▁that ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁would ▁play ▁F iji ▁and ▁Sam oa ▁would ▁play ▁T ong a ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Pacific ▁test ▁double ▁header . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Mel anes ian ▁Cup ▁was ▁played ▁between ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁and ▁F iji . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁half - time ▁lead ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁points , ▁F iji ▁beat ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Mel anes ian ▁Cup ▁title ▁by ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 2 - 1 0 . ▁F iji ' s ▁Mar ika ▁K oro ib ete ▁won ▁the ▁player ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁award , ▁scoring ▁ 2 ▁tries . ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁has ▁not ▁won ▁won ▁a ▁test - match ▁on ▁away ▁soil ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup . ▁ ▁F iji ▁picked ▁ 6 ▁début antes ▁for ▁the ▁test ▁match , ▁while ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ▁also ▁featured ▁six ▁players ▁making ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁International ▁appearance . ▁Both ▁teams ▁had ▁N RL , ▁Queensland ▁or ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Cup , ▁and ▁domestic ▁club ▁players . ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ' s ▁most ▁experienced ▁players ▁were ▁N ene ▁Mac Donald , ▁Ray ▁Thompson , ▁and ▁T ys on ▁Martin ▁making ▁their ▁ 4 th ▁appearance , ▁while ▁F iji ' s ▁most ▁experienced ▁player ▁was ▁captain ▁Jason ▁Bu ku ya ▁making ▁his ▁ 1 0 th ▁appearance . ▁ ▁Pap au ▁New ▁Guinea ▁Hun ters ' ▁Israel ▁Eli ab ▁capt ained ▁his