PNG Prime Minister's XIII
| Team information | ||
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| Governing body | PNGRFL | |
| Head coach | Michael Marum | |
| Captain | David Mead | |
| Most caps | Rodney Pora (8) | |
| Top try-scorer | Nickson Kolo Jessie Joe Nandye Menzie Yere (3) | |
| Top point-scorer | Glen Nami (16) | |
| Uniforms | ||
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| Team results | ||
| First international | ||
PNG PM's XIII  0–34  Australian PM's XIII(Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 18 September 2005) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
| PNG PM's XIII 0–58 Australian PM's XIII (National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 24 September 2016) | ||
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII, or sometimes informally referred to as the PNG PM's XIII, is the name of a representative rugby league team, comprising Papua New Guinean players from the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League, PNG Hunters and other overseas clubs. The team is selected to play an annual fixture against Australian Prime Minister's XIII in Papua New Guinea in the final weeks of the rugby league season.
History[]
The PNG Prime Minister's XIII first played against their Australian counterparts in 2005 at Lloyd Robson Oval in the Papua New Guinean capital, Port Moresby. The team was coached in that match by former national team head coach Bob Bennett. The side has also been coached by former Papua New Guinean internationals Adrian Lam and Stanley Gene and is currently coached by Michael Marum, who played for the team in 2005.
Originally played in Port Moresby, in recent years the games have been held in various locations around Papua New Guinea, including Lae and Kokopo. Unlike regular international matches, each team is allowed a five-man bench and given unlimited interchanges throughout the match.
Originally, the team was made up of players predominately from the local Papua New Guinea National Rugby League competition. In recent years, players from the National Rugby League, Intrust Super Cup and English Championship have also been selected.
The match is also used to promote rugby league, as well as humanitarian causes such as HIV and AIDS awareness,[1] among the Papua New Guinean community.
The PNG PM's XIII has never won a match against Australia since the annual fixture commenced, but managed a 24–24 draw in 2007, after trailing 20–0 at half time. In 2019, the PNG PM's XIII did not play the Australian side, who instead faced the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.
Results[]
2005[]
18 September 2005
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0 – 34 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Report | Tries 2 Ryan Cross 1 Braith Anasta 1 Brett Finch 1 Kurt Gidley 1 Luke Priddis Goals 1 Clinton Schifcofske 1 Kurt Gidley 1 Luke Ricketson |
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2006[]
30 September 2006
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| PNG PM's XIII
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8 – 28 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Tom O'Reilly 2 |
Report | Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 1 Nathan Merritt 1 Steve Price 1 Brett Stewart 1 Trent Waterhouse Goals 2 Matt Orford |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Referee: Bill Harrigan |
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2007[]
23 September 2007
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| PNG PM's XIII
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24 – 24 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Nigel Hukula 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Keith Peters 1 Menzie Yere 1 Goals Gimapau Keimelo 4 |
Report | Tries 2 Chris Lawrence 2 Joel Monaghan 1 Luke Douglas Goals 2 Kurt Gidley |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Gavin Badger |
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2008[]
28 September 2008
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| PNG PM's XIII
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30 – 54 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Stanley Gene 2 Menzie Yere 2 Nickson Kolo 1 Junior Ropra 1 Goals Tu'u Maori 3 |
Report | Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 2 Chris Lawrence 1 Robbie Farah 1 Nathan Hindmarsh 1 Michael Jennings 1 Josh Morris 1 Joe Picker 1 Carl Webb Goals 6 Scott Prince 1 Terry Campese |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Bernard Sutton |
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2009[]
27 September 2009
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| PNG PM's XIII
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18 – 42 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Tommy Butterfield 1 Seigfried Gande 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Goals Glen Nami 3/3 |
Report | Tries 3 Michael Jennings 1 George Rose 1 Matthew Scott 1 David Shillington 1 Glenn Stewart Goals 7/7 Johnathan Thurston |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Brett Suttor |
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2010[]
26 September 2010
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| PNG PM's XIII
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18 – 30 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Nickson Kolo 2 Glen Nami 1 Goals Ryan Tongia 3 |
Report | Tries 1 Luke Douglas 1 Chris Sandow 1 Ben Smith 1 Kade Snowden 1 Willie Tonga 1 Akuila Uate Goals 2 Corey Parker 1 James Maloney |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,856 Referee: Tony De Las Heras |
| 2010 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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2011[]
25 September 2011
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| PNG PM's XIII
