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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. [2] PNG Orchids and York Valkyrie (20 October 2022) - Elsie Albert and Lisa-Marie Alu each scored two tries as the Orchids won 38–0 [3]
This is a list of Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team players. 37 players have represented Papua New Guinea Orchids since 2017 starting with Orchid #1 Cathy Neap [citation needed] and the latest being Gemma Schnaubelt in 2019 who is PNG Orchid #37.
The Papua New Guinea team experienced huge difficulties leading to the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations Tournament, as politicians clashed for control over the game and the governing body, the PNGRFL, was split over issues concerning junior development, the national team and the Papua New Guinea NRL bid.
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]
Papua New Guinea played their first international test match at the inaugural 2016 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship against Fiji. The tournament was also part of the qualifying process for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup. [1] [2] Fiji won the match 37–10 and progressed to the Repechage tournament. [3] [4]
A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a license. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Papua ...
Pages in category "Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team players" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Papua New Guinea: 29 6 1 ... The IRL Women's World Rankings are the ranking system for women's national teams in the sport of rugby league football. [1]