List of Papua New Guinea national rugby league team results

The following list is a complete collection of test results and competitive non-test results for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team.[1]

All-time Record

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Below is the list of Papua New Guinea's international head-to-head record as of 3 November 2024.[2]

Country Matches Won Drawn Lost Win percentage For Aga Diff
 Australia 10 0 0 10 0% 62 528 –466
Australian Aboriginies 3 0 0 3 0% 40 118 –78
 Cook Islands 8 8 0 0 100% 312 114 +198
 England 5 0 0 5 0% 56 190 –134
 Fiji 16 11 0 5 62.5% 375 261 +114
 France 14 4 1 9 28.57% 249 281 –32
 Great Britain 9 2 0 7 22.22% 146 298 –152
 Ireland 1 1 0 0 100% 14 6 +8
 New Zealand 18 1 0 17 5.55% 226 812 –586
Māori people New Zealand Maori 12 2 0 10 16.67% 269 396 –127
New Zealand New Zealand Residents 2 0 0 2 0% 24 42 –18
 Samoa 2 0 0 2 0% 10 62 –52
 Scotland 1 1 0 0 100% 38 20 +18
 South Africa 1 1 0 0 100% 16 0 +16
 Tonga 9 7 1 1 77.78% 322 179 +143
 United States 1 1 0 0 100% 64 0 +64
 Wales 5 2 0 3 40.00% 104 146 –42
Total 117 41 2 74 35.04% 2,327 3,453 –1,126

Results

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1970s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
4 May 1975  Papua New Guinea 15–41  Māori 1975 Pacific Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
6 May 1975  Papua New Guinea 15–13 Western Australia Western Australia Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
9 May 1975  Papua New Guinea 38–0 Victoria (state) Victoria Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
11 May 1975  Māori 38–13  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
29 May 1977  Papua New Guinea 37–6  France 1977 Les Chanticleers World Cup tour Papua New Guinea Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 14,000
14 September 1977 Western Australia Western Australia 33–9  Papua New Guinea 1977 Pacific Cup New Zealand Davies Park, Huntly Unknown
17 September 1977  Māori 25–17  Papua New Guinea Tonga Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Unknown
18 September 1977  Papua New Guinea 46–14 Northern Territory Northern Territory New Zealand Tokoroa Unknown
21 September 1977  Papua New Guinea 42–12 Victoria (state) Victoria New Zealand Davies Park, Huntly Unknown
6 July 1975  Papua New Guinea 12–40  England Friendly Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 12,000
30 July 1978  Papua New Guinea 21–30  New Zealand 1978 Kiwi tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 11,541
14 October 1979  France 16–9  Papua New Guinea 1979 Kumuls tour France Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi 4,500
28 October 1979  France 15–2  Papua New Guinea France Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 3,500

1980s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
23 August 1981  Papua New Guinea 13–13  France 1981 Les Chanticleers tour Papua New Guinea Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 14,500
25 July 1982  Papua New Guinea 56–5  New Zealand 1982 Kiwi tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 13,000
2 October 1982  Papua New Guinea 2–38  Australia 1982 Kangaroo tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
2 October 1983  New Zealand 56–5  Papua New Guinea Friendly New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland 7,000
5 August 1984  Papua New Guinea 20–38  Great Britain 1984 Lions tour Papua New Guinea Kagamuga Oval, Mount Hagen 7,510
10 August 1986  Papua New Guinea 26–36  New Zealand 1986 Kiwi tour Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 11,000
17 August 1986  Papua New Guinea 24–22  New Zealand 1985–1988 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
4 October 1986  Papua New Guinea 2–62  Australia 1985–1988 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 17,000
12 July 1987  Papua New Guinea 22–36  New Zealand 1987 Kiwi tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
24 October 1987  Great Britain 42–0  Papua New Guinea 1985–1988 World Cup United Kingdom Central Park, Wigan 9,121
15 November 1987  France 21–4  Papua New Guinea 1985–1988 World Cup France Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne 5,000
22 May 1988  Papua New Guinea 22–42  Great Britain 1985–1988 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 12,107
10 July 1988  New Zealand 14–66  Papua New Guinea 1985–1988 World Cup New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland 8,392
20 July 1988  Australia 70–8  Papua New Guinea 1985–1988 World Cup Australia Eric Weissel Oval, Wagga Wagga 11,685

