# Polynesian Cup
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{{Short description|Rugby league football test match played between Samoa and Tonga}}
{{about|the rugby league competition|the association football competition|Polynesia Cup}}
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 130%; background:lavender;"|'''Polynesian Cup'''
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; background:lavender;"|'''Contested by'''
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|style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"|thumb|75px
|style="width:50%; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center;"|thumb|75px
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|style="text-align:center;"|[Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team)
|style="text-align:center;"| [Tonga](/source/Tonga_national_rugby_league_team)
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|'''Sport'''
|[Rugby league](/source/Rugby_league)
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|'''First held'''
|2010
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|'''Current champion'''
|{{rl|TON}}
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 100%; background:lavender;"|'''Number of wins'''
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|style="text-align:center;"| {{rl|SAM}}
|style="text-align:center;"| {{rl|TON}}
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|style="text-align:center;font-size: 200%;"| 3
|style="text-align:center;font-size: 200%;"| 2
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"|'''Draws:''' None
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The '''Polynesian Cup''' is a [rugby league football](/source/Rugby_league) [test match](/source/Test_match_(rugby_league)) played between [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_league_team) and [Tonga](/source/Tonga_national_rugby_league_team) first played in 2010. The matches in 2015, 2016 and 2018 were played as double-headers with the [Melanesian Cup](/source/Melanesian_Cup).[{{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}}][{{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}}][{{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}}]
==Results==
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!Date!!Winner!!Score!!Loser!!Venue!!Ref.
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|[24 October 2010](/source/International_rugby_league_in_2010)
|{{rl|SAM}}
|22 – 6
|{{rl|TON}}
|[Parramatta Stadium](/source/Parramatta_Stadium)
|[{{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}}]
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|[20 April 2013](/source/2013_Polynesian_Cup)
|{{rl|TON}}
|36 – 4
|{{rl|SAM}}
|[Penrith Football Stadium](/source/Penrith_Football_Stadium)
|[{{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}}]
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|[2 May 2015](/source/International_rugby_league_in_2015)
|{{rl|SAM}}
|18 – 16
|{{rl|TON}}
|[Cbus Super Stadium](/source/Cbus_Super_Stadium)
|[{{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}}]
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|[7 May 2016](/source/International_rugby_league_in_2016)
|{{rl|SAM}}
|18 – 6
|{{rl|TON}}
|[Parramatta Stadium](/source/Parramatta_Stadium)
|[{{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}}]
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|[23 June 2018](/source/International_rugby_league_in_2018)
|{{rl|TON}}
|38 – 22
|{{rl|SAM}}
|[Campbelltown Stadium](/source/Campbelltown_Stadium)
|[{{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}}]
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==See also==
*[Polynesia Cup](/source/Polynesia_Cup) – similar tournament in [association football](/source/association_football)
*[Melanesian Cup](/source/Melanesian_Cup) – equivalent tournament for [Fiji](/source/Fiji_national_rugby_league_team) and [Papua New Guinea](/source/Papua_New_Guinea_national_rugby_league_team)
==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
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