Round 2
Papua New Guinea 40 def. Cook Islands 28
| Senior International Matches 2025 Round 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/119664 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th October, 2025 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gerard Sutton (Coonabarabran) | |||||||
| Venue | Santos (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,864 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 22 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | Cook Islands | ||||||
| Robert DERBY | 2 | T | Esom IOKA | |||||
| Alex JOHNSTON | Ruatapu NGATIKAURA | |||||||
| Zac LAYBUTT | Caelys-Paul PUTOKO | |||||||
| Rhyse MARTIN | Reubenn RENNIE | |||||||
| Morea MOREA | Delahia WIGMORE | |||||||
| Gairo VORO | ||||||||
| Rhyse MARTIN | 5/6 | G | 4/5 | Esom IOKA | ||||
| Zac LAYBUTT | 1/1 | |||||||
| Rhyse MARTIN | BIN | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | Cook Islands | ||||||
| Morea MOREA | 1 | FB | 5 | Esom IOKA | ||||
| Robert DERBY [North Qld] |
2 | W | 2 | Paul ULBERG [Toulouse] |
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| Zac LAYBUTT [North Qld] |
3 | C | 3 | KL IRO (c) [Cronulla] |
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| Nene MACDONALD [Salford] |
4 | C | 4 | Reubenn RENNIE [Toulouse] |
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| Alex JOHNSTON [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 6 | Caelys-Paul PUTOKO | ||||
| Gairo VORO | 6 | FE | 7 | Cassius COWLEY | ||||
| Lachlan LAM [Leigh] |
7 | HB | 1 | Esan MARSTERS [Salford] |
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| Epel KAPINIAS | 8 | FR | 8 | Makahesi MAKATOA [Sydney] |
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| Edwin IPAPE [Leigh] |
9 | HK | 14 | Ruatapu NGATIKAURA | ||||
| Jack DE BELIN [St Geo Illa] |
10 | FR | 13 | Pride PETTERSON-ROBATI | ||||
| Rhyse MARTIN (c) [Hull KR] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Brendan PIAKURA [Brisbane] |
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| Nixon PUTT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Reuben PORTER | ||||
| Liam HORNE [Castleford] |
13 | L | 9 | Mason TEAGUE | ||||
| Finley GLARE | 14 | B | 16 | Brody TAMARUA | ||||
| Jacob ALICK-WIENCKE [Gold Coast] |
15 | B | 17 | Rhys DAKIN | ||||
| Cooper BAI [Gold Coast] |
16 | B | 18 | Delahia WIGMORE | ||||
| Sylvester NAMO | 17 | B | 20 | Justin MAKIRERE | ||||
| Jason DEMETRIOU | HC | Karmichael HUNT | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- Senior International Matches 2024 - Promotion Final vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Senior International Matches 2025 - Round 3 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Elijah Roltinga (wing), Robert Mathias (centre), Rodrick Tai (centre), Kyle Laybutt (five-eighth), Valentine Richard (front row), Jeremiah Simbiken (second row), Judah Rimbu (bench), Koso Bandi (bench), Ila Alu (bench), Daniel Russell (bench)
- In:
- Morea Morea (fullback), Zac Laybutt (centre), Alex Johnston (wing), Gairo Voro (five-eighth), Epel Kapinias (front row), Edwin Ipape (hooker), Nixon Putt (second row), Finley Glare (bench), Cooper Bai (bench)
- Changes:
- Nene Macdonald (fullback to centre), Liam Horne (hooker to lock), Jacob Alick-Wiencke (front row to bench), Jack De Belin (lock to front row)
Cook Islands
- Previous Game:
- Senior International Matches 2025 - Game 1 vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- Senior International Matches 2025 - vs. South Africa
- Out:
- Tepai Moeroa (front row)
- In:
- Delahia Wigmore (bench)
- Changes:
- Caelys-Paul Putoko (fullback to wing), Esom Ioka (wing to fullback), Esan Marsters (five-eighth to halfback), Cassius Cowley (halfback to five-eighth), Mason Teague (hooker to lock), Pride Petterson-Robati (lock to front row), Ruatapu Ngatikaura (bench to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Official NRL Website
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