1990s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
27 May 1990  Papua New Guinea 20–18  Great Britain 1990 Lions tour Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 12,000
2 June 1990  Papua New Guinea 8–40  Great Britain 1989–1992 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 7,837
5 August 1990  Papua New Guinea 4–36  New Zealand Friendly Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 12,000
21 October 1990  Papua New Guinea 16–14 Tonga Tonga Residents 1990 Pacific Cup Tonga Nukuʻalofa Unknown
24 October 1990  Māori 46–14  Papua New Guinea Tonga Nukuʻalofa Unknown
26 October 1990 Australian Aborigines 28–18  Papua New Guinea Tonga Nukuʻalofa Unknown
7 July 1991  Papua New Guinea 18–20  France 1989–1992 World Cup Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 11,485
6 October 1991  Papua New Guinea 2–58  Australia 1991 Kangaroo tour Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 13,000
13 October 1991  Papua New Guinea 6–40  Australia 1989–1992 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,500
27 October 1991  Wales 68–0  Papua New Guinea 1991 Kumuls tour Wales Vetch Field, Swansea 11,422
9 November 1991  Great Britain 56–4  Papua New Guinea 1989–1992 World Cup United Kingdom Central Park, Wigan 4,193
24 November 1991  France 28–14  Papua New Guinea 1989–1992 World Cup France Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne 1,440
31 May 1992  Papua New Guinea 14–20  Great Britain 1992 Lions tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 7,294
5 July 1992  New Zealand 56–10  Papua New Guinea 1989–1992 World Cup New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 3,000
15 July 1992  Australia 36–14  Papua New Guinea 1989–1992 World Cup Australia Townsville Sports Reserve, Townsville 12,470
19 June 1993  Papua New Guinea 35–24  Fiji Friendly Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
26 June 1994  Papua New Guinea 29–22  France 1994 Les Chanticleers tour Papua New Guinea Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 5,000
16 October 1994  Papua New Guinea 12–26  New Zealand 1994 Kiwi tour Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 13,000
27 October 1994  Papua New Guinea 16–30  New Zealand Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
10 October 1995  Papua New Guinea 23–20  Tonga 1995 World Cup England The Boulevard, Kingston-upon-Hull 5,121
13 October 1995  New Zealand 22–6  Papua New Guinea England Knowsley Road, St Helens 8,679
3 July 1996 New Zealand New Zealand Residents 21–6  Papua New Guinea Friendly New Zealand Mount Smart, Auckland Unknown
8 July 1996  Papua New Guinea 56–19  Tonga Friendly Papua New Guinea Sir Hubert Murray Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
28 September 1996  Papua New Guinea 30–32  Great Britain 1996 Lions tour Papua New Guinea Lae Oval, Lae 10,000
5 October 1996  New Zealand 62–8  Papua New Guinea Friendly New Zealand Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 4,800
6 October 1996  Papua New Guinea 8–52  Australia Friendly Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
11 October 1996  New Zealand 64–0  Papua New Guinea Friendly New Zealand Palmerston North Showgrounds, Palmerston North 2,000
11 May 1997 New Zealand New Zealand Residents 21–18  Papua New Guinea 1997 Pacific Cup New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
13 May 1997  Papua New Guinea 34–12  Cook Islands New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
15 May 1997  Māori 34–6  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
18 May 1997  Papua New Guinea 38–14  Cook Islands New Zealand Carlaw Park, Auckland Unknown
18 July 1998  Fiji 14–16  Papua New Guinea Three match series friendly Fiji Prince Charles Park, Nadi Unknown
22 July 1998  Papua New Guinea 34–12  Fiji Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka Unknown
26 July 1998  Papua New Guinea 10–14  Fiji Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
7 October 1998  Papua New Guinea 46–6  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea 50th Anniversary Tournament Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 8,000
11 October 1998  Papua New Guinea 44–28  Tonga Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 8,000
14 October 1998  Māori 46–0  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 8,000
18 October 1998  Papua New Guinea 54–12  Tonga Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 8,000

