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

Below is the list of Papua New Guinea's international head-to-head record as of 10 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	19	1	0	18	5.26	238	866	–628
New Zealand Maori	12	2	0	10	16.67%	269	396	–127
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	118	41	2	75	34.75%	2,339	3,507	–1,168

Results

1970s

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

1980s

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

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

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

2020s

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Location	Attendance
25 June 2022	Papua New Guinea	24–14	Fiji	Friendly	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	10,720
18 October 2022	Tonga	24–18	Papua New Guinea	2021 World Cup	Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens	10,409
25 October 2022	Papua New Guinea	60–4	Cook Islands		Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington	6,273
31 October 2022	Papua New Guinea	36–0	Wales		Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster	6,968
5 November 2022	England	46–8	Papua New Guinea		DW Stadium, Wigan	23,179
15 October 2023	Papua New Guinea	46–10	Cook Islands	2023 Pacific Bowl	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	7,133
29 October 2023	Papua New Guinea	16–43	Fiji		PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	14,546
5 November 2023	Fiji	12–32	Papua New Guinea		PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	14,809
19 October 2024	Fiji	10–22	Papua New Guinea	2024 Pacific Bowl	ANZ National Stadium, Suva	7,581
3 November 2024	Papua New Guinea	42–20	Cook Islands		PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	TBA
10 November 2024	New Zealand	54–12	Papua New Guinea		Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney	TBA
25 October 2025	Papua New Guinea	–	Cook Islands	2025 Pacific Bowl	PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	TBA
1 November 2025	Papua New Guinea	–	Fiji		PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby	TBA

See also

• Sports portal

• Papua New Guinea National Rugby League
• Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
• Rugby league in Papua New Guinea

References

1. Papua New Guinea results at rugbyleagueproject.org
2. "Papua New Guinea head-to-head". rugbyleagueplanet. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

External links

• Papua New Guinea results at rugbyleagueproject.org