Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation

Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation
Founded	2009
RLIF affiliation	2009
Responsibility	Southern Hemisphere
Headquarters	Auckland, New Zealand
Key people	Philemon Embel (Chair)
As of 19 December 2011

The Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation (PIRLF) is the governing body of rugby league in the South Pacific.

Papua New Guinea's Sports Minister Philemon Embel is the chairman of the PIRLF.

History

It was formed by the governing bodies of rugby league in Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League), Tonga (Tonga National Rugby League), Samoa (Rugby League Samoa), Fiji (Fiji National Rugby League) and the Cook Islands (Cook Islands Rugby League Association) in December 2009 and affiliated to the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF).

Rugby league in Oceania

Main articles	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga

Major federations	Asia-Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga

Major competitions	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands

National teams	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands East Timor Fiji Guam Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna

Pacific Cup	1975 1977 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1997 2004 2006 2009

Competitions	Anzac Test Pacific Rugby League International Four Nations Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy