PNG Prime Minister's XIII

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII
Team information
Governing body	PNGRFL
Head coach	Jason Demetriou
Captain	Nene Macdonald
Most caps	Rodney Pora (8)
Top try-scorer	Nickson Kolo; Jessie Joe Nandye; Menzie Yere (3)
Top point-scorer	Glen Nami (16)
Uniforms
	First colours
	First colours
Team results
	First international
	PNG PM's XIII 0–34 Australian PM's XIII; (Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 18 September 2005)
	Biggest defeat
	PNG PM's XIII 0–58 Australian PM's XIII; (National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 24 September 2016)

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister's XIII, or sometimes informally referred to as the PNG PM's XIII, is the name of a representative rugby league team, comprising Papua New Guinean players from the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League, PNG Hunters and other overseas clubs. The team is selected to play an annual fixture against Australian Prime Minister's XIII in Papua New Guinea in the final weeks of the rugby league season.

History

The PNG Prime Minister's XIII first played against their Australian counterparts in 2005 at Lloyd Robson Oval in the Papua New Guinean capital, Port Moresby. The team was coached in that match by former national team head coach Bob Bennett. The side has also been coached by former Papua New Guinean internationals Adrian Lam and Stanley Gene and is currently coached by Michael Marum, who played for the team in 2005.

Originally played in Port Moresby, in recent years the games have been held in various locations around Papua New Guinea, including Lae and Kokopo. Unlike regular international matches, each team is allowed a five-man bench and given unlimited interchanges throughout the match.

Originally, the team was made up of players predominantly from the local Papua New Guinea National Rugby League competition. In recent years, players from the National Rugby League, Intrust Super Cup and English Championship have also been selected.

The match is also used to promote rugby league, as well as humanitarian causes such as HIV and AIDS awareness,^[1] among the Papua New Guinean community.

The PNG PM's XIII has never won a match against Australia since the annual fixture commenced, but managed a 24–24 draw in 2007, after trailing 20–0 at half time. In 2019, the PNG PM's XIII did not play the Australian side, who instead faced the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII.

Current squad

Men

The team for the match on 12 October 2025 was initially announced on social media on 6 October 2025.^[2] The NRL later posted the team.^[3] Nene McDonald was appointed captain.^[4] Tallies in the table include the 2025 match.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	PM's XIII					Tests						Club	Club Matches				Other Reps
J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	M	T	G	F	P	Dbt	M	T	G	F	P	Club	CC	NRL	SL/CC	NQC	Other Reps
1	Nene Macdonald	31	Fullback, Centre	4	1	0	0	4	2013	20	14	0	0	56	Red Devils	7	98	75	21	2
2	Robert Derby	23	Wing	2	0	0	0	0	2022	7	6	0	0	24	Cowboys	18	18	0	42
3	Robert Mathias	24	Centre	2	1	0	0	4	2024	3	0	0	0	0	Hunters	31	0	0	31
4	Alex Max	25	Centre	2	1	0	0	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	Hunters	38	0	0	38
5	Dudley Dotoi	22	Wing	2	1	0	0	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	Blackhawks	36	0	0	36
6	Finley Glare	22	Five-eighth, Halfback	2	1	0	0	4	—	0	0	0	0	0	Hunters	36	0	0	36
7	Gairo Voro	22	Five-eighth	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Hunters	20	0	0	20
8	Epel Kapinias	27	Prop	3	2	0	0	8	2022	4	3	0	0	12	Hunters	64	0	0	74
9	Liam Horne	27	Hooker	2	0	0	0	0	2022	6	0	0	0	0	Tigers	18	0	48	51
10	Sylvester Namo	25	Prop, Second-row	3	0	0	0	0	2022	7	3	0	0	12	Tigers	9	0	20	48
11	Jacob Alick	25	Second-row, Prop	1	0	0	0	0	2022	10	0	0	0	0	Seagulls	22	19	0	81	1
12	Nixon Putt	30	Second-row	4	0	0	0	0	2017	13	4	0	0	16	Capras	75	0	13	142
13	Jack de Belin	34	Lock, Prop	1	0	0	0	0	2023	6	0	0	0	0	Dragons	253	252	0	1	3 2
14	Judah Rimbu	24	Hooker	4	1	0	0	4	2023	6	1	0	0	4	Hunters	78	0	9	78
15	Cooper Bai	18	Lock	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0				Titans	1	1	0	7
16	Ila Alu	30	Lock	3	0	0	0	0	2024	3	0	0	0	0	Hunters	106	0	0	106
17	Valentine Richard	28	Prop	2	0	0	0	0	2023	6	1	0	0	4	Capras	15	0	0	49
18	Jacob Taulani	21	Second-row	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Knights	4	0	0	4
19	Morea Morea	24	Fullback	3	0	1	0	2	—	1	1	0	0	4	Capras	0	0	0	32
20	Sanny Wabo	26	Fullback	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Hunters	48	0	0	48

