and 2018 were played as double-headers with the Melanesian Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-other-rugby-league-internationals-this-weekend-20150501-1mxwwh.html |title=All you need to know about the 'other' rugby league internationals this weekend |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=1 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611092132/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-other-rugby-league-internationals-this-weekend-20150501-1mxwwh.html |archive-date=11 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/201799999/sport-samoa-and-png-celebrate-pacific-test-success |title=Sport:Samoa and PNG celebrate Pacific Test success |website=Radio New Zealand |date=9 May 2016 |access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/360247/sport-pacific-test-teams-ready-for-sydney-doubleheader |title=Sport: Pacific Test teams ready for Sydney doubleheader |website=Radio New Zealand |date=23 June 2018 |access-date=8 May 2025}}</ref>
==Results== {| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align: center;" |- !Date!!Winner!!Score!!Loser!!Venue!!Ref. |- |24 October 2010 |{{rl|SAM}} |22 – 6 |{{rl|TON}} |Parramatta Stadium |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-10-24/samoa-rallies-to-beat-tonga/2309026|title=Samoa rallies to beat Tonga|date=October 24, 2010|via=www.abc.net.au}}</ref> |- |20 April 2013 |{{rl|TON}} |36 – 4 |{{rl|SAM}} |Penrith Football Stadium |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2013/04/22/moimoi-facing-two-match-ban/ |title=Moimoi facing two-match ban |website=National Rugby League |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=10 June 2025}}</ref> |- |2 May 2015 |{{rl|SAM}} |18 – 16 |{{rl|TON}} |Cbus Super Stadium |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2015/05/02/tonga-torpedoed-by-flying-kasiano/|title=Tonga torpedoed by flying Kasiano|date=May 2, 2015|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> |- |7 May 2016 |{{rl|SAM}} |18 – 6 |{{rl|TON}} |Parramatta Stadium |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2016/05/07/samoa-holds-on-in-pulsating-pacific-test/|title=Samoa holds on in pulsating Pacific Test|date=May 7, 2016|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> |- |23 June 2018 |{{rl|TON}} |38 – 22 |{{rl|SAM}} |Campbelltown Stadium |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/23/tonga-overpowers-samoa-in-pacific-test-blockbuster/|title=Tonga overpowers Samoa in Pacific Test blockbuster|date=June 23, 2018|website=National Rugby League}}</ref> |}
==See also== *Polynesia Cup – similar tournament in association football *Melanesian Cup – equivalent tournament for Fiji and Papua New Guinea
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Toa Samoa}} {{Mate Ma'a Tonga}} {{Rugby League in Oceania}}
Category:Rugby league in Samoa Category:Rugby league in Tonga Category:Oceanian rugby league competitions Category:2010 establishments in Oceania Category:Samoa–Tonga sports relations