2024 PNGNRL season
2024 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (Digicel Cup) | |
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Duration | April 16 – September 3, 2024 |
Teams | 13 |
Broadcast partners | Digicel (Subscription) |
The 2024 season of Papua New Guinea National Rugby League competition will be the 34th season of the premier rugby league competition in Papua New Guinea since 1991.[1]
Teams
[edit]The competition will have 12 franchise teams competing in 2024 with the re-inclusion of Waghi Tumbe who were terminated for breaching the participation agreement in 2022. Sepik Pride, who replaced them, were removed this year for failing to meet standards for inclusion. [2][3]
Events
[edit]Before the season started the Rabaul Gurias decided to relocate for the season due to complications with their region's airport. [4] Transport problems continued during the season, during the round 5 game between Kimbe and Vipers the game was postponed and played during the week behind closed doors. [5]
During round 4 game between Eagles and Central, Eagles captain Levai Andrew refused to leave the pitch for a sin-bining and the referee let him stay. The referee was banned from the next round and the captain for at least 10 weeks. [6]
Regular season
[edit]Round 1
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
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14-20 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 13 April 2024, 11:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Enga Mioks | 28-38 | Rabaul Gurias | 13 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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22-16 | Goroka Lahanis | 13 April 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Waghi Tumbe | 18-14 | ![]() |
13 April 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
Mendi Muruks | 26-16 | Hela Wigmen | 14 April 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
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24-22 | ![]() |
14 April 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval, Kimbe | ||
Source:[7] [8] |
Round 2
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Rabaul Gurias | 12-12 | ![]() |
20 April 2024, 12:45 | National Football Stadium | ||
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21-14 | ![]() |
21 April 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
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2012 | Waghi Tumbe | 21 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Mendi Muruks | 28-20 | Goroka Lahanis | 21 April 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 16-16 | Enga Mioks | 22 April 2024, 13:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
Hela Wigmen | 30-22 | ![]() |
21 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[9] |
Round 3
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Waghi Tumbe | 18-20 | Mendi Muruks | 27 April 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
Rabaul Gurias | 14-22 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 28 April 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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22-18 | ![]() |
28 April 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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8-18 | Hela Wigmen | 28 April 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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24-22 | Enga Mioks | 28 April 2024, 14:00 | Alpus Oval, Wabag | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 14-18 | ![]() |
28 April 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
Source:[10] |
Round 4
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18-18 | ![]() |
4 May 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
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18-8 | Waghi Tumbe | 5 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Mendi Muruks | 24-18 | ![]() |
6 May 2024, 14:00 | Lae Rugby league Oval | ||
Hela Wigmen | 16-16 | Enga Mioks | 6 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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12-16 | Rabaul Gurias | 6 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby league Oval | ||
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8-14 | Goroka Lahanis | 6 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[11] |
Round 5
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Waghi Tumbe | 32-8 | ![]() |
11 May 2024, 15:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
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6-28 | ![]() |
14 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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18-26 | Mendi Muruks | 12 May 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Enga Mioks | 28-4 | Goroka Lahanis | 12 May 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval, Wabag | ||
Rabaul Gurias | 19-12 | Hela Wigmen | 12 May 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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38-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 12 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Source:[12] |
Round 6
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Waghi Tumbe | 20-10 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18 May 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval | ||
Rabaul Gurias | 14-26 | ![]() |
19 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Hela Wigmen | 24-24 | ![]() |
19 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 22-18 | ![]() |
19 May 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
Mendi Muruks | 14-22 | Enga Mioks | 19 May 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
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18-24 | ![]() |
19 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[13] [14] [15] |
Round 7
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
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6-12 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 26 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Enga Mioks | 24-18 | ![]() |
26 May 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval, Wabag | ||
Rabaul Gurias | 38-0 | ![]() |
26 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 6-10 | Waghi Tumbe | 26 May 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