Notes:

Kyle Laybutt was a late withdrawal. He was replaced at halfback by Gairo Varo with Sanny Wabo coming into the list of twenty players.
The shading in the Clubs column of the above table indicates players selected from teams outside the 2025 NRL season
- First Tier
  - Salford Red Devils (Super League) (1): Macdonald
  - Castleford Tigers (Super League) (1): Horne
- Second Tier
  - Papua New Guinea Hunters (7): Alu, Glare, Kapinias Mathias, Max, Rimbu, and Voro
  - Central Queensland Capras (3): Morea, Putt, and Richard
  - Brisbane Tigers (1): Namo
  - Townsville Blackhawks (1): Dotoi
  - Tweed Heads Seagulls (1): Alick
- Third Tier
  - Southern Suburbs Townsville Bulls (1): Laybutt
Player profiles were published on the NRL website on the morning of the match.^[4]

Women

The team for the match on 12 October 2025 was announced on social media on 6 October 2025.^[5] The NRL later posted the team.^[3] Tallies in the table include the 2025 match.

J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	PM's XIII					Tests						Club	Club Matches				Other Reps
J#	Player	Age	Position(s)	M	T	G	F	P	Dbt	M	T	G	F	P	Club	CC	NRL	SL/CC	NQC	Other Reps
1	Fleur Ginn	19	Fullback, Centre	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Eels	11	11	0	0	—
2	Skaylyn Sil	19	Wing	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Goroka Lahanis	0	0	0		—
3	Relna Wuruki-Hosea	20	Centre, Wing	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Raiders	6	6	0	7	—
18	Marie Biyama	27	Centre	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Clydesdales	0	0	0	7	—
5	Naomi Kelly	25	Wing	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Central Dabaris	0	0	0		—
6	India Seeto	19	Five-eighth	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Tigers	0	0	0	15	—
7	Caitlin Tanner	19	Halfback	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Cowboys	0	0	0	12	—
8	Elsie Albert	29	Prop	2	0	0	0	0	2019	10	3	0	0	12	Eels	20	35	0	15	3
9	Therese Aiton	36	Hooker	3	0	0	0	0	2019	6	1	0	0	4	Clydesdales	0	2	0	35	2 1
16	Emmogen Taumafai	22	Prop	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Falcons	0	0	0	19	—
11	Sareka Mooka	25	Second-row, Lock	1	0	0	0	0	2023	4	0	0	0	0	Cowboys	12	12	0	37	1 1
17	Leila Kerowa	—	Second-row, Centre	3	0	0	0	0	2023	4	1	0	0	4	Central Dabaris	0	0	0	5	—
10	Jessikah Reeves	24	Lock, Second-row	4	0	0	0	0	2022	8	1	0	0	4	Tigers	3	8	0	34	1
14	Delailah Ahose	32	Halfback, Hooker	2	0	0	0	0	2017	5	0	0	0	0	Goroka Lahanis	0	0	0	7	1
15	Gloria Kaupa	25	Lock, Prop	4	0	0	0	0	2017	12	0	0	0	0	Tigers	0	0	0	16	1
4	Ruth Gende	20	Centre	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Port Moresby Vipers	0	0	0		—
12	Essay Banu	23	Prop, Second-row	4	0	0	0	0	2022	8	2	0	0	8	Cowboys	20	20	0	23	1 2
13	Josephine Howard	22	Lock	1	0	0	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	Port Moresby Vipers	0	0	0		—
19	Emily Veivers	24	Hooker, Second-row	4	0	0	0	0	2022	7	0	6	0	12	Warriors	0	0	0	21	1
20	Mala Mark	28	Wing, Fullback	4	0	0	0	0	2017	3	0	0	0	0	Central Dabaris	0	0	0	6	—
21	Belinda Gwasamun	28	Centre	3	0	0	0	0	2022	8	5	0	0	20	Mt Hagen Eagles	0	0	0	15	1

