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.
Head to head records Opponent Win% Share 4 1 0 3 25.00% 42 118 26.25% 2 1 0 1 50.00% 42 34 55.26% 2 0 0 2 0.00% 0 76 0.00% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 0 28 0.00% 1 1 0 0 100.00% 70 0 100.00% 2 0 0 2 0.00% 0 166 0.00% 2 1 0 1 50.00% 34 54 38.64% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 12 34 26.09% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 42 12.50% Totals 16 4 0 12 25.00% 206 550 27.25% Notes: Table last updated 19 October 2025. Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Coaches The role of Orchids Coach is currently vacant.
Name Span Tests PM's XIII Nines Ref. W D L W% W D L W% W D L W% Dennis Miall 2017 3 0 0 0 0% 1 0 0 1 0% N/A David Westley 2018 N/A 1 0 0 1 0% N/A Nigel Hukula 2019 1 0 0 1 0% N/A N/A Bagel Solien 2019 2 1 0 1 50% N/A 7 2 0 5 29% Ben Jeffries 2022-23 5 3 0 2 60% 2 0 0 2 0% N/A Tahnee Norris 2024-25 5 0 0 5 0% 2 0 0 2 0% N/A Craig Sandercock 2026 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0% N/A Note Last updated 16 December 2025
Notable players
The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership Elsie Albert (Parramatta Eels 2020present, 16 matches, 3 tries as at 17 August 2023) Therese Aiton (Parramatta Eels 2021 season, 2 matches) Amelia Kuk (Brisbane Broncos 2018, 2 matches) Ua Ravu (Canberra Raiders 2023present) Shellie Long (North Queensland Cowboys 2023present) Sera Koroi (North Queensland Cowboys 2023present) Jessikah Reeves (North Queensland Cowboys 2023present) Essay Banu (North Queensland Cowboys 2023present)
Current squad Head coach: Craig Sandercock
The squad for the 2026 Rugby League World Cup was announced on 7 October 2026.
Table last updated 6 October 2026.
J# Player Age Position(s) Orchids Club NRLW Other Reps Pts Pts 30 2019 12 3 0 0 12 Eels 31 46 11 0 0 44 3 2 25 2022 9 1 8 0 20 Cowboys 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 24 2022 9 2 0 0 8 Cowboys 30 30 2 0 0 8 1 3 4 20 2025 2 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Central Dabaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 2022 4 1 0 0 4 Pride 0 11 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Central Dabaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 2019 8 1 0 0 4 Clydesdales 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2025 2 1 0 0 4 Central Dabaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 2019 9 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 20 2025 2 0 0 0 0 Eels 15 15 3 0 0 12 1 29 0 0 0 0 0 Brumbies 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Raiders 6 6 2 0 0 8 1 18 2025 2 0 0 0 0 Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 2022 4 2 0 0 8 Pickers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Central Dabaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2019 12 6 0 0 24 Mt Hagen Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 Rabaul Gurias 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2025 1 0 0 0 0 Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2017 3 0 0 0 0 Central Dabaris 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Port Moresby Vipers 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2019 2 0 0 0 0 Clydesdales 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Notes: The Other Reps columns include matches: against the Australian Prime Minister's XIII against Far North Queensland, Brisbane Broncos, and York Valkyrie. for Queensland: Therese Aiton. for the Indigenous All Stars: Essay Banu.
Results
Full internationals Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports 16 Nov 2017 2017 World Cup Southern Cross Group Stadium, Sydney 19 Nov 2017 22 Nov 2017 22 Jun 2019 Test Match Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 9 Nov 2019 2 Test Series Goroka 16 Nov 2019 National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 1 Nov 2022 2021 World Cup Headingley Stadium, Leeds 5 Nov 2022 MKM Stadium, Hull 9 Nov 2022 Headingley Stadium, Leeds 14 Nov 2022 York Community Stadium, York 22 Oct 2023 Test Match Santos Stadium, Port Moresby 18 Oct 2024 2024 Pacific Championship Suncorp Studium, Brisbane 3 Nov 2024 Santos Stadium, Port Moresby 10 Nov 2024 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney 18 Oct 2025 2025 Pacific Championship Santos Stadium, Port Moresby 1 Nov 2025
=== Tour / trial / warm-up matches === Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Report 20 Oct 2017 Far North Queensland Warm-Up Match Billy Slater Oval, Callendar Park, Innisfail 2 Sep 2018 Brisbane Broncos Trial Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 31 Aug 2019 Brisbane Broncos Trial Match National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 20 Oct 2022 York Valkyrie Warm-Up Match York St John University Sports Park, York 15 Jun 2025 Australian Defence Force Tour Match National Football Stadium, Port Moresby 22 Jun 2025 Brisbane Broncos Trial Match Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Nines Date Opponent Score Tournament Venue Video Reports 8 Jul 2019 2019 Pacific Games Apia Park 8 Jul 2019 9 Jul 2019 9 Jul 2019 18 Oct 2019 2019 International Nines Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta 19 Oct 2019 19 Oct 2019
Upcoming fixtures Papua New Guinea has qualified for the 2026 World Cup to be held in October-November 2026. All three of the Orchids' pool games have been scheduled within a multi-match game day. The round one and two matches in Port Moresby are both double-headers with the Kumuls, albeit with different opponents.
Opponent Game Day Time Venue Weekday Date Format Local AEDT GMT Sponsored Name Actual Name Saturday 17 Oct 2026 12:15 PM 1:15 PM 2:15 AM Santos National Football Stadium PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Sunday 25 Oct 2026 12:15 PM 1:15 PM 2:15 AM Santos National Football Stadium PNG Football Stadium, Port Moresby Saturday 31 Oct 2026 4:55 PM 5:55 PM 6:55 AM Cbus Super Stadium Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Potential Semi-Final Saturday 7 Nov 2026 5:55 PM 5:55 PM 6:55 AM McDonald Jones Stadium Newcastle International Sports Centre Sunday 8 Nov 2026 5:55 PM 5:55 PM 6:55 AM Allianz Stadium Sydney Football Stadium Potential Final Sunday 15 Nov 2026 3:15 PM 4:15 PM 5:15 AM Suncorp Stadium Lang Park, Brisbane
Records Margins and streaks Biggest winning margins
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date 70 700 MKM Stadium 5 Nov 2022 22 3412 Headingley Stadium 1 Nov 2022 8 2820 Santos National Football Stadium 22 Oct 2023 4 2016 Oil Search National Football Stadium 16 Nov 2019 Biggest losing margins
Margin Score Opponent Venue Date 84 084 Suncorp Stadium 18 Oct 2024 82 082 LNER Community Stadium 14 Nov 2022 38 442 Headingley Stadium 9 Nov 2022 38 038 Southern Cross Group Stadium 22 Nov 2017 36 036 Santos National Football Stadium 3 Nov 2024 36 642 Santos National Football Stadium 1 Nov 2025 28 836 Southern Cross Group Stadium 16 Nov 2017 28 634 Santos National Football Stadium 18 Oct 2025 28 028 Leichhardt Oval 22 Jun 2019 22 1234 CommBank Stadium 10 Nov 2024 14 1024 Goroka 9 Nov 2019 14 822 Southern Cross Group Stadium 19 Nov 2017
Most consecutive wins
Matches First win Last win Days Ended Days 3 16 Nov 2019 5 Nov 2022 9 Nov 2022 Most consecutive losses
Matches First loss Last loss Days Ended Days 5 16 Nov 2017 9 Nov 2019 16 Nov 2019 5 18 Oct 2024 1 Nov 2025 Current
See also
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team Rugby league in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League
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