Round 3
Papua New Guinea (W) 6 lost to Tonga (W) 42
| 2025 Women's Internationals Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/119675 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st November, 2025 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 1:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kasey Badger | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Drew Oultram, Phil Henderson | |||||||
| Sr. Review | Gerard Sutton (Coonabarabran) | |||||||
| Venue | Santos (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,851 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 18 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 10 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea (W) | Scoresheet | Tonga (W) | ||||||
| Naomi KELLY | T | 3 | Martha MATAELE | |||||
| Moana COURTENAY | ||||||||
| Ruby FIFITA | ||||||||
| Jade FONUA | ||||||||
| Kalosipani HOPOATE | ||||||||
| Simina LOKOTUI | ||||||||
| Malia TUIFUA | ||||||||
| Emily VEIVERS | 1/1 | G | 3/9 | Emmanita PAKI | ||||
| Papua New Guinea (W) | Teams | Tonga (W) | ||||||
| Fleur GINN [Parramatta (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Ana MALUPO [North QLD (W)] | ||||
| Ruth GENDE | 2 | W | 2 | Moana COURTENAY [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Tia MOLO | 3 | C | 3 | Fane FINAU [Newcastle (W)] | ||||
| Relna WURUKI-HOSEA [Canberra (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Martha MATAELE [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Naomi KELLY | 5 | W | 5 | Simina LOKOTUI [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| India SEETO | 6 | FE | 6 | Malia TUIFUA | ||||
| Caitlin TANNER | 7 | HB | 7 | Emmanita PAKI [Warriors (W)] | ||||
| Elsie ALBERT (c) [Parramatta (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Natasha PENITANI (c) [Gold Coast (W)] | ||||
| Emily VEIVERS [Wigan (W)] | 9 | HK | 9 | Shirley MAILANGI | ||||
| Gloria KAUPA | 10 | FR | 17 | Ruby FIFITA [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Sareka MOOKA | 11 | 2R | 11 | Shannon MURU [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Marie BIYAMA | 16 | 2R | 16 | Tatiana FINAU [Canberra (W)] | ||||
| Jessikah REEVES [Wests Tigers (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | Amelia HUAKAU [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Mya MULLER | 12 | B | 10 | Kalosipani HOPOATE [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Therese AITON | 14 | B | 15 | Jade FONUA [Wests Tigers (W)] | ||||
| Emmogen TAUMAFAI | 15 | B | 18 | Pauline SULI-RUKA [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Belinda GWASAMUN | 17 | B | 20 | Paea UILOU [Canterbury (W)] | ||||
| Tahnee NORRIS | HC | Meg WARD | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Women's Internationals - Game 1 vs. Cook Islands (W)
- Next Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - vs. France (W)
- Out:
- Leila Kerowa (second row), Essay Banu (bench)
- In:
- Relna Wuruki-Hosea (centre), Mya Muller (bench)
- Changes:
- Marie Biyama (centre to second row), Jessikah Reeves (front row to lock), Gloria Kaupa (lock to front row)
Tonga (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2025 Women's Internationals - Game 2 vs. Cook Islands (W)
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Kaylani Tavita (bench)
- In:
- Paea Uilou (bench)
- Changes:
- Kalosipani Hopoate (front row to bench), Ruby Fifita (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Tim Costello
Sources:Official League Website
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