Notes:

Player profiles were published on the NRL website on the morning of the match.^[6]

Results

2005

18 September 2005

PNG PM's XIII	0 – 34	Australian PM's XIII
	Report	Tries 2 Ryan Cross 1 Braith Anasta 1 Brett Finch 1 Kurt Gidley 1 Luke Priddis Goals 1 Clinton Schifcofske 1 Kurt Gidley 1 Luke Ricketson

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Shayne Hayne

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2005 squad								Coaching staff
1 Jessie Joe Nandye – FB 2 Eki Ene – WG 3 Chris Purkikil – CE 4 Leroy Muriki – CE 5 Ganet Auwo – WG 6 Keith Peters – FE 7 Stanley Hondina – HB 8 Rodney Pora – PR 9 Charlie Wabo – HK 10 Trevor Exton – PR 11 Joe Omai – SR 12 Francis Ray – SR 13 Johnson Kuike – LK		14 Jessie Alunga – SR 15 Channel Aquila – SR 16 Aaron Mulunga – SR 17 Simon Tonge – SR 17 Michael Marum – HK						Head coach Bob Bennett Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2006

30 September 2006

PNG PM's XIII	8 – 28	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Tom O'Reilly 2	Report	Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 1 Nathan Merritt 1 Steve Price 1 Brett Stewart 1 Trent Waterhouse Goals 2 Matt Orford

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Referee: Bill Harrigan

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2006 squad								Coaching staff
1 Ompalua Kua – FB 2 Tu'u Maori – WG 3 Francis Ray – CE 4 Gimapau Keimalo – CE 5 Eki Ene – WG 6 Keith Peters (c) – FE 7 Geno Kima – HB 8 Rodney Pora – PR 9 Paul Aiton – HK 10 Trevor Exton – PR 11 George Moni – SR 12 Johnson Kuike – SR 13 Tom O'Reilly – LK		14 Porian Bal – SR 15 Channel Aquila – SR 16 Wesley Benny – SR 17 Alphonse Kapil – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2007

23 September 2007

PNG PM's XIII	24 – 24	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Nigel Hukula 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Keith Peters 1 Menzie Yere 1 Goals Gimapau Keimelo 4	Report	Tries 2 Chris Lawrence 2 Joel Monaghan 1 Luke Douglas Goals 2 Kurt Gidley

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Gavin Badger

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2007 squad								Coaching staff
1 Menzie Yere – FB 2 Tu'u Maori – WG 3 Eki Ene – CE 4 Gimapau Keimelo – CE 5 Michael Mark – WG 6 Jessie Joe Nandye – FE 7 Keith Peters (c) – HB 8 Rodney Pora – PR 9 Charlie Wabo – HK 10 Nigel Hukula – PR 11 George Moni – SR 12 Joe Omai – SR 13 Johnson Kuike – LK		14 Paul Aiton – SR 15 Nico Slain – SR 16 Porian Bal – SR 17 Francis Ray – SR 18 Nickson Kolo – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2008

28 September 2008

PNG PM's XIII	30 – 54	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Stanley Gene 2 Menzie Yere 2 Nickson Kolo 1 Junior Ropra 1 Goals Tu'u Maori 3	Report	Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 2 Chris Lawrence 1 Robbie Farah 1 Nathan Hindmarsh 1 Michael Jennings 1 Josh Morris 1 Joe Picker 1 Carl Webb Goals 6 Scott Prince 1 Terry Campese

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bernard Sutton

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2008 squad								Coaching staff
1 Menzie Yere – FB 2 Dominic Angra – WG 3 Tu'u Maori – CE 4 Larsen Marabe – CE 5 Michael Mark – WG 6 Jessie Joe Nandye – FE 7 Keith Peters – HB 8 Nickson Kolo – PR 9 Charlie Wabo – HK 10 Rodney Pora – PR 11 Joseph Omae – SR 12 Francis Ray – SR 13 Stanley Gene (c) – LK		14 Rod Griffin – SR 15 Junior Ropra – SR 16 Simon Young – SR 17 Opisa Pomba – SR 18 Paul Aiton – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2009

