This article lists the squads for the 2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships which were played from 14 October to 5 November 2023.
Pacific Cup Australia The Australian squad was announced on 3 October 2023, with James Tedesco as captain. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for the Finals in week four. Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project.
#PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 30 3 1 0 0 4 Sydney Roosters 2 27 3 1 0 0 4 Penrith Panthers 3 22 3 2 0 0 8 Dolphins 4 25 3 1 5 0 14 Brisbane Broncos 5 28 2 1 6 0 16 North Queensland Cowboys 6 29 3 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm 7 34 3 0 0 0 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 8 23 2 1 0 0 4 Brisbane Broncos 9 33 3 1 0 0 4 St. George Illawarra Dragons 10 23 2 1 0 0 4 Gold Coast Titans 17 24 3 0 0 0 0 North Queensland Cowboys 12 26 2 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 13 28 3 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 14 25 3 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm 15 27 3 2 0 0 8 Sydney Roosters 16 25 3 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 18 27 2 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19 24 1 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 11 25 2 2 0 0 8 South Sydney Rabbitohs 20 21 1 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 21 29 1 0 0 0 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Support Staff Head Coach: Mal Meninga Notes Nicho Hynes replaced original selection Nathan Cleary, who withdrew due to injury, as announced by the NRL on 4 October 2023. Dylan Edwards replaced original selection Josh Addo-Carr, who was stood down by the NRL, as announced on 6 October 2023.
New Zealand The New Zealand squad was announced on 4 October 2023. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for the Finals in week four. Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 28 3 0 0 0 0 New Zealand Warriors 2 23 3 4 0 0 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 3 23 3 1 0 0 4 Canberra Raiders 4 27 3 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 5 27 3 4 15 0 46 Dolphins 6 23 3 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 7 29 3 1 0 0 4 Melbourne Storm 8 27 3 1 0 0 4 Penrith Panthers 9 33 3 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 10 28 3 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 11 25 3 1 0 0 4 Wests Tigers 12 25 3 2 0 0 8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 13 29 3 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 14 28 3 1 0 0 4 Newcastle Knights 15 27 3 1 0 0 4 Melbourne Storm 16 22 3 1 0 0 4 North Queensland Cowboys 17 23 3 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 18 21 0 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 19 27 0 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 20 23 0 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 21 19 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans Support Staff Head Coach: Michael Maguire
Samoa The Toa Samoa squad was announced on 3 October 2023, with Junior Paulo as captain. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week two. Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 20 2 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm 2 24 2 1 0 0 4 North Queensland Cowboys 21 23 1 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 4 28 1 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm 20 26 1 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 6 23 2 0 2 0 4 Penrith Panthers 7 23 2 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 8 23 2 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 9 2 0 0 0 0 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 10 29 2 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 11 27 2 1 0 0 4 North Queensland Cowboys 16 22 2 0 0 0 0 North Queensland Cowboys 14 23 2 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 13 26 2 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 15 24 2 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 18 28 1 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 19 21 1 0 0 0 0 New Zealand Warriors 17 20 1 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 12 25 1 0 0 0 0 Dolphins 3 21 1 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 5 25 1 0 0 0 0 Penrith Panthers 31 1 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm
Support Staff Head Coach: Ben Gardiner Nigel Vagana Tony Puletua Willie Poching Notes Ronald Volkman and Tommy Talau were added to the original selections.
Pacific Bowl This three team men's tournament is to be hosted by Papua New Guinea.
