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For the men's team, see Papua New Guinea national rugby league team.
Papua New Guinea Orchids
Team information
NicknamePNG Orchids
Governing bodyPapua New Guinea Rugby Football League
RegionAsia-Pacific
Head coachBen Jeffries[1]
CaptainElsie Albert
Most capsCarol Humeu (9)
Top try-scorerBelinda Gwasamun (5)
Top point-scorerBelinda Gwasamun (20),
Lila Malabag (20)
IRL ranking4th
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 0–82 Australia 
York, 14 Nov 2022
World Cup
Appearances2 (first time in 2017)
Best result2021 (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]

Current squad

Head coach: Ben Jeffries

Squad of 24 players for the World Cup.[3][4][5]
Table last updated 15 November 2022 following the Semi-Final match against Australia.

Player Age Club / Conference Position Tests Other Matches
Debut M T G Pts Debut M T G Pts
Therese Aiton 33 South Sydney Rabbitohs Hooker 2019 4 1 0 4 2018 4 0 0 0
Elsie Albert 26 St George Illawarra Dragons Prop 2019 7 1 0 4 2018 4 3 0 12
Lisa-Marie Alu 29 PNG Highlands Confederate Wing 2022 2 0 0 0 2022 1 2 0 8
Bertshiba Awoi 23 PNG Southern Confederate interchange 2022 3 0 0 0 2022 2 0 0 0
Essay Banu 20 Wynnum Seagulls Lock, Prop 2022 4 1 0 4 2022 2 0 0 0
Anika Butler 25 Newcastle Knights Wing 2022 4 2 0 8 2022 2 0 0 0
Shae-Yvonne De La Cruz 26 Souths Magpies Wing, Fullback 2022 3 0 0 0 2022 2 0 0 0
Belinda Gwasamun 27 PNG Highlands Confederate Centre 2022 4 5 0 20 2022 2 1 0 4
Carol Humeu 27 PNG Southern Confederate Second-row 2017 9 1 0 4 2017 6 0 0 0
Shirley Joe 30 PNG Highlands Confederate Five-eighth 2017 7 3 0 12 2017 4 0 0 0
Michelle John Ikupu 27 PNG Northern Confederate Prop 2022 3 0 0 0 2022 2 0 0 0
Roswita Kapo 22 PNG Southern Confederate Hooker 2019 3 1 0 4 2018 5 0 0 0
Gloria Kaupa 24 PNG Highlands Confederate Prop 2017 8 0 0 0 2019 2 0 0 0
Sera Koroi 20 Souths Magpies Centre, Lock 2022 4 1 0 4 2022 2 0 0 0
Talitha Kunjil 27 PNG Highlands Confederate Prop 2022 2 0 0 0 2022 2 1 0 4
Joanne Lagona 33 PNG Southern Confederate Fullback — 0 0 0 0 2022 1 1 0 4
Shellie Long 22 Easts Tigers interchange, Centre 2022 3 1 0 4 2022 2 0 0 0
Lila Malabag 22 PNG Southern Confederate Halfback 2022 4 1 8 20 2022 2 0 0 0
Martha Molowia 27 PNG Southern Confederate Centre 2022 4 4 0 16 2018 4 1 0 4
Ua Ravu 26 Riverina Bulls Lock 2019 5 2 0 8 2022 1 1 0 4
Jessikah Reeves 21 Souths Magpies Prop, Second-row 2022 4 1 0 4 2022 2 0 0 0
Emily Veivers 21 Easts Tigers Lock, Second-row 2022 3 0 2 4 2022 2 0 0 0
Veronica Waula 29 PNG Southern Confederate Second-row 2017 4 0 0 0 2022 5 0 0 0
Tara Moxon 25 Leeds Rhinos Wing 2022 1 2 0 8 — 0 0 0 0ee

Notes:

  • The Other Matches tallies include matches against Australia, Far North Queensland, the Brisbane Broncos, and York Valkyrie.
  • Elizabeth Kapa was selected for the postponed 2021 World Cup, but was unable to participate due to injury.
  • The Orchids announced via social media on 26 October that Tara Moxon had been added to the squad.

Notable players

Main article: List of Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team players
PNG Orchids and York Valkyrie (20 October 2022) - Elsie Albert and Lisa-Marie Alu each scored two tries as the Orchids won 38–0[6]

The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership

Results

Full internationals

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
16 Nov 2017  England
8–36
2017 WRLWC Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney [7] [8]
19 Nov 2017  Canada
8–22
[9] [10][11]
22 Nov 2017  New Zealand
0–38
[12] [13]
22 Jun 2019  Fiji
0–28
Test Match Leichhardt Oval, Sydney [14] [15][16]
9 Nov 2019  England
10–24
2 Test Series Goroka [17] [18][19]
16 Nov 2019  England
20–16
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby [20] [21][22]
1 Nov 2022  Canada
34–12
2021 WRLWC Headingley Stadium, Leeds [23] [24][25]
5 Nov 2022  Brazil
70–0
MKM Stadium, Hull [26] [27][28]
9 Nov 2022  England
4–42
Headingley Stadium, Leeds [29] [30][31]
14 Nov 2022  Australia
0–82
York Community Stadium, York [32] [33][34]

Other international matches

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
23 Sep 2017  Australia
4–42
Curtain-raiser to men's PM's XIII National Football Stadium, Port Moresby — [35][36][37]
6 Oct 2018  Australia
4–40
Women's PM's XII match National Football Stadium, Port Moresby [38] [39]
25 Sep 2022  Australia
6–64
Women's PM's XII match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [40] [41][42]

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).

Tour / Trial / Warm-Up Matches

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report
20 Oct 2017 Far North Queensland
30–6
Warm-Up Match Billy Slater Oval, Callendar Park, Innisfail [43] —
2 Sep 2018 Brisbane Broncos
14–48
Trial Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane [44] [45]
31 Aug 2019 Brisbane Broncos
0–14
Trial Match National Football Stadium, Port Moresby [46] [47]
20 Oct 2022 York Valkyrie
38–0
 Warm-Up Match England York St John University Sports Park, York — [6]

Nines

Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports
8 Jul 2019  Fiji
8–16
2019 Pacific Games Apia Park — [48]
8 Jul 2019  Niue
10–4
— —
9 Jul 2019  Cook Islands
14–8
[49] —
9 Jul 2019  Fiji
14–16
[50] [51]
18 Oct 2019  England
4–25
2019 International Nines Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta — [52]
19 Oct 2019  New Zealand
12–24
— [53]
19 Oct 2019  Australia
6–30
— —


See also

References

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