Game 1
Papua New Guinea 16 lost to Fiji 43
| Internationals 2023 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/58446 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 29th October, 2023 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Chris Butler | |||||||
| Venue | Santos (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 19 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 8 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | Fiji | ||||||
| Alex JOHNSTON | T | 2 | Kurt DONOGHOE | |||||
| Epel KAPINIAS | 2 | Maika SIVO | ||||||
| Benji KOT | Tui KAMIKAMICA | |||||||
| Caleb NAVALE | ||||||||
| Jason QAREQARE | ||||||||
| Rhyse MARTIN | 2/3 | G | 7/8 | Brandon WAKEHAM | ||||
| FG | Brandon WAKEHAM | |||||||
| Keven APPO | BIN | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | Fiji | ||||||
| Alex JOHNSTON [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jahream BULA [Wests Tigers] |
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| Robert DERBY [North Qld] |
2 | W | 2 | Maika SIVO [Parramatta] |
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| Zac LAYBUTT [North Qld] |
3 | C | 5 | Mikaele RAVALAWA [St George Illawarra] |
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| Benji KOT | 4 | C | 4 | Waqa BLAKE [Parramatta] |
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| Nene MACDONALD [Leeds] |
5 | W | 18 | Jason QAREQARE [Castleford] |
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| Kyle LAYBUTT | 6 | FE | 6 | Kurt DONOGHOE [Dolphins] |
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| Lachlan LAM [Leigh] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brandon WAKEHAM [Wests Tigers] |
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| Epel KAPINIAS | 8 | FR | 8 | Tui KAMIKAMICA (c) [Melbourne] |
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| Edwin IPAPE [Leigh] |
9 | HK | 9 | Penioni TAGITUIMUA | ||||
| Valentine RICHARD | 10 | FR | 10 | King VUNIYAYAWA [Salford] |
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| Rhyse MARTIN [Leeds] |
11 | 2R | 13 | Taane MILNE [South Sydney] |
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| Daniel RUSSELL [St George Illawarra] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Apisalome SAUKURU | ||||
| Jack DE BELIN [St George Illawarra] |
13 | L | 15 | Caleb NAVALE | ||||
| Judah RIMBU | 14 | B | 14 | Noah NAILAGOLIVA | ||||
| Wellington ALBERT [London] |
15 | B | 16 | Gordon WHIPPY | ||||
| Keven APPO [Bradford] |
16 | B | 19 | Mesake RAVONU | ||||
| Jacob ALICK [Gold Coast] |
17 | B | 20 | Sirilo LOVOKURO | ||||
| Justin HOLBROOK | HC | Wise KATIVERATA | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- Internationals 2023 - Game 1 vs. Cook Islands
- Next Game:
- Internationals 2023 - Game 1 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Rodrick Tai (centre), Liam Horne (bench), Nixon Putt (bench), Junior Rop (bench)
- In:
- Edwin Ipape (hooker), Rhyse Martin (second row), Wellington Albert (bench), Keven Appo (bench)
- Changes:
- Judah Rimbu (hooker to bench), Jacob Alick (second row to bench), Benji Kot (bench to centre)
Fiji
- Previous Game:
- Internationals 2023 - Game 1 vs. Cook Islands
- Next Game:
- Internationals 2023 - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Sunia Turuva (centre), Kitione Kautoga (second row), Watisoni Waqanisaravi (bench)
- In:
- Jason Qareqare (wing), King Vuniyayawa (front row), Mesake Ravonu (bench)
- Changes:
- Mikaele Ravalawa (wing to centre), Noah Nailagoliva (hooker to bench), Gordon Whippy (front row to bench), Penioni Tagituimua (bench to hooker), Apisalome Saukuru (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin
Sources:
Official NRL Website