Valentine Richard

Valentine Richard

Personal information
Full name	Valentine Richard
Born	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 24) Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023 PNG Hunters 4 0 0 0 0 2023 Central Queensland Capras 13 0 0 0 0 2024– PNG Hunters 17 6 0 0 24 Total 34 6 0 0 24 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023–25 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 2 0 0 0 0 2023– Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 4
Source: [1] As of 12 October 2025

Valentine Richard is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the PNG Hunters in the QLD Cup and Papua New Guinea at international level. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Richard made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 46–10 victory over Cook Islands in the 2023 Pacific Test scoring a try. ^[4]

On 12 October 2025 he played for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII in the 28-10 defeat to Australia’s Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby ^[5]

References

1. "Valentine Richard - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. "Six to debut for Kumuls – The National". www.thenational.com.pg.
3. "Valentine Richard". Queensland Rugby League. 16 October 2023.
4. "Ex-NRL star's four-try blitz, 'best put-down of the year' contender stun as PNG crush Cook Islands". Fox Sports. 15 October 2023.
5. Daniel Nuttall (12 October 2025). "Zero for seven?! Aussie's double hat-trick powers PM's XII past PNG despite horrific kicking". FoxSports.au.