2000s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
7 October 2000  Australia 82–0  Papua New Guinea Friendly Australia Willows Sports Complex, Townsville 21,000
28 October 2000  Papua New Guinea 23–20  France 2000 World Cup France Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris 7,498
2 November 2000  Papua New Guinea 16–0  South Africa France Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse 4,313
6 November 2000  Papua New Guinea 30–22  Tonga France Stade Municipal, Saint-Estève 3,666
12 November 2000  Wales 22–8  Papua New Guinea England Halton Stadium, Widnes 5,211
17 June 2001  Papua New Guinea 16–27  France 2001 France tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 15,000
20 June 2001  Papua New Guinea 34–24  France Papua New Guinea Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 12,000
7 October 2001  Papua New Guinea 12–54  Australia Friendly Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,000
28 October 2007  Wales 50–10  Papua New Guinea Friendly Wales Brewery Field, Bridgend 1,456
3 November 2007  France 38–26  Papua New Guinea Two-match series friendly France Parc des Sports, Avignon 7,248
10 November 2007  France 22–16  Papua New Guinea France Stade André Moga, Bordeaux 4,500
25 October 2008  England 32–22  Papua New Guinea 2008 World Cup Australia Willows Sports Complex, Townsville 10,780
1 November 2008  New Zealand 48–6  Papua New Guinea Australia Robina Stadium, Robina 11,278
9 November 2008  Australia 46–6  Papua New Guinea Australia Willows Sports Complex, Townsville 16,239
29 October 2009  Papua New Guinea 44–14  Tonga 2009 Pacific Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 9,813
1 November 2009  Papua New Guinea 42–14  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 10,151

2010s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
24 October 2010  Australia 42–0  Papua New Guinea 2010 Four Nations Australia Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta 11,308
30 October 2010  New Zealand 76–12  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 6,000
6 November 2010  England 36–10  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Unknown
19 October 2013  Scotland 20–38  Papua New Guinea Friendly England Post Office Road, Featherstone Unknown
27 October 2013  Papua New Guinea 8–9  France 2013 World Cup England Craven Park, Kingston-upon-Hull 7,481
4 November 2013  Papua New Guinea 4–38  Samoa England Craven Park, Kingston-upon-Hull 6,871
8 November 2013  New Zealand 56–10  Papua New Guinea England Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds 18,180
19 October 2014  Papua New Guinea 32–18  Tonga Friendly Papua New Guinea Lae Oval, Lae Unknown
2 May 2015  Papua New Guinea 10–22  Fiji Friendly Australia Robina Stadium, Robina 12,336
7 May 2016  Papua New Guinea 24–22  Fiji Friendly Australia Parramatta Stadium, Parramatta 15,225
6 May 2017  Papua New Guinea 32–22  Cook Islands Friendly Australia Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah 18,271
14 October 2017  Fiji 0–10  Papua New Guinea Friendly Fiji ANZ National Stadium, Suva Unknown
14 October 2017  Australia 20–4  Papua New Guinea Friendly Fiji ANZ National Stadium, Suva Unknown
28 October 2017  Papua New Guinea 50–6  Wales 2017 World Cup Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,800
5 November 2017  Papua New Guinea 14–6  Ireland Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,800
12 November 2017  Papua New Guinea 64–0  United States Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,800
19 November 2017  England 36–6  Papua New Guinea Australia Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 10,563
23 June 2018  Papua New Guinea 26–14  Fiji Friendly Australia Campbelltown Sports Stadium, Leumeah 17,802
27 October 2018  Papua New Guinea 12–16 England England Knights 2018 Knights tour Papua New Guinea Lae Oval, Lae Unknown
3 November 2018  Papua New Guinea 32–22 England England Knights Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown
22 June 2019  Papua New Guinea 6–24  Samoa 2019 Oceania Shield Australia Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 8,408
9 November 2019  Fiji 22–20  Papua New Guinea New Zealand Rugby League Park, Christchurch 8,875
16 November 2019  Papua New Guinea 28–10  Great Britain 2019 Lions tour Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Unknown

2020s

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Date Home Score Away Competition Location Attendance
25 June 2022  Papua New Guinea 24–14  Fiji Friendly Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 10,720
18 October 2022  Tonga 24–18  Papua New Guinea 2021 World Cup England Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens 10,409
25 October 2022  Papua New Guinea 60–4  Cook Islands England Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington 6,273
31 October 2022  Papua New Guinea 36–0  Wales England Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster 6,968
5 November 2022  England 46–8  Papua New Guinea England DW Stadium, Wigan 23,179
15 October 2023  Papua New Guinea 46–10  Cook Islands 2023 Pacific Bowl Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 7,133
29 October 2023  Papua New Guinea 16–43  Fiji Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,546
5 November 2023  Fiji 12–32  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby 14,809
19 October 2024  Fiji 10–22  Papua New Guinea 2024 Pacific Bowl Fiji ANZ National Stadium, Suva 7,581
3 November 2024  Papua New Guinea 42–20  Cook Islands Papua New Guinea PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby TBA
10 November 2024  New Zealand  Papua New Guinea Australia Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney TBA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Papua New Guinea results at rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea head-to-head". rugbyleagueplanet. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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