Team information | |
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Nickname | PNG Orchids |
Governing body | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
Head coach | Tahnee Norris [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 | 5th |
Team results | |
First game | |
Papua New Guinea 4–42 Australia Port Moresby, 23 Sep 2017 | |
First international | |
Papua New Guinea 8–36 England Woolooware, 16 Nov 2017 | |
Biggest win | |
Papua New Guinea 70–0 Brazil Hull, 5 Nov 2022 | |
Biggest defeat | |
Papua New Guinea 0–84 Australia Brisbane, 18 Oct 2024 | |
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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England | 2017 | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.00% | 42 | 118 | 26.25% |
Canada | 2017 | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | 42 | 34 | 55.26% |
New Zealand | 2017 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 76 | 0.00% |
Fiji | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 28 | 0.00% |
Brazil | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 70 | 0 | 100.00% |
Australia | 2022 | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 166 | 0.00% |
Cook Islands | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 28 | 20 | 58.33% |
Samoa | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 12 | 34 | 26.09% |
Totals | 2017 | 2024 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 28.57% | 194 | 474 | 29.04% |
Notes:
The current Orchids head coach is Tahnee Norris. [1]
Name | Span | Tests | PM's XIII | Nines | Ref. | ||||||||||||
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M | W | D | L | W% | M | W | D | L | W% | M | W | D | L | W% | |||
Dennis Miall | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | N/A | [4] | ||||
David Westley | 2018 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | N/A | [5] | ||||||||
Nigel Hukula | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | N/A | N/A | [6] | ||||||||
Bagel Solien | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | N/A | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 29% | [7] [8] | ||||
Ben Jeffries | 2022-23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | N/A | [9] [10] | ||||
Tahnee Norris | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | N/A | [1] |
Note
The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership
Head coach: Tahnee Norris
The Orchids squad for the 2024 Pacific Championships was announced on 15 October 2024. [11]
Table last updated 11 November 2024 and includes the Week 4 match against Samoa.
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 | Shae Yvonne De La Cruz | 28 | Fullback | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
2 | Jenny Wesley | — | Wing | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goroka Lahanis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Belinda Gwasamun | 28 | Centre | 2022 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | Wentworthville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 3 |
4 | Leila Kerowa | — | Centre , Second-row | 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Central Dabaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Lyiannah Allen | — | Wing , Centre | 2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
6 | Sera Koroi | 22 | Five-eighth | 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Magpies | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 3 |
7 | Ua Ravu | 27 | Halfback , Hooker | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 2 |
8 | Elsie Albert | 28 | Prop | 2019 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Eels | 10 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 1 |
12 | Emily Veivers | 23 | Hooker , Second-row | 2022 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 3 |
10 | Essay Banu | 22 | Prop , Second-row | 2022 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 1 3 |
11 | Sareka Mooka | 24 | Second-row , Lock | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cowboys | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 1 1 |
15 | Jessikah Reeves | 23 | Second-row , Lock | 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Clydesdales | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 3 |
13 | Gloria Kaupa | 25 | Lock , Prop | 2017 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wentworthville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 3 |
14 | Delailah Ahose | — | Halfback , Hooker | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goroka Lahanis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 1 |
9 | Therese Aiton | 35 | Hooker | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Clydesdales | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1 2 |
16 | Yolanda Taute | — | Prop | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Goroka Lahanis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 | Mala Mark | — | Wing , Fullback | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Dabaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
18 | Talitha Kunjil | — | Second-row | 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 2 |
19 | Meli Joe | — | Halfback | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Lilah Malabag | — | Halfback | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Port Moresby Vipers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 2 |
21 | Roswita Kapo | 23 | Hooker | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Wentworthville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 4 |
– | Frida Anthony | — | Lock | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Central Dabaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
– | Freda Waula | 29 | Wing , Fullback | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
IJ | Latoniya Norris | 23 | Centre , Fullback | 2022 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Darwin Brothers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Notes:
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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16 Nov 2017 | England | 8–36 | 2017 WRLWC | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | [12] | [13] |
19 Nov 2017 | Canada | 8–22 | [14] | [15] [16] | ||
22 Nov 2017 | New Zealand | 0–38 | [17] | [18] | ||
22 Jun 2019 | Fiji | 0–28 | Test Match | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | [19] | [20] [21] |
9 Nov 2019 | England | 10–24 | 2 Test Series | Goroka | [22] | [23] [24] |
16 Nov 2019 | England | 20–16 | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [25] | [26] [27] | |
1 Nov 2022 | Canada | 34–12 | 2021 WRLWC | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | [28] | [29] [30] |
5 Nov 2022 | Brazil | 70–0 | MKM Stadium, Hull | [31] | [32] [33] | |
9 Nov 2022 | England | 4–42 | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | [34] | [35] [36] | |
14 Nov 2022 | Australia | 0–82 | York Community Stadium, York | [37] | [38] [39] | |
22 Oct 2023 | Cook Islands | 28–20 | 2023 Pacific Champs | Santos Stadium, Port Moresby | [40] | [41] |
18 Oct 2024 | Australia | 0–84 | 2024 Pacific Champs | Suncorp Studium, Brisbane | [42] | [43] |
3 Nov 2024 | New Zealand | 0–36 | Santos Stadium, Port Moresby | [44] | [45] | |
10 Nov 2024 | Samoa | 12–34 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney | [46] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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23 Sep 2017 | Australia | 4–42 | Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | — | [47] [48] [49] |
6 Oct 2018 | Australia | 4–40 | Women's PM's XII match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [50] | [51] |
25 Sep 2022 | Australia | 6–64 | Women's PM's XII match | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | [52] | [53] [54] |
23 Sep 2023 | Australia | 4–56 | Women's PM's XII match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [55] | [56] [57] |
13 Oct 2024 | Australia | 0–50 | Women's PM's XII match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [58] |
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 | Far North Queensland | 30–6 | Warm-Up Match | Billy Slater Oval, Callendar Park, Innisfail | [59] | — |
2 Sep 2018 | Brisbane Broncos | 14–48 | Trial Match | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | [60] | [61] |
31 Aug 2019 | Brisbane Broncos | 0–14 | Trial Match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [62] | [63] |
20 Oct 2022 | York Valkyrie | 38–0 | Warm-Up Match | York St John University Sports Park, York | — | [3] |
Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
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8 Jul 2019 | Fiji | 8–16 | 2019 Pacific Games | Apia Park | — | [64] |
8 Jul 2019 | Niue | 10–4 | — | — | ||
9 Jul 2019 | Cook Islands | 14–8 | [65] | — | ||
9 Jul 2019 | Fiji | 14–16 | [66] | [67] | ||
18 Oct 2019 | England | 4–25 | 2019 International Nines | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | — | [68] |
19 Oct 2019 | New Zealand | 12–24 | — | [69] | ||
19 Oct 2019 | Australia | 6–30 | — | — |
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