27 September 2009

PNG PM's XIII	18 – 42	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Tommy Butterfield 1 Seigfried Gande 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Goals Glen Nami 3/3	Report	Tries 3 Michael Jennings 1 George Rose 1 Matthew Scott 1 David Shillington 1 Glenn Stewart Goals 7/7 Johnathan Thurston

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brett Suttor

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2009 squad								Coaching staff
1 Jessie Joe Nandye – FB 2 Elijah Riyong – WG 3 Anton Kui – CE 4 Larsen Marabe – CE 5 Kevin Frank – WG 6 Dion Aiye – FE 7 Keith Peters (c) – HB 8 Rodney Pora – PR 9 Benjamin John – HK 10 Nickson Kolo – PR 11 George Moni – SR 12 Seigfried Gande – SR 13 Rod Griffin – LK		14 Simon Young – SR 15 Glen Nami – SR 16 Tom Butterfiled – SR 17 Kerry Tapako – SR 18 Tyson Martin – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2010

26 September 2010

PNG PM's XIII	18 – 30	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Nickson Kolo 2 Glen Nami 1 Goals Ryan Tongia 3	Report	Tries 1 Luke Douglas 1 Chris Sandow 1 Ben Smith 1 Kade Snowden 1 Willie Tonga 1 Akuila Uate Goals 2 Corey Parker 1 James Maloney

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Tony De Las Heras

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2010 squad								Coaching staff
1 Ryan Tongia – FB 2 Michael Mark – WG 3 Jessie Joe Nandye – CE 4 Larsen Marabe – CE 5 Elijah Riyong – WG 6 Dion Aiye – FE 7 Benjamin John – HB 8 George Moni – PR 9 Paul Aiton (c) – HK 10 Rodney Pora – PR 11 Rod Griffin – SR 12 Seigfried Gande – SR 13 Glen Nami – LK		14 Charlie Wabo – SR 15 Tony Dai – SR 16 Andrew Sam – SR 17 Pidi Tongap – SR 18 Desmond Mok – SR 19 Johnson Kuike – SR 20 Joseph Pombo – SR 21 Nickson Kolo – SR						Head coach Stanley Gene Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2011

25 September 2011

PNG PM's XIII	22 – 36	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Josiah Abavu 1 Dion Aiye 1 Jessie Joe Nandye 1 Ray Thompson 1 Goals Glen Nami 3	Report	Tries 2 Blake Ferguson 2 Josh Morris 1 Luke Burt 1 Nathan Merritt Goals 3 Luke Burt 1 Matthew Bowen 1 Michael Crocker 1 Nathan Hindmarsh

Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Adam Devcich

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2011 squad								Coaching staff
1 David Mead – FB 2 Elijah Riyong – WG 3 Richard Kambo – CE 4 Chris Hogi – CE 5 Albert Patak – WG 6 Dion Aiye – FE 7 Ray Thompson – HB 8 Gonzela Urakusu – PR 9 James Segeyaro – HK 10 Rodney Pora – PR 11 Glen Nami – SR 12 David Loko – SR 13 Paul Aiton (c) – LK		14 Jessie Joe Nandye – SR 15 Larsen Marabe – SR 16 Pidi Tongap – SR 17 Charlie Wabo – SR 18 Josiah Abavu – SR 19 Samuel Sok – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2012

23 September 2012

PNG PM's XIII	18 – 24	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Richard Kambo 1 David Loko 1 Albert Patak 1 Matthew Puke 1 Goals Israel Eliab 1/4	Report	Tries 1 Michael Jennings 1 Feleti Mateo 1 Beau Ryan 1 Akuila Uate Goals 4/4 Scott Prince

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Phil Haines

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2012 squad								Coaching staff
1 Josiah Abavu – FB 2 Matthew Puke – WG 3 Richard Kambo – CE 4 Jason Tali – CE 5 Albert Patak – WG 6 Dion Aiye – FE 7 Israel Eliab – HB 8 Rodney Pora – PR 9 Charlie Wabo – HK 10 Gonzela Urakusu – PR 11 David Loko – SR 12 Larsen Marabe – SR 13 Glen Nami – LK		14 Wesley Mohukule – SR 15 Mark Mexico – SR 16 Enock Maki – SR 17 Wartovo Puara – SR 18 Esau Siune – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2013

