Head to Head - Cook Islands vs. Papua New Guinea

Records

Records are listed until at least the top 10 highest are shown. This is why records with many instances of the same amount will stop at unusual ranking numbers.

Biggest winning margin
Team Records - Match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	40 points	Papua New Guinea	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
2.	36 points	Papua New Guinea	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
3.	28 points	Papua New Guinea	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
4.	24 points	Papua New Guinea	18/05/1997 - Papua New Guinea 38 - Cook Islands 14
5.	22 points	Papua New Guinea	13/05/1997 - Papua New Guinea 34 - Cook Islands 12
	22 points	Papua New Guinea	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
7.	16 points	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
8.	12 points	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
9.	10 points	Papua New Guinea	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
Most points scored in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	46 points	Papua New Guinea	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
	46 points	Papua New Guinea	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
3.	42 points	Papua New Guinea	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	42 points	Papua New Guinea	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
5.	40 points	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
6.	38 points	Papua New Guinea	18/05/1997 - Papua New Guinea 38 - Cook Islands 14
7.	34 points	Papua New Guinea	13/05/1997 - Papua New Guinea 34 - Cook Islands 12
8.	32 points	Papua New Guinea	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	32 points	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
Most tries scored in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	9 tries	Papua New Guinea	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
2.	8 tries	Papua New Guinea	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
	8 tries	Papua New Guinea	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	8 tries	Papua New Guinea	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
5.	7 tries	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
6.	6 tries	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
7.	5 tries	Papua New Guinea	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	5 tries	Cook Islands	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
9.	4 tries	Cook Islands	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
10.	3 tries	Cook Islands	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	3 tries	Cook Islands	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
	3 tries	Cook Islands	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
Most goals scored in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	7 goals	Papua New Guinea	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
2.	6 goals	Papua New Guinea	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	6 goals	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
4.	5 goals	Papua New Guinea	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	5 goals	Papua New Guinea	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
	5 goals	Papua New Guinea	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
7.	4 goals	Papua New Guinea	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
	4 goals	Cook Islands	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	4 goals	Cook Islands	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
10.	3 goals	Cook Islands	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
Individual Records - Match
Most points scored in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	18 points	Zac Laybutt (Papua New Guinea)	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
2.	16 points	Nene Macdonald (Papua New Guinea)	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
3.	14 points	Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
4.	12 points	John Wilshere (Papua New Guinea)	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
	12 points	David Mead (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	12 points	Ase Boas (Papua New Guinea)	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	12 points	Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
	12 points	Steven Marsters (Cook Islands)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	12 points	Esom Ioka (Cook Islands)	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
10.	10 points	John Wilshere (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	10 points	Kyle Laybutt (Papua New Guinea)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
Most tries scored in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	4 tries	Nene Macdonald (Papua New Guinea)	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
2.	3 tries	David Mead (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
3.	2 tries	Richard Kambo (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	2 tries	Menzie Yere (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	2 tries	Geoff Daniela (Cook Islands)	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	2 tries	Stargroth Amean (Papua New Guinea)	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
	2 tries	Rodrick Tai (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
	2 tries	Zac Laybutt (Papua New Guinea)	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
	2 tries	Elijah Roltinga (Papua New Guinea)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	2 tries	Nene Macdonald (Papua New Guinea)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	2 tries	Robert Derby (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
Most goals kicked in a match
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	6 goals	John Wilshere (Papua New Guinea)	07/10/1998 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 6
	6 goals	Ase Boas (Papua New Guinea)	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
3.	5 goals	John Wilshere (Papua New Guinea)	01/11/2009 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 14
	5 goals	Zac Laybutt (Papua New Guinea)	15/10/2023 - Papua New Guinea 46 - Cook Islands 10
	5 goals	Kyle Laybutt (Papua New Guinea)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	5 goals	Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
7.	4 goals	Rhyse Martin (Papua New Guinea)	25/10/2022 - Papua New Guinea 32 - Cook Islands 16
	4 goals	Steven Marsters (Cook Islands)	03/11/2024 - Papua New Guinea 42 - Cook Islands 20
	4 goals	Esom Ioka (Cook Islands)	25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28
10.	3 goals	Isaac John (Cook Islands)	06/05/2017 - Cook Islands 22 - Papua New Guinea 32
Longest Streaks
Longest winning streak
Rank	Amount	Holder	When
1.	9 matches	Papua New Guinea	13/05/1997 - Papua New Guinea 34 - Cook Islands 12 to 25/10/2025 - Papua New Guinea 40 - Cook Islands 28

Head to Head - Cook Islands vs. Papua New Guinea

Records

Team Records - Match

Biggest winning margin

Most points scored in a match

Most tries scored in a match

Most goals scored in a match

Individual Records - Match

Most points scored in a match

Most tries scored in a match

Most goals kicked in a match

Longest Streaks

Longest winning streak

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