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22 – 36 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Josiah Abavu 1 Dion Aiye 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Ray Thompson 1 Goals Glen Nami 3 |
Report | Tries 2 Blake Ferguson 2 Josh Morris 1 Luke Burt 1 Nathan Merritt Goals 3 Luke Burt 1 Matthew Bowen 1 Michael Crocker 1 Nathan Hindmarsh |
Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
Attendance: 16,528 Referee: Adam Devcich |
| 2011 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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2012[]
23 September 2012
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| PNG PM's XIII
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18 – 24 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Richard Kambo 1 David Loko 1 Albert Patak 1 Matthew Puke 1 Goals Israel Eliab 1/4 |
Report | Tries 1 Michael Jennings 1 Feleti Mateo 1 Beau Ryan 1 Akuila Uate Goals 4/4 Scott Prince |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Phil Haines |
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2013[]
29 September 2013
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| PNG PM's XIII
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10 – 50 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Josiah Abavu 1 Israel Eliab 1 Goals Sebastian Pandia 1 |
Report | Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 1 Kevin Gordon 1 Brett Morris 1 Josh Papalii 1 Aidan Sezer 1 David Shillington 1 James Tamou 1 Brent Tate Goals 6 Aidan Sezer 1 Corey Parker |
Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gavin Morris |
| 2013 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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2014[]
12 October 2014
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| PNG PM's XIII
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16 – 34 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Thompson Teteh 2 Israel Eliab 1 Goals Noel Zeming 2 |
Report | Tries 2 Aaron Woods 1 Will Chambers 1 Josh Mansour 1 Anthony Milford 1 Beau Scott Goals 3 Ben Hunt 2 Matt Moylan |
Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Grant Atkins |
| 2014 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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2015[]
26 September 2015
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| PNG PM's XIII
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12 – 40 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries Watson Boas 1 Justin Olam 1 Goals Alfred Missian 2 |
Report | Tries 2 David Nofoaluma 1 Euan Aitken 1 Jarrod Croker 1 Alex Johnston 1 Jeremy Latimore 1 Chris McQueen 1 Jack Wighton Goals 2 Jarrod Croker 2 Adam Reynolds |
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 18,113 Referee: Gavin Reynolds |
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2016[]
24 September 2016
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| PNG PM's XIII
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0 – 58 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Report | Tries: 3 Mitchell Moses 2 Josh Dugan 2 Blake Ferguson 2 Greg Inglis 1 Moses Mbye 1 Semi Radradra Goals: 4 Matt Moylan 3 Mitchell Moses |
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 15,011 Referee: David Munro |
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2017[]
23 September 2017
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| PNG PM's XIII
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8 – 48 | Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries: Stanford Talita 1 Goals: Jason Missian 2/2 |
Report | Tries: 3 Tom Trbojevic 3 James Tedesco 1 Tyson Frizell 1 James Maloney Goals: 6/6 James Maloney 1/1 Andrew Fifita 1/1 Valentine Holmes |
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 13,468 |
| 2017 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
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2018[]
6 October 2018
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| Papua New Guinea
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18 – 34 |  Australian PM's XIII
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| Tries: Kyle Laybutt 1 Rhyse Martin 1 Justin Olam 1 Goals: Rhyse Martin 3/3 |
1st: 6 – 24 2nd: 12 – 10 Report |
Tries: 2 Daly Cherry-Evans 1 Corey Allan 1 Nick Cotric 1 Chad Townsend 1 Jake Trbojevic Goals: 5/6 Zac Lomax |
National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,007 Referee: Chris Sutton |
| 2018 squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach
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Players[]
Captains[]
- Keith Peters (2006–2007, 2009)
- Stanley Gene (2008)
- Paul Aiton (2010–2011)
- Charlie Wabo (2013)
- Israel Eliab (2014)
- (2015)
- Ase Boas (2016)
- (2017)
- David Mead (2018)
Coaches[]
- Bob Bennett (2005)
- Adrian Lam (2006–2009, 2011–2013)
- Stanley Gene (2010)
- Michael Marum (2014, 2016, 2018)
- Mal Meninga (2014)
- (2015, 2017)
Records[]
Individual[]
- Most games
- 8 Rodney Pora (2005–2012)
- 7 Paul Aiton (2006–2008, 2010–2011, 2013)
- 7 Jessie Joe Nandye (2005, 2007–2011, 2013)
- 7 Charlie Wabo (2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2013)
- 6 Larsen Marabe (2008–2013)
- Most tries
- 3 Nickson Kolo
- 3 Jessie Joe Nandye
- 3 Menzie Yere
- Most points
- 16 Glen Nami
- 12 Nickson Kolo
- 12 Jessie Joe Nandye
- 12 Menzie Yere
- Most tries in a match
- 2 Tom O'Reilly (2006)
- 2 Stanley Gene (2008)
- 2 Menzie Yere (2008)
- 2 Nickson Kolo (2010)
- 2 Thompson Teteh (2014)
- Most points in a match
- 10 Rhyse Martin (2018)
See also[]
- Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
References[]
- ^ "League players spread HIV message in PNG". The Sydney Morning Herald, AAP. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
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