Founded 2009 Responsibility Southern Hemisphere Key people Philemon Embel (Chair) | RLIF affiliation 2009 Headquarters Auckland, New Zealand | |
The Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation (PIRLF) is the governing body of rugby league 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), Tonga (Tonga National Rugby League), Samoa (Rugby League Samoa), 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 (RLIF). [1]
References
Pacific Islands Rugby League Federation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA