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Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league

Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australia national rugby league team and the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first match between the two sides was in 1982, with the Kangaroos coming out with a 38–2 victory. They have played each other ten times, with Australia winning each match-up by at least 22 points.

The Home and Away labels are technical terms, and may not reflect the actual home team in the match (e.g. 2008 World Cup).

Head to Head edit

Head to Head overall
Played 10
  Australia wins 10
  Papua New Guinea wins 0
Draws 0

Results edit

2010s edit

2010s Head to Head
Played: 1   Australia: 1   Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
24 October 2010   Australia Australia 34 – 0 Papua New Guinea Parramatta Stadium 11,308 2010 Four Nations Match [1]

2000s edit

2000s Head to Head
Played: 3   Australia: 3   Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
9 November 2008   Australia Papua New Guinea 6 – 46 Australia   Willows Sports Complex 16,239 2008 World Cup Group A Match [2]
7 October 2001   Australia Papua New Guinea 12 – 54 Australia PNG Football Stadium 14,000 Test Match [3]
7 October 2000   Australia Australia 82 – 0 Papua New Guinea Willows Sports Complex 21,000 Test Match [4]

1990s edit

1990s Head to Head
Played: 3   Australia: 3   Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
15 July 1992   Australia Australia 36 – 14 Papua New Guinea Townsville Sports Reserve 12,470 1989–1992 World Cup Match [5]
13 October 1991   Australia Papua New Guinea 6 – 40 Australia PNG Football Stadium 14,500 1989–1992 World Cup Match/1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea [6]
6 October 1991   Australia Papua New Guinea 2 – 58 Australia Danny Leahy Oval 13,000 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea [7]

1980s edit

1980s Head to Head
Played: 3   Australia: 3   Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
20 July 1988   Australia Australia 70 – 8 Papua New Guinea Eric Weissel Oval 11,685 1985–1988 World Cup Match [8]
4 October 1986   Australia Papua New Guinea 12 – 62 Australia PNG Football Stadium 17,000 1985–1988 World Cup Match [9]
2 October 1982   Australia Papua New Guinea 2 – 38 Australia PNG Football Stadium 15,000 Test Match [10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Australia vs. Papua New Guinea - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  2. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs. Australia - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  3. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs Australia 2001 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  4. ^ "Australia vs Papua New Guinea 2000 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  5. ^ "Australia vs. Papua New Guinea - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  6. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs Australia 1991 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs Australia 1991 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  8. ^ "Australia vs. Papua New Guinea - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  9. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs. Australia - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  10. ^ "Papua New Guinea vs Australia 1982 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.

External links edit

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