Match - Friday 30 October, 2026
England 34 def. Papua New Guinea 12
| 2026 Senior International Matches | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120709 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 30th October, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:05pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gerard Sutton (Coonabarabran) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | David Munro, Drew Oultram | |||||||
| Video Ref | Todd Smith | |||||||
| Venue | WIN (Wollongong) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,063 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Kai Pearce-Paul | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 0 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 10 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Matthew ASHTON | T | Dudley DOTOI | ||||||
| AJ BRIMSON | Gairo VORO | |||||||
| Morgan KNOWLES | ||||||||
| Mikey LEWIS | ||||||||
| Harry SMITH | ||||||||
| Dominic YOUNG | ||||||||
| Hugo SAVALA | 4/5 | G | 2/2 | Rhyse MARTIN | ||||
| Harry SMITH | 1/2 | |||||||
| England | Teams | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| AJ BRIMSON [Gold Coast] | 1 | FB | 1 | Zac LAYBUTT [North Qld] | ||||
| Dominic YOUNG [Newcastle] | 2 | W | 2 | Robert DERBY [North Qld] | ||||
| Hugo SAVALA [Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Josh FELEDY [Manly] | ||||
| Herbie FARNWORTH [Dolphins] | 4 | C | 16 | Robert MATHIAS [London] | ||||
| Matthew ASHTON [Warrington] | 5 | W | 5 | Dudley DOTOI | ||||
| George WILLIAMS (c) [Warrington] | 6 | FE | 6 | Gairo VORO [London] | ||||
| Harry SMITH [Wigan] | 7 | HB | 7 | Bailey BIONDI-ODO | ||||
| Max KING [Canterbury] | 8 | FR | 8 | Epel KAPINIAS [London] | ||||
| Jez LITTEN [Hull KR] | 9 | HK | 13 | Liam HORNE [Leigh] | ||||
| Luke THOMPSON [Wigan] | 10 | FR | 18 | Valentine RICHARD | ||||
| Junior NSEMBA [Wigan] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Rhyse MARTIN (c) [Hull KR] | ||||
| Kai PEARCE-PAUL [Wests Tigers] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Nixon PUTT | ||||
| Morgan KNOWLES [Dolphins] | 13 | L | 10 | Luca MORETTI [Parramatta] | ||||
| Mikey LEWIS [Hull KR] | 14 | B | 14 | Finley GLARE [London] | ||||
| Sam WALTERS [Wigan] | 15 | B | 15 | Jacob TAULANI | ||||
| Ethan HAVARD [Wigan] | 16 | B | 4 | Nene MACDONALD [St Helens] | ||||
| Kallum WATKINS [Leeds] | 22 | B | 17 | Sanny WABO | ||||
| Brian McDERMOTT | HC | Jason DEMETRIOU | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Senior International Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Bradley O'Neill (hooker), Victor Radley (lock), Jack Welsby (bench)
- In:
- Morgan Knowles (lock), Ethan Havard (bench), Kallum Watkins (bench)
- Changes:
- Jez Litten (bench to hooker)
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Senior International Matches - Standalone vs. Samoa
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Morea Morea (fullback), Rodrick Tai (centre), Edwin Ipape (hooker), Jack De Belin (lock), Khaiya Waiembi (bench), Zev John (bench)
- In:
- Josh Feledy (centre), Robert Mathias (centre), Luca Moretti (lock), Jacob Taulani (bench), Nene Macdonald (bench), Sanny Wabo (bench)
- Changes:
- Zac Laybutt (centre to fullback), Liam Horne (bench to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin
Sources:Official League Website
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