Norfolk Island national rugby league team

Norfolk Island
First game
Nickname	Islanders Pine Trees
Governing body	Australian Rugby League Commission
Region	Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation
Home stadium	Norfolk Island Central School Oval
Māori 84-8 Norfolk Island
First international
American Samoa 94-2 Norfolk Island (Davies Park, Huntly, New Zealand October 1992)
Biggest defeat
American Samoa 94-2 Norfolk Island (Davies Park, Huntly, New Zealand October 1992)

The Norfolk Island national rugby league team (or the Pine Trees) have represented Norfolk Island in senior men's rugby league football competition since the 1990s.

Pacific Cup

They previously participated in the Pacific Cup but have been lost to the international game since the Super League War. They did not participate in the Oceania Cup or the Superleague World Nines and have not participated in a Pacific Cup since.^[1]^[2]

Results

1992 Pacific Cup Results

New Zealand Maoris 84-8 Norfolk Island
Australian Aborigines 74-2 Norfolk Island
Tokelau 44-8 Norfolk Island

Sources

Rugby League Gazette March/April 2003

References

External links

Norfolk Island national rugby league team on Facebook

Rugby league in Australia

National Federation	Australian Rugby League Commission

National teams	Kangaroos Jillaroos Prime Minister's XIII Indigenous Junior Kangaroos Schoolboys

State Federations	New South Wales NSW Country Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

Other Federations	University Masters Police Women

Events	All Stars Auckland Nines City vs Country State of Origin World Club Challenge

Competitions	National Rugby League National Youth Competition State Championship Affiliated States Championship Schoolboy Cup

Honours	Clive Churchill Medal Dally M Medal Hall of Fame The Immortals

Media	Big League Rugby League Week The Footy Show Friday Night Football NRL video games

Lists	Clubs Stadiums Premiers Wooden spooners

Rugby league in Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia

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 Norfolk Island Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tahiti Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna

Women's national teams	Australia Cook Islands Fiji New Zealand Niue Samoa Tokelau Tonga

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

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

National competitions	National Rugby League New South Wales Rugby League premiership State of Origin series

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