Team information | |
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Nickname | PNG Orchids |
Governing body | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Head coach | Ben Jeffries [1] |
Captain | Elsie Albert |
Most caps | Carol Humeu (9) |
Top try-scorer | Belinda Gwasamun (5) |
Top point-scorer | Belinda Gwasamun (20), Lila Malabag (20) |
IRL ranking | 4th |
Team results | |
First game | |
![]() ![]() Port Moresby, 23 Sep 2017 | |
First international | |
![]() ![]() Woolooware, 16 Nov 2017 | |
Biggest win | |
![]() ![]() Hull, 5 Nov 2022 | |
Biggest defeat | |
![]() ![]() York, 14 Nov 2022 | |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first time in 2017 ) |
Best result | 2021 (Semi-Finalists) |
The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team, also known as the PNG Orchids represents Papua New Guinea in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. [2]
Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
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![]() | 2017 | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 42 | 118 | 26.25% |
![]() | 2017 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 42 | 34 | 55.26% |
![]() | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 38 | 0.00% |
![]() | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 28 | 0.00% |
![]() | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 70 | 0 | 100.00% |
![]() | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 82 | 0.00% |
![]() | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 28 | 20 | 58.33% |
Totals | 2017 | 2023 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 36.36% | 182 | 320 | 36.25% |
Notes:
The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership
Head coach: Ben Jeffries
The Orchids squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 5 October 2023. [4]
J# | Player | Age | Position(s) | Orchids | Club | NRLW | Other Reps | ||||||||||
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Dbt | M | T | G | F | Pts | CM | TM | T | G | F | Pts | ||||||
1 | Latoniya Norris | 22 | Fullback | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | Lyiannah Allen | — | Wing | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | Belinda Gwasamun | 28 | Centre | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
4 | Shellie Long | 23 | Centre , Second-row | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
5 | Freda Waula | 28 | Wing , Fullback | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | Sera Koroi | 21 | Five-eighth | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
7 | Ua Ravu | 26 | Halfback | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
13 | Jessikah Reeves | 22 | Lock , Prop | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
9 | Roswita Kapo | 23 | Hooker | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
10 | Gloria Kaupa | 25 | Prop | 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
11 | Emily Veivers | 22 | Second-row , Centre | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() |
12 | Essay Banu | 21 | Second-row | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | Berthshiba Awoi | — | Second-row | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | Meli Joe | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | Sareka Mooka | 23 | Centre | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() ![]() |
17 | Yolanda Taute | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | Leila Kerowa | — | Prop | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | Lancy Ulkambane | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | Elsie Albert | 27 | Prop | 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ![]() | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ![]() ![]() |
20 | Almah Johnson | — | Fullback | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
21 | Delailah Ahose | — | Hooker | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
– | Sillah Rumints | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes:
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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16 Nov 2017 | ![]() | 8–36 | 2017 WRLWC | ![]() | [5] | [6] |
19 Nov 2017 | ![]() | 8–22 | [7] | [8] [9] | ||
22 Nov 2017 | ![]() | 0–38 | [10] | [11] | ||
22 Jun 2019 | ![]() | 0–28 | Test Match | ![]() | [12] | [13] [14] |
9 Nov 2019 | ![]() | 10–24 | 2 Test Series | ![]() | [15] | [16] [17] |
16 Nov 2019 | ![]() | 20–16 | ![]() | [18] | [19] [20] | |
1 Nov 2022 | ![]() | 34–12 | 2021 WRLWC | ![]() | [21] | [22] [23] |
5 Nov 2022 | ![]() | 70–0 | ![]() | [24] | [25] [26] | |
9 Nov 2022 | ![]() | 4–42 | ![]() | [27] | [28] [29] | |
14 Nov 2022 | ![]() | 0–82 | ![]() | [30] | [31] [32] | |
22 Oct 2023 | ![]() | 28–20 | 2023 Pacific Champs | ![]() | [33] | [34] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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23 Sep 2017 | ![]() | 4–42 | Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII | ![]() | — | [35] [36] [37] |
6 Oct 2018 | ![]() | 4–40 | Women's PM's XII match | ![]() | [38] | [39] |
25 Sep 2022 | ![]() | 6–64 | Women's PM's XII match | ![]() | [40] | [41] [42] |
23 Sep 2023 | ![]() | 4–56 | Women's PM's XII match | ![]() | [43] | [44] [45] |
Note: In all three of the above matches Papua New Guinea and Australia each fielded 20 players (13 on the field and 7 on the interchange bench).
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report |
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20 Oct 2017 | ![]() | 30–6 | Warm-Up Match | ![]() | [46] | — |
2 Sep 2018 | ![]() | 14–48 | Trial Match | ![]() | [47] | [48] |
31 Aug 2019 | ![]() | 0–14 | Trial Match | ![]() | [49] | [50] |
20 Oct 2022 | ![]() | 38–0 | Warm-Up Match | ![]() | — | [3] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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8 Jul 2019 | ![]() | 8–16 | 2019 Pacific Games | ![]() | — | [51] |
8 Jul 2019 | ![]() | 10–4 | — | — | ||
9 Jul 2019 | ![]() | 14–8 | [52] | — | ||
9 Jul 2019 | ![]() | 14–16 | [53] | [54] | ||
18 Oct 2019 | ![]() | 4–25 | 2019 International Nines | ![]() | — | [55] |
19 Oct 2019 | ![]() | 12–24 | — | [56] | ||
19 Oct 2019 | ![]() | 6–30 | — | — |
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