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Biggest defeat. Fiji 152–0 Papua New Guinea. (Massey Park, Auckland; 9 July 2022) The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team played their first international against Fiji in 2016. They compete annually in the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship, and have not qualified for the Rugby World Cup as yet.
Papua New Guinea 0–82 Australia. York, 14 Nov 2022. World Cup. Appearances. 2 ( first time in 2017) Best result. 2021 (Semi-Finalists) 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.
4. Source: [ 1] As of 14 November 2022. Elsie Albert (born 20 May 1996) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Parramatta Eels Women in the NRL Women's Premiership . She is the captain of the Papua New Guinea national team.
The Papua New Guines women's national rugby league team are nicknamed Orchids. The name was chosen as a symbol of diversity; there are over 3,000 species of Orchid in Papua New Guinea. [17] [18] They competed in the Women's Rugby League World Cup for the first time at the 2017 competition. [19]
See Women's international rugby for information about the status of international games and match numbering. Papua New Guinea's overall international match record against all nations, updated to 29 May 2024, is as follows: Played. Won.
Cybele Druma. Cybele Druma is a rugby player and women's sports activist in Papua New Guinea. She is responsible for introducing women's rugby to the country, fighting deep societal resistance to women in sports. [1] Druma was head of the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union, the national rugby organization; she is one of the only females in ...
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 ).
A few days after the rugby team made history, across town, near the banks of the Seine River at the La Concorde urban park, the Team U.S.A women’s 3x3 basketball team secured their own bronze medal.