Cook Islands The Cook Islands squad was announced on 10 October 2023. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week two. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 2 2 1 0 10 Western Clydesdales 2 2 0 0 0 0 Tweed Heads Seagulls 3 21 2 0 0 0 0 Newtown Jets 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 24 2 1 3 0 10 Thirroul Butchers 6 34 2 0 0 0 0 Dapto Canaries 7 27 2 1 0 0 4 Huddersfield Giants 8 20 2 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 9 23 2 0 0 0 0 Western Suburbs Magpies 17 25 2 0 0 0 0 Western Clydesdales 11 32 2 0 0 0 0 Leeds Rhinos 12 26 2 0 0 0 0 North Sydney Bears 13 28 2 0 0 0 0 Burleigh Bears 14 2 0 0 0 0 Glenora Bears 15 2 0 0 0 0 Newtown Jets 16 2 0 0 0 0 Norths Devils 10 26 1 0 0 0 0 Wynnum Manly Seagulls 18 28 1 1 0 0 4 Mackay Cutters 19 0 0 0 0 0 Ipswich Jets 28 1 0 0 0 0 Hornby Panthers 30 1 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels
Support Staff Head coach: Karmichael Hunt
Fiji The Fiji Bati squad was announced on 6 October 2023, with Tui Kamikamica as captain. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for the Finals in week four. Statistics in the table are drawn from the website, Rugby League Project, and include the Bowl Final on 5 November 2023. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 21 3 1 0 0 4 Wests Tigers 2 30 3 3 0 0 12 Parramatta Eels 5 25 3 0 0 0 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 4 29 3 3 0 0 12 Parramatta Eels 18 19 2 1 0 0 4 Castleford Tigers 6 21 3 2 0 0 8 Dolphins 7 24 3 0 12 1 25 Wests Tigers 8 29 3 1 0 0 4 Melbourne Storm 9 24 3 0 0 0 0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 28 2 0 0 0 0 Salford Red Devils 13 28 3 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 12 21 3 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 15 3 1 0 0 4 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 11 21 2 0 0 0 0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 16 3 0 0 0 0 Ipswich Jets 17 2 0 0 0 0 Kaiviti Silktails 21 30 1 0 0 0 0 Forbes Magpies 20 2 0 0 0 0 Kaiviti Silktails 14 2 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 3 21 1 1 0 0 4 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Support Staff Head coach: Wise Kativerata
Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Kumuls squad was announced on 5 October 2023. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for the Finals in week four. Statistics in this table are compiled from the website, Rugby League Project, and include the Bowl Final on 5 November 2023. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 28 3 2 0 0 8 South Sydney Rabbitohs 2 21 3 3 0 0 12 North Queensland Cowboys 3 21 3 2 5 0 18 North Queensland Cowboys 4 24 2 0 0 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hunters 5 29 3 4 0 0 16 Leeds Rhinos 6 28 3 0 0 0 0 Sunshine Coast Falcons 7 25 3 0 0 0 0 Leigh Leopards 8 25 3 3 0 0 12 Papua New Guinea Hunters 9 24 2 1 0 0 4 Leigh Leopards 10 3 1 0 0 4 Papua New Guinea Hunters 11 30 2 0 8 0 16 Leeds Rhinos 12 27 3 0 0 0 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 13 32 3 0 0 0 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 14 22 3 0 0 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hunters 15 26 2 0 0 0 0 Castleford Tigers 16 29 2 0 0 0 0 Papua New Guinea Hunters 17 28 2 0 0 0 0 Central Queensland Capras 18 24 2 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 19 29 1 0 0 0 0 London Broncos 20 24 1 0 0 0 0 Bradford Bulls 21 26 2 1 0 0 4 Papua New Guinea Hunters 29 0 0 0 0 0 Melbourne Storm 22 0 0 0 0 0 Souths Logan Magpies 26 0 0 0 0 0 Featherstone Rovers Support Staff Head coach: Justin Holbrook Notes Cruise Ten was added to the original selections.
Women Australia The Australian Jillaroos squad was announced on 3 October 2023, with Kezie Apps and Ali Brigginshaw as co-captains. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week three. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 26 2 2 0 0 8 Newcastle Knights 2 21 2 1 0 0 4 Gold Coast Titans 3 26 2 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 4 27 2 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 5 22 1 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 6 24 2 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 7 33 2 0 2 0 4 Brisbane Broncos 8 25 2 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 9 28 2 0 1 0 2 Gold Coast Titans 11 32 2 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 15 29 1 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 12 22 2 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 13 29 2 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 14 28 2 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 26 2 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 16 24 2 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 17 21 1 0 0 0 0 North Queensland Cowboys 18 23 0 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 19 26 0 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 20 21 0 0 0 0 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 21 23 1 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 22 1 1 0 0 4 Newcastle Knights 21 0 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 25 1 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos
Support Staff Head coach: Brad Donald Notes Keilee Joseph replaced original selection Evania Pelite, who withdrew due to injury, as announced by the NRL on 6 October 2023. Jakiya Whitfeld, Shenae Ciesiolka, and Teagan Berry joined the squad ahead of the 28 October 2023 match, replacing Julia Robinson (personal reasons), Keilee Joseph (personal reasons), and Caitlan Johnston (injury).
