Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Kumuls | |||||
| Governing body | PNGRFL | |||||
| Region | Asia-Pacific | |||||
| Head coach | Jason Demetriou | |||||
| Captain | Rhyse Martin | |||||
| Most caps | Nene Macdonald (19) | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Nene Macdonald (12) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Rhyse Martin (126) | |||||
| Home stadium | National Football Stadium | |||||
| IRL ranking | 6th | |||||
| Uniforms | ||||||
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| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
| England 40–12 Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 6 July 1975) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
| Papua New Guinea 64–0 United States (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 12 November 2017) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
| Australia 82–0 Papua New Guinea (Townsville, Australia; 7 October 2000) | ||||||
| World Cup | ||||||
| Appearances | 7 (first time in 1985–1988) | |||||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (2000, 2017, 2021 ) | |||||
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.
In Papua New Guinea, Rugby League is a highly popular sport and is regarded as the country's national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin).