Pacific Championships 2024

[titoelcolombiano]

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Nice considering Kiwis get outnumbered by Tongan and Samoan fans in Auckland, maybe Christchurch can become their stronghold

 

[warriors 95]

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18k?

 

[warriors 95]

Nice considering Kiwis get outnumbered by Tongan and Samoan fans in Auckland, maybe Christchurch can become their stronghold

I’m sure the warriors playing trials and regular season games there has helped as well.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

I’m sure the warriors playing trials and regular season games there has helped as well.

Good to see the game spreading to the South Island

 

[warriors 95]

Good to see the game spreading to the South Island

If only there was an opportunity to introduce a professional side from that region

 

[titoelcolombiano]

If only there was an opportunity to introduce a professional side from that region

Do it mate, put in a bid. Just make sure the licence fee box doesn't say $0

 

[mikail-eagle]

Edwin Ipape is going to be a big miss for PNG.
Fullback is another position I think PNG is weak in. The 2 Hunters fullbacks probably not there yet and I don't think Nene McDonald who has been named there has ever played in that position.

 

[RedVee]

Edwin Ipape is going to be a big miss for PNG.
Fullback is another position I think PNG is weak in. The 2 Hunters fullbacks probably not there yet and I don't think Nene McDonald who has been named there has ever played in that position.

What happened? I thought he was selected?

 

[mikail-eagle]

What happened? I thought he was selected?

Shoulder injury apparently. About to undergo surgery.

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[Wb1234]

I’m sure the warriors playing trials and regular season games there has helped as well.

Wasn’t it only a trial

They regular season game was another clubs home game

 

[England87]

I think 99% of International Rugby Leagues problems with meaningful fixtures and public interest would be solved if this Pacific Championships eventually become a Nations Championships played every second year, alternating hemispheres. I like the pools of 3 format as their is essentially no dead rubbers. The Tier 2 tournaments fixtures would be the curtain raiser for the Tier 1 and you could really have a festival or rugby league without blowing the (NRL, RFL or IRL's) bank.

Eg:

CHAMPIONSHIP

A
Australia
Samoa
Tonga

B
New Zealand
England
Papua New Guinea

Format: Round robin group, Top 2 teams qualify for Semi Finals, Bottom teams in group play a Relegation Play off (curtain raiser to one of the Semi Finals) fixture to qualify for next tournament. Every team plays minimum 3 games, maximum 4 games over 5 weeks


TROPHY / BOWL etc

A
Fiji
Cook Islands
Wales

B
France
Lebanon
Jamaica

Format: Round Robin group, Top 2 teams qualify for Semi Finals (curtain raiser to Champs semi's) . Winner of Final (curtain raiser to Champ final) promoted to Tier 1 tournament. Every team plays minimum 2 games, maximum 4 games over 5 weeks. Teams finishing 3rd in the group have to enter a regional qualification for the next tournament.

Simple.

 

[warriors 95]

Wasn’t it only a trial

They regular season game was another clubs home game

Played their "home" game against the raiders in Christchurch.

 

[warriors 95]

Jesus, they should rename this tournament the "2nd string cup/bowl"

 

[warriors 95]

Edwin Ipape is going to be a big miss for PNG.
Fullback is another position I think PNG is weak in. The 2 Hunters fullbacks probably not there yet and I don't think Nene McDonald who has been named there has ever played in that position.

Huge loss but it's a big opportunity for judah rimbu who's impressed me this year with his development.

Where's Alex max?

 

[warriors 95]

Is jahream bula injured?

 

[Matua]

TBH, this tournament annoys me. It's week 1 and I don't even get to watch the Kiwis play. Surely they can come up with some type of 4 team tournament so all teams can play each week.

 

[warriors 95]

TBH, this tournament annoys me. It's week 1 and I don't even get to watch the Kiwis play. Surely they can come up with some type of 4 team tournament so all teams can play each week.

Nations not playing could have played against Lebanon giving the cedars 3 end of season internationals

 

[Billythekid]

TBH, this tournament annoys me. It's week 1 and I don't even get to watch the Kiwis play. Surely they can come up with some type of 4 team tournament so all teams can play each week.

Yeah the format of this tournament is pretty garbage.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Huge loss but it's a big opportunity for judah rimbu who's impressed me this year with his development.

Where's Alex max?

Alex Max fractured his hand last in week's PMXIII game.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Just did some tournament average crowd comparisons:

1999 Tri Nations: 17,574
2000 World Cup: 8,514
2004 Tri Nations 26,041
2005 Tri Nations 22,163
2006 Tri Nations 25,825
2008 World Cup 16,302
2009 4 Nations 16,584
2010 4 Nations 19,634
2011 4 Nations 18,295
2013 World Cup 16,374
2014 4 Nations 20,675
2016 4 Nations 18,951
2017 World Cup 13,646
2019 Oceania Cup 14,045
2022: World Cup 13,667
2023 Pacific Championship: 18,816

Last year's Pac Championship did pretty well honestly, best since 2016 and certainly around about the mark of the old 4 Nations.