Cook Islands The Cook Islands Moana squad was announced on 4 October 2023. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week two. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 31 1 1 0 0 4 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 1 0 0 0 0 Truganina Rabbitohs 3 1 0 0 0 0 Glenmore Park Brumbies 4 24 1 1 0 0 4 Tweed Heads Seagulls 5 1 1 0 0 4 Minto Cobras 6 19 1 0 2 0 4 Gold CoastTitans 7 24 1 0 0 0 0 Mt Albert Lions 8 26 1 0 0 0 0 Manurewa Marlins 9 19 1 1 0 0 4 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 10 28 1 0 0 0 0 11 19 1 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 14 24 1 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 13 34 1 0 0 0 0 Joondalup Giants 12 1 0 0 0 0 Mascot Juniors 15 1 0 0 0 0 Auckland City 16 1 0 0 0 0 Souths Logan Magpies 17 1 0 0 0 0 Manurewa Marlins 18 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 Werribee Bears 18 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 Illawarra Steelers Support Staff Head Coach:
Fiji The Fiji Bulikula squad was announced on 6 October 2023. Josephine Maejiirs was previously named as captain. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week one. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 2 23 1 2 0 0 8 North Queensland Cowboys 3 29 1 0 0 0 0 North Queensland Cowboys 4 30 1 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 5 27 1 0 0 0 0 6 19 1 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 7 1 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 8 25 1 1 0 0 4 North Sydney Bears 9 27 1 0 0 0 0 Currumbin Eagles 10 22 1 0 0 0 0 Illawarra Steelers 11 23 1 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 1 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 13 1 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 14 19 1 0 0 0 0 South Sydney Rabbitohs 15 1 0 0 0 0 USP Raiders 16 1 0 0 0 0 17 1 0 0 0 0 USP Raiders 18 0 0 0 0 0 USP Raiders 23 0 0 0 0 0 Police Sharks 26 0 0 0 0 0 Illawarra Steelers 25 0 0 0 0 0 USP Raiders Support Staff Head coach: Josaia Dakuitoga
New Zealand The New Zealand Kiwi Ferns squad was announced on 4 October 2023. Georgia Hale and Raecene McGregor were named as co-captains on 10 October 2023. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week three. #PlayerAgePositionGamesTriesGoalsField goalsPointsClub 1 30 2 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 2 21 3 1 0 0 4 Wests Tigers 3 29 3 3 0 0 12 Brisbane Broncos 4 27 2 3 0 0 12 Newcastle Knights 5 25 3 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 6 29 3 0 0 0 0 St. Geore Illawarra Dragons 7 26 3 0 5 0 10 St. George Illawarra Dragons 15 24 3 0 0 0 0 Wests Tigers 9 27 3 0 0 0 0 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 10 21 3 0 0 0 0 St. George Illawarra Dragons 11 21 3 2 0 0 8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 12 20 3 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 13 28 3 0 0 0 0 Gold Coast Titans 14 28 2 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 8 21 3 0 0 0 0 Sydney Roosters 16 26 3 0 0 0 0 Brisbane Broncos 17 23 2 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 18 26 1 0 0 0 0 Newcastle Knights 19 26 1 0 0 0 0 Canberra Raiders 20 1 0 0 0 0 Parramatta Eels 19 2 1 0 0 4 Sydney Roosters Support Staff Head coach: Ricky Henry
Papua New Guinea The Papua New Guinea Orchids squad was announced on 5 October 2023, with Elsie Albert as captain. Jersey numbers reflect the team selected for week two.