Round 1
Papua New Guinea 46 def. Cook Islands 10
| Senior International Matches 2023 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/58444 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 15th October, 2023 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Peter Gough | |||||||
| Venue | Santos (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,133 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 30 | – | 0 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | Cook Islands | ||||||
| Nene MACDONALD | 4 | T | Esom IOKA | |||||
| Zac LAYBUTT | 2 | Steven MARSTERS | ||||||
| Robert DERBY | ||||||||
| Epel KAPINIAS | ||||||||
| Valentine RICHARD | ||||||||
| Zac LAYBUTT | 5/9 | G | 1/1 | Esom IOKA | ||||
| 0/1 | Brad TAKAIRANGI | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | Cook Islands | ||||||
| Alex JOHNSTON [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Esom IOKA | ||||
| Robert DERBY [North Qld] |
2 | W | 2 | Malachi MORGAN | ||||
| Zac LAYBUTT [North Qld] |
3 | C | 3 | KL IRO | ||||
| Rodrick TAI | 4 | C | 4 | Esan MARSTERS [Huddersfield] |
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| Nene MACDONALD [Leeds] |
5 | W | 5 | Steven MARSTERS | ||||
| Kyle LAYBUTT | 6 | FE | 6 | Brad TAKAIRANGI (c) | ||||
| Lachlan LAM [Leigh] |
7 | HB | 7 | Tevin ARONA | ||||
| Epel KAPINIAS | 8 | FR | 8 | Davvy MOALE [South Sydney] |
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| Judah RIMBU | 9 | HK | 9 | Ruatapu NGATIKAURA | ||||
| Valentine RICHARD | 10 | FR | 10 | Makahesi MAKATOA [Parramatta] |
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| Jacob ALICK-WIENCKE [Gold Coast] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Zane TETEVANO [Leeds] |
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| Daniel RUSSELL [St Geo Illa] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Reuben PORTER | ||||
| Jack DE BELIN [St Geo Illa] |
13 | L | 13 | Pride PETTERSON-ROBATI | ||||
| Liam HORNE [Castleford] |
14 | B | 15 | Rhys DAKIN | ||||
| Nixon PUTT | 15 | B | 16 | Justin MAKIRERE | ||||
| Junior ROP | 16 | B | 17 | Kadiyae IOKA | ||||
| Benji KOT | 17 | B | 18 | Takai MOKOHAR | ||||
| Justin HOLBROOK | HC | Karmichael HUNT | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- Senior International Matches 2022 - Standalone vs. England
- Next Game:
- Senior International Matches 2023 - Round 1 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Jimmy Ngutlik (wing), Justin Olam (centre), Wellington Albert (front row), Edwin Ipape (hooker), Sylvester Namo (front row), Rhyse Martin (second row), McKenzie Yei (bench), Jeremiah Simbiken (bench), Watson Boas (bench)
- In:
- Robert Derby (wing), Zac Laybutt (centre), Epel Kapinias (front row), Judah Rimbu (hooker), Valentine Richard (front row), Jack De Belin (lock), Liam Horne (bench), Junior Rop (bench), Benji Kot (bench)
- Changes:
- Nene Macdonald (centre to wing), Rodrick Tai (wing to centre), Nixon Putt (second row to bench), Jacob Alick-Wiencke (lock to second row), Daniel Russell (bench to second row)
Cook Islands
- Previous Game:
- Senior International Matches 2022 - Standalone vs. Tonga
- Next Game:
- Senior International Matches 2023 - Round 1 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Paul Ulberg (wing), Geoff Daniela (centre), Johnathan Ford (halfback), Aaron Teroi (hooker), Tepai Moeroa (front row), Dominique Peyroux (second row), Brendan Piakura (second row), Tinirau Arona (bench), Dylan Napa (bench)
- In:
- Esom Ioka (fullback), Malachi Morgan (wing), Ruatapu Ngatikaura (hooker), Reuben Porter (second row), Pride Petterson-Robati (lock), Rhys Dakin (bench), Justin Makirere (bench), Kadiyae Ioka (bench), Takai Mokohar (bench)
- Changes:
- KL Iro (fullback to centre), Zane Tetevano (lock to second row), Tevin Arona (bench to halfback), Davvy Moale (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Official NRL Website
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