The Fiji national rugby league team (nicknamed the Batis) has been participating in international competition since 1992. Members of the team are selected from the domestic Fijian competition, as well as from competitions in New Zealand and Australia. For the 2000 World Cup the Batis were captained by Lote Tuquiri. Rugby league is one of the two codes of rugby, the other being rugby union. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The twelfth Rugby League World Cup was held in Great Britain and France in 2000. ... The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. ...

History

The game was only introduced in Fiji in 1992 but despite this there has been a long history of Fijian players making their mark in rugby league, most notably back in the 1960s when great players such as Joe Levula and Laitia Ravouvou joined Rochdale Hornets and became household names in the English competition.

Interest and participation in Rugby League snowballed throughout Fiji, and as well as continued success in the World Sevens, the Batis began playing full 13-aside games against international teams. By 1994, Fiji had hammered the Great Britain Amateur tourists (40-8) and, captained by mighty front-rower James Pickering, beat France (20-12).

They had also produced their first rugby league superstar after winger Noa Nadruku joined Canberra Raiders and in 1993 became the top try-scorer in the Australian competition. The Canberra Raiders are a National Rugby League team based in Canberra, Australia. ...

Fiji took part in their first World Cup in 1995 where, just as the 2000 World Cup, they had the misfortune to be placed in the same group as both England and Australia. But the Batis made a massive impression in their opening World Cup game in which they ran riot against South Africa, 52-6, and had the crowd on their feet at Keighley.

Competitions

Fiji have participated in:

• Pacific Cup (since 1992)
• World Cup (since 1995)
• World Sevens (1994-2003)
• Superleague World Nines (1996,1997)
• Superleague Oceania Tournament (1997)
• Pacific Rim Competition (2004)

The Pacific Cup is a rugby league competition for international teams from the pacific region. ... The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954. ... The Pacific Rim Competition is an rugby league tournament sanctioned by the Rugby League International Federation and organised by the New Zealand Rugby League and Pacific Island Rugby League Association. ...

Results

• Fiji tied Cook Islands 20-20 (February 2005)
• Fiji def. Niue 34-24 (23 October 2004)
• Cook Islands def. Fiji 20-16 (21 October 2004)
• Tonga def. Fiji 56-6 (17 October 2004)
• Cook Islands def. Fiji 36-24 (17 August 2004)
• Fiji def. England "A" 44-8 (11 November 2002)
• England "A" def. Fiji 66-4 (4 November 2000)
• Australia def. Fiji 66-8 (1 November 2000)
• Fiji def. Russia 38-12 (29 October 2000)
• Fiji def. Tonga 10-6 (3 June 2000)
• Tonga def. Fiji 23-20 (27 May 2000)
• New Zealand Maoris def. Fiji 70-0 (29 April 2000)
• New Zealand Maoris def. Fiji 28-12 (25 April 2000)
• New Zealand Maoris def. Fiji 44-14 (22 April 2000)
• Fiji def. Samoa 30-4 (1999)
• Fiji def. Samoa 22-16 (1999)
• Samoa def. Fiji 6-1 (1999)
• Papua New Guinea def. Fiji 16-14 (1998)
• Papua New Guinea def. Fiji 34-12 (1998)
• Fiji def. Papua New Guinea 14-10 (1998)
• Fiji def. Tonga 22-14 (1998)
• Cook Islands def. Fiji 22-14 (1997)
• New Zealand Maoris def. Fiji 32-22 (1997)
• Fiji drew with Tonga 14-14 (1997)
• Fiji drew with Tonga 22-22 (1997)
• Fiji def. Cook Islands 14-8 (1996)
• Great Britain def. Fiji 72-4 (5 October 1996)
• Australia def. Fiji 66-0 (14 October 1995)
• England def. Fiji 46-0 (11 October 1995)
• Fiji def. South Africa 52-6 (8 October 1995)
• Fiji def. France 20-12 (9 July 1994)
• Papua New Guinea def. Fiji 35-24 (1993)
• Tonga def. Fiji 23-20 (1992)
• Western Samoa def. Fiji (1992)
• Nuie def. Fiji 14-0 (1992)
• Fiji def. Cook Islands (1992)

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National Rugby League of Fiji

During the Super League war Fiji alligned itself with Superleague. In search of international competition the Australian Rugby League played a match against a rebel "National Rugby League of Fiji" team in 1996. This match has been granted Test status by the Australian Rugby League, but not by the Rugby League International Federation. The Super League war was a battle for the control of broadcast rights for the sport of Rugby League. ... The Australian Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of Rugby League in Australia. ... The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) is the world governing body for the sport of rugby league. ...

• Australia def. NRL Fiji 84-14 (1996)

See also

• Rugby league in Fiji

Rugby League is a popular team sport played in Fiji. ...