Papua New Guinea at the Rugby League World Cup

Papua New Guinea have competed in seven editions of the Rugby League World Cup. Their best finish is the quarter-finals, which they have reached in two tournaments.

Tournament history

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World Cup record
Year Round Position GP W L D
19541977 Did not participate
    1985–88 Fourth place 4/5 8 2 6 0
    1989–92 Fifth place 5/5 8 0 8 0
  1995 Group stage 6/10 2 0 1 1
   2000 Quarter-finals 6/16 4 3 1 0
  2008 Group stage 10/10 3 0 3 0
   2013 Group stage 13/14 3 0 3 0
    2017 Quarter-finals 5/14 4 3 1 0
  2021 Qualified
  2025 To be determined
Total 0 Titles 32 8 23 1

Tournaments

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Key
Colour Meaning
Qualifiers to the next round

1985-1988

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Australia 8 6 0 2 252 91 +161 121
  New Zealand 8 5 1 2 158 86 +72 111
  Great Britain 8 4 2 2 203 90 +113 10
  Papua New Guinea 8 2 0 6 84 325 −241 41
  France 8 1 1 6 35 140 −105 3

1 France's 1987 away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were scratched and each team awarded two points as the French were unable to tour Australasia that year due to financial difficulties.

1989-1992

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Key to colours in group tables
Advances to the Final
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Points
  Australia 8 8 0 0 236 68 +168 16
  Great Britain 8 5 0 3 215 79 +136 10
  New Zealand 8 5 0 3 203 120 +83 10
  France 8 2 0 6 80 247 −167 4
  Papua New Guinea 8 0 0 8 84 304 −220 0

1995

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 2 2 0 0 47 30 +17 4 Advanced to knockout stage
  Tonga 2 0 1 1 52 53 −1 1
  Papua New Guinea 2 0 1 1 34 50 −16 1
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 28–28   Tonga The Boulevard, Hull
6-22   New Zealand Knowsley Road, St Helens

2000

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Points
  Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 69 42 27 6
  France 3 2 0 1 104 37 67 4
  Tonga 3 1 0 2 96 76 20 2
  South Africa 3 0 0 3 24 138 −114 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 23–20   France Charlety Stadium, Paris
16–0   South Africa Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
30–22   Tonga Stadium Municipal d'Albi, Albi
Quarter-Final 8–22   Wales Auto Quest Stadium, Widnes

2008

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Points
  Australia 3 3 0 0 128 16 112 6
  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 90 60 30 4
  England 3 1 0 2 60 110 -50 2
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 34 126 −92 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 22–32   England Willows Sports Complex, Townsville
6–48   New Zealand Robina Stadium, Gold Coast
6–46   Australia Willows Sports Complex, Townsville

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2013

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Points
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 146 34 112 6
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 84 52 32 4
  France 3 1 0 2 15 78 -63 2
  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 22 103 −81 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 8–9   France Craven Park, Hull
4–38   Samoa Craven Park, Hull
10–56   New Zealand Headingley, Leeds

2017

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
  Papua New Guinea 3 3 0 0 128 12 +116 6 Advanced to knockout stage
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 76 32 +44 4
  Wales 3 0 0 3 18 156 −138 0
Round Score Opposition Venue
Group Stage 50–6   Wales National Football Stadium
14-6   Ireland National Football Stadium
64-0   United States National Football Stadium
Quarter-Final 6–36   England Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne

2021

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18 October 2022 Tonga   v   Papua New Guinea Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens
25 October 2022 Papua New Guinea   v   Cook Islands Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
31 October 2022 Papua New Guinea   v   Wales Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster
Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Diff Points
  Papua New Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Tonga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Cook Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Rugby League World Cup – RLWC | Rugby League Planet". March 2013.
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