29 September 2013

PNG PM's XIII	10 – 50	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Josiah Abavu 1 Israel Eliab 1 Goals Sebastian Pandia 1	Report	Tries 2 Jarryd Hayne 1 Kevin Gordon 1 Brett Morris 1 Josh Papalii 1 Aidan Sezer 1 David Shillington 1 James Tamou 1 Brent Tate Goals 6 Aidan Sezer 1 Corey Parker

Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gavin Morris

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2013 squad								Coaching staff
1 Josiah Abavu – FB 2 Francis Paniu – WG 3 Jessie Joe Nandye – CE 4 Israel Eliab – CE 5 Nene Macdonald – WG 6 Ase Boas – FE 7 Roger Laka – HB 8 Enock Maki – PR 9 Charlie Wabo (c) – HK 10 Petero Sunivalu – PR 11 Sebastian Pandia – SR 12 Paul Aiton – SR 13 Larsen Marabe – LK		14 Mark Mexico – SR 15 Joe Bruno – SR 16 David Loko – SR 17 Richard Kambo – SR 18 James Segeyaro – SR 19 Adex Wera – SR 20 Jason Tali – SR 21 Wellington Albert – SR						Head coach Adrian Lam Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2014

12 October 2014

PNG PM's XIII	16 – 34	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Thompson Teteh 2 Israel Eliab 1 Goals Noel Zeming 2	Report	Tries 2 Aaron Woods 1 Will Chambers 1 Josh Mansour 1 Anthony Milford 1 Beau Scott Goals 3 Ben Hunt 2 Matt Moylan

Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Grant Atkins

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2014 squad								Coaching staff
1 Israel Eliab (c) – FB 2 Garry Lo – WG 3 Thompson Teteh – CE 4 Jason Tali – CE 5 Adex Wera – WG 6 Dion Aiye – FE 7 Roger Laka – HB 8 Mark Mexico – PR 9 Wartovo Puara – HK 10 Esau Siune – PR 11 Sebastian Pandia – SR 12 Rhyse Martin – SR 13 Adam Korave – LK		14 Noel Zeming – SR 15 Willie Minoga – SR 16 Timothy Lomai – SR 17 Lawrence Tu'u – SR 18 Brandy Peter – SR 19 Stanton Albert – SR 20 Kato Ottio – SR 21 Henry Noki – SR						Head coach Michael Marum Mal Meninga Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2015

26 September 2015

PNG PM's XIII	12 – 40	Australian PM's XIII
Tries Watson Boas 1 Justin Olam 1 Goals Alfred Missian 2	Report	Tries 2 David Nofoaluma 1 Euan Aitken 1 Jarrod Croker 1 Alex Johnston 1 Jeremy Latimore 1 Chris McQueen 1 Jack Wighton Goals 2 Jarrod Croker 2 Adam Reynolds

Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Gavin Reynolds

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2015 squad								Coaching staff
1 Albert Patak (c) – FB 2 Justin Olam – WG 3 Enock Siane – CE 4 Junior Rau – CE 5 Philemon Kimisive – WG 6 Chris Jerry – FE 7 Watson Boas – HB 8 Sebastian Pandia – PR 9 Noel Joel – HK 10 Sydney Fred – PR 11 David Loko – SR 12 Rhadley Brawa – SR 13 Sami Maniai – LK		14 Alfred Missian – FE 15 Benjamin Hetra – SR 16 Isaac Mel – SR 17 Moses Meninga – SR 18 Andrew Ipi – SR 19 Daniel Pai – SR 20 Richard Kambo – SR						Head coach Stanley Tepend Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2016

24 September 2016

PNG PM's XIII	0 – 58	Australian PM's XIII
	Report	Tries: 3 Mitchell Moses 2 Josh Dugan 2 Blake Ferguson 2 Greg Inglis 1 Moses Mbye 1 Semi Radradra Goals: 4 Matt Moylan 3 Mitchell Moses

National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: David Munro

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2016 squad								Coaching staff
1 Bland Abavu – FB 2 Butler Morris – WG 3 Justin Olam – CE 4 Konnie Barnard – CE 5 Anderson Benford – WG 6 Ase Boas (c) – FE 7 Mafu Kalas – HB 8 Bernard Goma – PR 9 Noel Joel – HK 10 Esau Siune – PR 11 David Loko – SR 12 Rhadley Brawa – SR 13 Junior Rop – LK		14 Wartovo Puara – SR 15 Brandy Peter – SR 16 Willie Minoga – SR 17 Ila Alu – SR 18 Kingston Paul – SR						Head coach Michael Marum Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2017

