Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team.
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.
Quick Facts Team information, Nickname ...
Team information | ||||||
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Nickname | The Kumuls | |||||
Governing body | PNGRFL | |||||
Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
Head coach | Justin Holbrook | |||||
Captain | Kyle Laybutt | |||||
Most caps | Rhyse Martin (15) | |||||
Top try-scorer | David Mead (10) | |||||
Top point-scorer | Rhyse Martin (132) | |||||
Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||||
IRL ranking | 6th | |||||
Uniforms | ||||||
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Team results | ||||||
First game | ||||||
England 40–12 Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby, PNG; 6 July 1975) | ||||||
Biggest win | ||||||
Papua New Guinea 64–0 United States (Port Moresby, PNG; 12 November 2017) | ||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||
Australia 82–0 Papua New Guinea (Townsville, Australia; 7 October 2000) | ||||||
World Cup | ||||||
Appearances | 7 (first time in 1985–1988) | |||||
Best result | Quarterfinals (2000, 2017, 2021 ) |
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In Papua New Guinea, Rugby League is a highly popular sport and is regarded as the country's national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin).