Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league

Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australia national rugby league team and the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first match between the two sides was in 1982, with the Kangaroos coming out with a 38–2 victory. They have played each other ten times, with Australia winning each match-up by at least 22 points.

The Home and Away labels are technical terms, and may not reflect the actual home team in the match (e.g. 2008 World Cup).

Head to Head
Head to Head overall
Played 10
 Australia wins 10
 Papua New Guinea wins 0
Draws 0

Results

2010s
2010s Head to Head
Played: 1  Australia: 1  Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
24 October 2010 Australia Australia 34 – 0 Papua New Guinea Parramatta Stadium 11,308 2010 Four Nations Match [1]

2000s
2000s Head to Head
Played: 3  Australia: 3  Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
9 November 2008 Australia Papua New Guinea 6 – 46 Australia Willows Sports Complex 16,239 2008 World Cup Group A Match [2]
7 October 2001 Australia Papua New Guinea 12 – 54 Australia PNG Football Stadium 14,000 Test Match [3]
7 October 2000 Australia Australia 82 – 0 Papua New Guinea Willows Sports Complex 21,000 Test Match [4]

1990s
1990s Head to Head
Played: 3  Australia: 3  Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
15 July 1992 Australia Australia 36 – 14 Papua New Guinea Townsville Sports Reserve 12,470 1989–1992 World Cup Match [5]
13 October 1991 Australia Papua New Guinea 6 – 40 Australia PNG Football Stadium 14,500 1989–1992 World Cup Match/1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea [6]
6 October 1991 Australia Papua New Guinea 2 – 58 Australia Danny Leahy Oval 13,000 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea [7]

1980s
1980s Head to Head
Played: 3  Australia: 3  Papua New Guinea: 0 Draws: 0
Date Winner Home Score Away Venue Crowd Match Status Source
20 July 1988 Australia Australia 70 – 8 Papua New Guinea Eric Weissel Oval 11,685 1985–1988 World Cup Match [8]
4 October 1986 Australia Papua New Guinea 12 – 62 Australia PNG Football Stadium 17,000 1985–1988 World Cup Match [9]
2 October 1982 Australia Papua New Guinea 2 – 38 Australia PNG Football Stadium 15,000 Test Match [10]

References
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