23 September 2017

PNG PM's XIII	8 – 48	Australian PM's XIII
Tries: Stanford Talita 1 Goals: Jason Missian 2/2	Report	Tries: 3 Tom Trbojevic 3 James Tedesco 1 Tyson Frizell 1 James Maloney Goals: 6/6 James Maloney 1/1 Andrew Fifita 1/1 Valentine Holmes

National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 13,468

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2017 squad								Coaching staff
1 Joe Joshua – FB 2 Brendon Gotuno – WG 3 Stanford Talita – CE 4 Junior Rau – CE 5 Karo Kauna Jr – WG 6 Jason Missian – FE 7 Charlie Simon (c) – HB 8 Junior Rop – PR 9 Stanley Olo – HK 10 Dilbert Isaac – PR 11 Tuvi Lepan – SR 12 Eddie Dafa – SR 13 John Andy – LK		14 Sailas Gahuna – SR 15 William Mone – SR 17 Muka Peter Kulu – SR 18 Joshua Nane – SR						Head coach Stanley Tepend Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2018

6 October 2018

Papua New Guinea	18 – 34	Australian PM's XIII
Tries: Kyle Laybutt 1 Rhyse Martin 1 Justin Olam 1 Goals: Rhyse Martin 3/3	1st: 6 – 24 2nd: 12 – 10 Report	Tries: 2 Daly Cherry-Evans 1 Corey Allan 1 Nick Cotric 1 Chad Townsend 1 Jake Trbojevic Goals: 5/6 Zac Lomax

National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Chris Sutton

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2018 squad								Coaching staff
1 David Mead (c) – FB 2 Edene Gebbie – WG 3 Justin Olam – CE 4 Nene Macdonald – CE 5 Daniel Russell – WG 6 Lachlan Lam – FE 7 Watson Boas – HB 8 Moses Meninga – PR 9 James Segeyaro – HK 10 Stanton Albert – PR 11 Rhyse Martin – SR 12 Nixon Putt – SR 13 Wellington Albert – LK		14 Tom Butterfield – HK 15 Enoch Maki – PR 16 Kyle Laybutt – HB 17 Willie Minoga – PR 18 Rhadley Brawa – SR						Head coach Michael Marum Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

2022

25 September 2022

Australia	64 - 14	PNG PM's XIII
Tries: Matt Burton (22', 64') 2 Selwyn Cobbo (29', 79') 2 Nat Butcher (2') 1 Josh Addo-Carr (9') 1 Angus Crichton (12') 1 Zac Lomax (14') 1 Jake Averillo (33') 1 Sam Walker (69') 1 Dane Laurie (72') 1 Beau Fermor (74') 1 Goals: Zac Lomax 8/11 (3', 11', 13', 15', 24', 71', 73', 75') Josh Addo-Carr 0/1	1st: 38 – 4 2nd: 26 – 10	Tries: Edene Gebbie 1 Jimmy Ngutlik 1 Brandon Nima 1 Goals: Kyle Laybutt 1/3

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 8,744 ^[7]
Referee: Todd Smith

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2022 squad								Coaching staff
1 Edene Gebbie – FB 2 Jimmy Ngutlik – WG 3 Brandon Nima – CE 4 Rodrick Tai – CE 5 Leon Undupia – WG 6 Judah Rimbu – FE 7 Kyle Laybutt – HB 8 Mckenzie Yei – PR 9 Wartovo Puara – HK 10 Sylvester Namo – PR 11 Daniel Russell – SR 12 Nixon Putt – SR 13 Keven Appo – LK		14 Wesser Tenza – HK 15 Emmanuel Waine – LK 16 Zev John – PR 17 Francis Kembis – PR 18 Cruise Ten – SR 19 Sherwin Tanabi – SR 20 Epel Kapinias – PR						Head coach Stanley Tepend Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 20 September 2022 Source(s): https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/09/20/png-name-pms-xiii-squad/

2023

23 September 2023

PNG PM's XIII	18 – 30	Australian PM's XIII
Tries: Nene Macdonald 4 Cruise Ten 46 Epel Kapinias 70 Goals: Zac Laybutt 3/3	1st: 6–12 2nd: 18–30	Tries: Murray Taulagi 15 Hudson Young 33 Alofiana Khan-Pereira 58 Cameron McInnes 61 Tyrell Sloan 79 Goals: Zac Lomax 5/5

