List of Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team matches

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The following is a list of Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team international matches.

Contents

Overall

See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering

Papua New Guinea's overall international match record against all nations, updated to 2 June 2024, is as follows:

PlayedWonDrawnLostWin %
Total1400140.00%

Full internationals

Legend

WonLostDraw

2010s

TestDateOpponentPFPAVenueEventRef
12016-11-05Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1037 HFC Bank Stadium, Suva Oceania Championship [1] [2] [3] [4]
22018-11-16Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4556 Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Championship [5] [6] [7] [8]
32018-11-20Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 096 Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Championship [1] [9] [10]
42018-11-24Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2662 Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Championship [11] [12] [13]
52019-11-17Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1265 Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Championship [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

2020s

TestDateOpponentPFPAVenueEventRef
62020-03-01Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2436 Bava Park, Port Moresby Oceania Championship [19] [13] [20]
72022-07-09Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 0152Massey Park, Auckland Oceania Championship [1] [21] [22] [23]
82022-07-13Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 091 Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe Oceania Championship [21] [24] [25]
92022-07-18Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 7108Massey Park, Auckland Oceania Championship [26] [21] [27]
102023-05-26Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 077 Bond University, Robina Oceania Championship
112023-05-30Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 083 Bond University, Robina Oceania Championship
122023-06-04Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 2230 Bond University, Robina Oceania Championship
132024-05-29Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 685 Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane Oceania Championship
142024-06-02Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 539 Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane Oceania Championship

Other internationals

DatePNGScoreOpponentVenueTournament
26 November 2019 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg0–131Flag of New Zealand.svg  Black Ferns Development XV Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Rugby Championship
30 November 2019 Papua New Guinea  Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg22–40Flag of Fiji.svg  Fijiana Development XV Churchill Park, Lautoka Oceania Rugby Championship

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