Digicel Tonga is excited to announce live coverage of all sixteen matches from the highly anticipated Rugby League Pacific Championship including all Mate Ma’a Tonga and the Tonga women’s matches.

The Pacific Cup and Pacific Bowl will be played in four countries across four weekends in October and November.

Mate Ma’a Tonga will feature in the Cup where they face Australia on the opening night at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane in Australia on Friday, October 18 and New Zealand in a highly anticipated clash on Saturday, November 2 at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.

Digicel Tonga CEO, Daniel Horan, said; “We are delighted to bring top quality rugby league action including all Mate Ma’a Tonga matches for our Digicel TV and DTV app customers. This exciting expansion of the Pacific Championship demonstrates the growing popularity and passion for rugby league in the region.”

“Fans can expect to witness intense competition, incredible skills and unforgettable moments as teams from across the region battle it out for glory. The stakes have been higher following the debut of the Pacific Championships last year. Promotion and relegation add an extra layer of drama to every match in the competition.”

With the excitement and the hype building up, get ready to cheer on the MMT team and win big! Digicel Tonga is firing up the excitement with the School Cheering & Sipitau competition. Show your MMT spirit and you could walk away with a share of $5,000. Plus, paint your house red with MMT and All In One, and add a Digicel smiley face logo for your chance to win a share of $5,000. [Visit www.digiceltonga.com to find details of both competitions]

The 2024 Pacific Bowl will feature Fiji Bati, Papua New Guinea and Cook Islands.

The 2024 women’s tournament is set to be even more explosive, with four weeks of Pacific Cup and Bowl matches. The Pacific Bowl will serve as a qualifying event for the Rugby League World Cup 2026.

The women’s Cup features the powerhouse teams Australia, New Zealand and PNG, with Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands to contest the Bowl. The Bowl winner will qualify for the World Cup 2026.

The 2024 Pacific Championships will conclude with a quadruple-header in Sydney on Sunday, 10 November headlined by the men’s and women’s Cup finals and the promotion relegation games featuring the top team in the Bowl vs the bottom team in the Cup.

Visit the Digicel Tonga Facebook page or www.digiceltonga.com for more information.