Santos Stadium, Port Moresby
Referee: Peter Gough

PNG Prime Minister's XIII
2023 squad								Coaching staff
1 Treigh Stewart – FB 2 Robert Derby – WG 3 Benji Kot – CE 4 Zac Laybutt – CE 5 Nene Macdonald – WG 6 Gary James – FE 7 Kyle Laybutt – HB 8 Epel Kapinias – PR 9 Judah Rimbu – HK 10 Valentine Richard – PR 11 Nixon Putt – SR 12 Jeremiah Simbiken – SR 13 Cruise Ten – LK		14 Morea Morea – FB 15 Junior Rop – PR 16 Tommy Moide – PR 17 Seal Kalo – PR 18 Joseph Mocke – HK 19 Jamie Mavoko – HB 20 Nathan Tente – HK						Head coach Justin Holbrook Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s)

Players

Captains

Keith Peters (2006–2007, 2009)
Stanley Gene (2008)
Paul Aiton (2010–2011)
Charlie Wabo (2013)
Israel Eliab (2014)
Albert Patak (2015)
Ase Boas (2016)
Charlie Simon (2017)
David Mead (2018)
Wartovo Puara (2022)
Kyle Laybutt (2023)
Judah Rimbu (2024)
Nene Macdonald (2025)

Coaches

Bob Bennett (2005)
Adrian Lam (2006–2009, 2011–2013)
Stanley Gene (2010)
Michael Marum (2014, 2016, 2018)
Mal Meninga (2014)
Stanley Tepend (2015, 2017, 2022)
Justin Holbrook (2023)
Jason Demetriou (2024–2025)

Records

Individual

Most games
- 8 Rodney Pora (2005–2012)
- 7 Paul Aiton (2006–2008, 2010–2011, 2013)
- 7 Jessie Joe Nandye (2005, 2007–2011, 2013)
- 7 Charlie Wabo (2005, 2007–2008, 2010–2013)
- 6 Larsen Marabe (2008–2013)
Most tries
- 3 Nickson Kolo
- 3 Jessie Joe Nandye
- 3 Menzie Yere
Most points
- 16 Glen Nami
- 12 Nickson Kolo
- 12 Jessie Joe Nandye
- 12 Menzie Yere
Most tries in a match
- 2 Tom O'Reilly (2006)
- 2 Stanley Gene (2008)
- 2 Menzie Yere (2008)
- 2 Nickson Kolo (2010)
- 2 Thompson Teteh (2014)
Most points in a match
- 10 Rhyse Martin (2018)

References

^ "League players spread HIV message in PNG". The Sydney Morning Herald, AAP. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
^ "Papua New Guinea - PM's XIII men - Squad announcement". facebook. Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Prime Minister's XIII PNG squads announced". NRL. PNGRFL. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
^ ^a ^b Walter, Brad; Middleton, David (12 October 2025). "PNG rising: Demetriou welcomes tough selection calls". NRL. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ "Papua New Guinea - PM's XIII women - Squad announcement". facebook. Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
^ Walter, Brad; Middleton, David (12 October 2025). "There's a big future: Teen stars on show for PNG women". NRL. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
^ https://www.austadiums.com/sport/event/27288

[1] "League players spread HIV message in PNG". The Sydney Morning Herald, AAP. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[2] "Papua New Guinea - PM's XIII men - Squad announcement". facebook. Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[PNG_PM13_squads_on_NRL-3] "Prime Minister's XIII PNG squads announced". NRL. PNGRFL. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.

[NRL_Preview_and_PNG_Player_Profiles-4] Walter, Brad; Middleton, David (12 October 2025). "PNG rising: Demetriou welcomes tough selection calls". NRL. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[5] "Papua New Guinea - PM's XIII women - Squad announcement". facebook. Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.

[6] Walter, Brad; Middleton, David (12 October 2025). "There's a big future: Teen stars on show for PNG women". NRL. Retrieved 12 October 2025.

[7] ttps://www.austadiums.com/sport/event/27288

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Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
Federation	Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League
Statistics	Players Coaches Results World Cup
Events	Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy Melanesian Cup 1991 Kumuls tour
Other teams	Women (PNG Orchids) Players PNG PM's XIII

Rugby league in Papua New Guinea
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National Teams	Men's (The Kumuls) Women's (PNG Orchids) PNG Prime Minister's XIII
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