The following is a list of Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team international matches.
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:
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00% |
Won | Lost | Draw |
Test | Date | Opponent | PF | PA | Venue | Event | Ref |
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1 | 2016-11-05 | Fiji | 10 | 37 | HFC Bank Stadium, Suva | Oceania Championship | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
2 | 2018-11-16 | Samoa | 45 | 56 | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Championship | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
3 | 2018-11-20 | Fiji | 0 | 96 | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Championship | [1] [9] [10] |
4 | 2018-11-24 | Tonga | 26 | 62 | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Championship | [11] [12] [13] |
5 | 2019-11-17 | Samoa | 12 | 65 | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Championship | [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] |
Test | Date | Opponent | PF | PA | Venue | Event | Ref |
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6 | 2020-03-01 | Tonga | 24 | 36 | Bava Park, Port Moresby | Oceania Championship | [19] [13] [20] |
7 | 2022-07-09 | Fiji | 0 | 152 | Massey Park, Auckland | Oceania Championship | [1] [21] [22] [23] |
8 | 2022-07-13 | Samoa | 0 | 91 | Navigation Homes Stadium, Pukekohe | Oceania Championship | [21] [24] [25] |
9 | 2022-07-18 | Tonga | 7 | 108 | Massey Park, Auckland | Oceania Championship | [26] [21] [27] |
10 | 2023-05-26 | Fiji | 0 | 77 | Bond University, Robina | Oceania Championship | |
11 | 2023-05-30 | Samoa | 0 | 83 | Bond University, Robina | Oceania Championship | |
12 | 2023-06-04 | Tonga | 22 | 30 | Bond University, Robina | Oceania Championship | |
13 | 2024-05-29 | Fiji | 6 | 85 | Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane | Oceania Championship | |
14 | 2024-06-02 | Tonga | 5 | 39 | Sunnybank Rugby Club, Brisbane | Oceania Championship |
Date | PNG | Score | Opponent | Venue | Tournament |
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26 November 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 0–131 | Black Ferns Development XV | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Rugby Championship |
30 November 2019 | Papua New Guinea | 22–40 | Fijiana Development XV | Churchill Park, Lautoka | Oceania Rugby Championship |
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