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34-14 | Mendi Muruks | 26 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Hela Wigmen | 12-6 | ![]() |
26 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[16] |
Round 8
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
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18-22 | ![]() |
1 June 2024, 12:45 | National Football Stadium | ||
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18-30 | Mendi Muruks | 2 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Hela Wigmen | 14-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 2 June 2023, 15:10 | National Football Stadium | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 36-18 | Rabaul Gurias | 2 June 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
Enga Mioks | 32-22 | Waghi Tumbe | 2 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
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16-16 | ![]() |
2 June 2024, 15:30 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Source:[17] [18] |
Round 9
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
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28-18 | ![]() |
8 June 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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8-14 | Enga Mioks | 8 June 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 26-16 | ![]() |
8 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
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20-14 | Waghi Tumbe | 9 June 2024, 12:45 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Mendi Muruks | 16-18 | Rabaul Gurias | 9 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 22-14 | Hela Wigmen | 9 June 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
Source:[19][20] |
Round 10
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Waghi Tumbe | 10-8 | Hela Wigmen | 15 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
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14-36 | Rabaul Gurias | 16 June 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 31-24 | Mendi Muruks | 16 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
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40-18 | Goroka Lahanis | 16 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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18-34 | ![]() |
16 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Enga Mioks | 62-10 | ![]() |
16 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
Source:[21] |
Round 11
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 28-16 | Goroka Lahanis | 22 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
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12-20 | ![]() |
22 June 2024, 14:00 | Humphreys Oval, Kimbe | ||
Rabaul Gurias | 20-14 | Waghi Tumbe | 23 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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18-18 | Enga Mioks | 23 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Mendi Muruks | 34-12 | ![]() |
23 June 2024, 12:45 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
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10-16 | Hela Wigmen | 23 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
Source: [22][23] |
Round 12
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Mt. Hagen Eagles | 22-18 | ![]() |
29 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
Enga Mioks | 28-10 | Rabaul Gurias | 30 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 38-22 | ![]() |
30 June 2024, 14:00 | NSI Gorokha | ||
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20-20 | ![]() |
30 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
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10-4 | Waghi Tumbe | 30 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Hela Wigmen | 16-16 | Mendi Muruks | 30 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[24] [25] |
Round 13
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
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Date and Time | Venue | |||||
Waghi Tumbe | 24-16 | ![]() |
6 July 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Ambam Oval | ||
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10-12 | Hela Wigmen | 6 July 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
Enga Mioks | 24-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 7 July 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
Goroka Lahanis | 20-20 | Mendi Muruks | 7 July 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
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10-24 | ![]() |
7 July 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
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6-22 | Rabaul Gurias | 7 July 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
Source:[26] [27] |
Ladder
[edit]After 13 rounds
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | B | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Enga Mioks | 118 | 19 | |||||||
2 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 15 | 18 | |||||||
3 | Rabaul Gurias | 49 | 17 | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
71 | 16 | |||||||
5 | Mendi Muruks | 31 | 16 | |||||||
6 | ![]() |
18 | 16 | |||||||
7 | Kroton Hela Wigmen | 3 | 13 | |||||||
8 | Waghi Tumbe | 4 | 12 | |||||||
9 | ![]() |
-14 | 11 | |||||||
10 | Goroka Lahanis | -28 | 11 | |||||||
11 | ![]() |
-64 | 9 | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
-203 | 0 |
- The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
- Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
- The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
Finals series
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
Elimination Finals | |||||||
13 August 2024, 12:30pm | National Football Stadium | ||||||
13 August 2024, 3:00pm | National Football Stadium | ||||||
Major / Minor Semi-finals | |||||||
20 August 2024, 12:30pm | National Football Stadium | ||||||
20 August 2024, 3:00pm | National Football Stadium | ||||||
Preliminary Final | |||||||
27 August 2024, 3:00pm | National Football Stadium | ||||||
Grand Final | |||||||
3 September 2024, 3:00pm | National Football Stadium |
Qualifying / Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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