Papua New Guinea national rugby league team information
National rugby team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team.
Papua New Guinea
Team information
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
First colours
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 )
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.
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).
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Global Information
England 40–12 Papua New Guinea 
Australia 82–0 Papua New Guinea 
