The Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation (PIRLF) is the governing body of
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...
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
The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League Inc. is the governing body for rugby league in Papua New Guinea. They are based in the capital Port Moresby.
History
They were founded in 1949 and have been members of the Rugby League International Fede ...
), Tonga (
Tonga National Rugby League), Samoa (
Rugby League Samoa
Rugby League Samoa are the governing body for rugby league in Samoa. They are based in the capital Apia, the League has suffered financially due to member leagues not paying affiliation fees.
History
They were founded in 1949 and have been member ...
), 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
The International Rugby League (IRL) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby league football. The IRL organises the Rugby League World Cup, the oldest international rugby World Cup, as well as the Women's and Wheelchair equivalen ...
(RLIF)
See also
References
External links
Rugby League International Federation
Rugby league in Oceania
Rugby league governing bodies in Oceania
Sports organizations established in 2009
2009 establishments in Oceania
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