The 2025 series was without Australia because they were touring England. Instead, the Cup had NZ, Tonga and Samoa. PNG, Fiji and the Cook Is made up the Bowl competition.
Cup: The first match was a close encounter with the Kiwis scraping home against a fired up Samoa. Then both of those teams had comfortable wins over a disappointing Tonga, their coach saying they played well below their potential.
The final was expected to be close and in the frist half it was just that. However, the Kiwis took control in the second half and ran away with the match. The highlights are below.
Bowl: There is no final for this tournament, the winner decided over three rounds. Fiji got a good win over the Cook Is and then PNG did likewise despite the Cook Is team performing much better. The third game was effectively a final between the two unbeaten sides. PNG was far too strong, even allowing for Fiji missing a couple of experienced players.
There won't be a 2026 competition due to the World Cup being held.
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