Contested by six teams, the competition began in June and concluded in November.

The competition was announced at the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) congress in November 2018.

[1] The draw was released in March and breaks the six teams into two separate pools with promotion and relegation to exist in what is to become an annual tournament.

Group A will comprise the top three ranked Pacific nations in Australia, New Zealand and Tonga while Group B will comprise Fiji, Samoa and Papua New Guinea.

Touch judges:[7] Nick Morel (Australia) David Munro (Australia) Video referees:[7] Henry Perenara (New Zealand) Bryan Norrie (Australia) Notes: Touch judges: Paki Parkinson (New Zealand) Stephane Vincent (France) Video referee: Jared Maxwell (Australia) Notes: Touch judges: Chris Butler (Australia) Paki Parkinson (New Zealand) Video referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia) Notes: