PNG professional rugby league club, based in Port Moresby, PNG
Papua New Guinea Hunters
Club information
Full name
Papua New Guinea Hunters Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)
The Hunters
Short name
PNG Hunters
Colours
Red Black Gold
Founded
2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Website
www.pnghunters.com
Current details
Ground(s)
National Football Stadium, 2016- (14,800)
Kalabond Oval, 2014-2015 (7,000)
CEO
Scott Barker[1]
Chairman
Stan Joyce
Coach
Paul Aiton
Captain
Ila Alu
Competition
Hostplus Cup
Current season
Records
Premierships (2nd grade)
'1 (2017)
Runners-up (2nd grade)
0
Minor premierships (2nd grade)
1 (2017)
Wooden spoons (2nd grade)
0
Most capped
' – 135 Wartovo Puara
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The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in Papua New Guinea. They were formed in December 2013 and compete in the Queensland Cup, a second tier competition in Australia.[2] The Hunters are the second Papua New Guinean side to enter the Queensland Cup following the Port Moresby Vipers who competed for two seasons in 1996 and 1997. Every Hunters match is shown live on national free-to-air television. The Hunters' home ground is the National Football Stadium in Port Moresby and their team colours are red, black and gold.[3] The Hunters won the Hostplus Cup in 2017.
Since 2023, they are one of the feeder clubs for the Dolphins in the Australian National Rugby League.
^"Hunters reappoint Barker to CEO role". 25 October 2021.
^"Papua New Guinea gain entry to Queensland Cup 2014". ABC News. 28 November 2013.
^Pangkatana, John (24 December 2013). "Q-Cup name unveiled". The National.
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