The Asia-Pacific Rugby League (APRL) (previously Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation (APRLC)) is an umbrella body for nations playing the sport of rugby league football in Asia, Oceania, South Africa, and South America. The Confederation aims to act as a counterpart to the European Rugby League.
History The formation of the APRLC was agreed at the Rugby League International Federation's annual general meeting in May 2010. The Federation was established with 7 founding full members. The APRLC is based at the New Zealand Rugby League's Auckland headquarters and will focus much of its efforts on developing the sport in the Pacific Islands. Under the new RLIF constitution agreed in 2010, the APRLC may appoint a delegate to the five-person International Federation executive.
In 2011, the Asia-Pacific Rugby League Confederation met in a meeting in Auckland over December 5–6. At the meeting the chairman of the Fiji National Rugby League Peni Musunamasi has been elected as a director to represent the Asia Pacific region on the Rugby League International Federation which has been labelled a "significant milestone for the sport". Amongst many issues that were discussed at the two- day meeting was the application for membership of the federation from India, Philippines, Tahiti, Tokelau and American Samoa that shows the growing popularity of the sport in the region.
APRL board As of 10 April 2023https://web.archive.org/web/20240410024856/https://asiapacificrl.com/about/asia-pacific-rugby-league-board/
Member Nationality Sandis Tsaka (Chairman) Papua New Guinea Greg Peters (Vice-Chairman) New Zealand Jeremy Edwards (Secretary) Australia Peter Beattie Australia Frank Puletua Australia Charles Carlson Cook Islands Tagaloa Faafouina Su’a Samoa Viliame Naupoto Fiji
Members Full members Country Founded IRLaffiliation APRLaffiliation 1907 1998 2010 1995 1998 2010 1992 1998 2010 1907 1998 2010 1948 1998 2010 1988 1998 2010 1992 1998 2016 1986 1998 2010
Affiliate members Country Founded IRLaffiliation APRLaffiliation 2018 2019 2019 2015 2019 2019
Observer members Country Founded IRLaffiliation APRLaffiliation 2016 2020 2020 1993 2021 2021 2011 2021 2021 1999 2009 2010 2011 2011 2011
Official APRL Rankings The Official Asia Pacific Rugby League Confederation Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and are influenced by a nation’s official RLIF ranking.
Influencers of position include: The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw The margin of victory (or defeat) The relative strength of opposition faced The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international. Official RLIF World Ranking
Rankings as of December 2018
Rank Movement Team 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 6 7 8 3 9 1 10 1 11 1 12 Unranked
Asia Pacific Rugby League World Cup results
Men's Team195419571960196819701972197519771985-881989-92199520002008201320172021 Group Stage1st2nd1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st1st ---------------DNQ -----------Group StageDNQGroup StageDNQGroup Stage ----------Group StageGroup StageSFSFSFQF -----------DNQDNQ--- Group StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup Stage2ndGroup StageSF2nd1st2ndQFSF --------Group StageGroup StageGroup StageQFGroup StageGroup StageQFQF ----------Group StageQFGroup StageQFQF2nd ----------Group StageGroup StageDNQDNQDNQDNQ ----------Group StageGroup StageGroup StageGroup StageSFQF
Women's Team200020032008201320172021 Group Stage SF2nd1st1st1st - - - - -Group Stage -Plate Runners Up--Group StageGroup Stage1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd - - - -Group StageSF -Plate WinnerGroup Stage - - - -Bowl Runners UpGroup Stage - - -
See also
International Rugby League European Rugby League
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