Papua_New_Guinea_Orchids
For the men's team, see Papua New Guinea national rugby league team.
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]
Quick Facts Team information, Nickname ...
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | PNG Orchids |
| Governing body | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
| Head coach | Ben Jeffries[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 | 4th |
| 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 | |
| Appearances | 2 (first time in 2017) |
| Best result | 2021 (Semi-Finalists) |
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More information Opponent, FM ...
| Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 38 | 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 | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 82 | 0.00% |
 Cook Islands | 2023 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 28 | 20 | 58.33% |
| Totals | 2017 | 2023 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 36.36% | 182 | 320 | 36.25% |
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Notes:
- Table last updated 23 October 2023.
- Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership
- Elsie Albert (Parramatta Eels 2020—present, 16 matches, 3 tries as at 17 August 2023)
- Therese Aiton (Parramatta Eels 2021 season, 2 matches)
- Amelia Kuk (Brisbane Broncos 2018, 2 matches)
- Ua Ravu (Canberra Raiders 2023—present)
- Shellie Long (North Queensland Cowboys 2023—present)
- Sera Koroi (North Queensland Cowboys 2023—present)
- Jessikah Reeves (North Queensland Cowboys 2023—present)
- Essay Banu (North Queensland Cowboys 2023—present)
Head coach: Ben Jeffries
The Orchids squad for the 2023 Pacific Championships was announced on 5 October 2023.[4]
More information J#, Player ...
| J# | Player | Age | Position(s) | Orchids | Club | NRLW | Other Reps | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dbt | M | T | G | F | Pts | CM | TM | T | G | F | Pts | ||||||
| 1 | Latoniya Norris | 22 | Fullback | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 |
| 2 | Lyiannah Allen | — | Wing | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Belinda Gwasamun | 28 | Centre | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |  Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2  1 |
| 4 | Shellie Long | 23 | Centre, Second-row | 2022 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 1 |
| 5 | Freda Waula | 28 | Wing, Fullback | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sera Koroi | 21 | Five-eighth | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1 |
| 7 | Ua Ravu | 26 | Halfback | 2019 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  Raiders | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 1 |
| 13 | Jessikah Reeves | 22 | Lock, Prop | 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Cowboys | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1 |
| 9 | Roswita Kapo | 23 | Hooker | 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  Magpies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 3 |
| 10 | Gloria Kaupa | 25 | Prop | 2017 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1 |
| 11 | Emily Veivers | 22 | Second-row, Centre | 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |  Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 1 |
| 12 | Essay Banu | 21 | Second-row | 2022 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  1 2 1 |
| 16 | Berthshiba Awoi | — | Second-row | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Meli Joe | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Sareka Mooka | 23 | Centre | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cowboys | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1  1 |
| 17 | Yolanda Taute | — | interchange | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Leila Kerowa | — | Prop | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Lancy Ulkambane | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Elsie Albert | 27 | Prop | 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  Eels | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 3 |
| 20 | Almah Johnson | — | Fullback | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Delailah Ahose | — | Hooker | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Sillah Rumints | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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Notes:
- The Other Reps columns include matches:
against the Australian Prime Minister's XIII
against Far North Queensland, Brisbane Broncos, and York Valkyrie.
for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII: Sareka Mooka.
for the Indigenous All Stars: Essay Banu and Sareka Mooka.
Full internationals
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Nov 2017 | England | 8–36 | 2017 WRLWC | Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney | [5] | [6] |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Canada | 8–22 | [7] | [8][9] | ||
| 22 Nov 2017 | New Zealand | 0–38 | [10] | [11] | ||
| 22 Jun 2019 | Fiji | 0–28 | Test Match | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | [12] | [13][14] |
| 9 Nov 2019 | England | 10–24 | 2 Test Series | Goroka | [15] | [16][17] |
| 16 Nov 2019 | England | 20–16 | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [18] | [19][20] | |
| 1 Nov 2022 | Canada | 34–12 | 2021 WRLWC | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | [21] | [22][23] |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Brazil | 70–0 | MKM Stadium, Hull | [24] | [25][26] | |
| 9 Nov 2022 | England | 4–42 | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | [27] | [28][29] | |
| 14 Nov 2022 | Australia | 0–82 | York Community Stadium, York | [30] | [31][32] | |
| 22 Oct 2023 | Cook Islands | 28–20 | 2023 Pacific Champs | Santos Stadium, Port Moresby | [33] | [34] |
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Other international matches
More information Date, Opponent ...
| 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] |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Australia | 4–56 | Women's PM's XII match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [43] | [44][45] |
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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
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2017 | Far North Queensland | 30–6 | Warm-Up Match | Billy Slater Oval, Callendar Park, Innisfail | [46] | — |
| 2 Sep 2018 |  Brisbane Broncos | 14–48 | Trial Match | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | [47] | [48] |
| 31 Aug 2019 | Brisbane Broncos | 0–14 | Trial Match | National Football Stadium, Port Moresby | [49] | [50] |
| 20 Oct 2022 |  York Valkyrie | 38–0 | Warm-Up Match | York St John University Sports Park, York | — | [3] |
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Nines
More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Score | Tournament | Venue | Video | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2019 | Fiji | 8–16 | 2019 Pacific Games |  Apia Park | — | [51] |
| 8 Jul 2019 |  Niue | 10–4 | — | — | ||
| 9 Jul 2019 | Cook Islands | 14–8 | [52] | — | ||
| 9 Jul 2019 | Fiji | 14–16 | [53] | [54] | ||
| 18 Oct 2019 | England | 4–25 | 2019 International Nines | Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta | — | [55] |
| 19 Oct 2019 | New Zealand | 12–24 | — | [56] | ||
| 19 Oct 2019 | Australia | 6–30 | — | — |
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