Match - Saturday 31 October, 2026
New Zealand (W) 40 def. Papua New Guinea (W) 12
| 2026 Women's Internationals | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120726 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 31st October, 2026 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 4:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Belinda Sharpe | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Rochelle Tamarua, Tori Wilkie | |||||||
| Video Ref | Gerard Sutton (Coonabarabran) | |||||||
| Venue | Cbus Super (Gold Coast) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Apii Nicholls-Pualau | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand (W) | Scoresheet | Papua New Guinea (W) | ||||||
| Abigail ROACHE | 2 | T | Elsie ALBERT | |||||
| Mackenzie WIKI | 2 | Tia MOLO | ||||||
| Kaiyah ATAI | ||||||||
| Otesa PULE | ||||||||
| Leianne TUFUGA | ||||||||
| Stacey WAAKA | ||||||||
| Zahara TEMARA | 4/8 | G | 2/2 | Emily VEIVERS | ||||
| New Zealand (W) | Teams | Papua New Guinea (W) | ||||||
| Apii NICHOLLS-PUALAU [Warriors (W)] | 1 | FB | 1 | Anika BUTLER | ||||
| Leianne TUFUGA [Canberra (W)] | 2 | W | 18 | Mala MARK | ||||
| Abigail ROACHE [North QLD (W)] | 3 | C | 3 | Relna WURUKI-HOSEA | ||||
| Stacey WAAKA [Warriors (W)] | 4 | C | 4 | Tia MOLO | ||||
| Mackenzie WIKI [Canberra (W)] | 5 | W | 5 | Naomi KELLY | ||||
| Zahara TEMARA [Canberra (W)] | 6 | FE | 6 | Fleur GINN [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Raecene McGREGOR (c) [Wests Tigers (W)] | 7 | HB | 16 | Gemma SCHNAUBELT | ||||
| Alexis TAUANEAI [Canterbury (W)] | 8 | FR | 8 | Elsie ALBERT (c) [Parramatta (W)] | ||||
| Georgia HALE [Gold Coast (W)] | 9 | HK | 14 | Therese AITON | ||||
| Shannon MATO [Brisbane (W)] | 10 | FR | 10 | Jenny DAVID | ||||
| Shaniece MONSCHAU [Wests Tigers (W)] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Emily VEIVERS [North QLD (W)] | ||||
| Kaiyah ATAI [Warriors (W)] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Shellie LONG | ||||
| Angelina TEAKARAANGA-KATOA [Canterbury (W)] | 13 | L | 13 | India SEETO | ||||
| Ashleigh QUINLAN [Canterbury (W)] | 14 | B | 19 | Mya MULLER | ||||
| Otesa PULE [Sydney (W)] | 15 | B | 15 | Essay BANU [North QLD (W)] | ||||
| Brooke ANDERSON [St Geo Illa (W)] | 16 | B | 22 | Jafinda SAP | ||||
| Ivana LAUITIITI [Warriors (W)] | 17 | B | 17 | Venesa NAKAS | ||||
| Ricky HENRY | HC | Craig SANDERCOCK | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. France (W)
- Next Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - vs. Samoa (W)
- Out:
- Tenika Willison (wing), Mele Hufanga (centre), Chantay Kiria-Ratu (five-eighth), Annessa Biddle (second row), Trinity Tauaneai (bench)
- In:
- Leianne Tufuga (wing), Abigail Roache (centre), Zahara Temara (five-eighth), Shannon Mato (front row), Otesa Pule (bench)
- Changes:
- Ivana Lauitiiti (front row to bench), Brooke Anderson (lock to bench), Angelina Teakaraanga-Katoa (bench to lock), Shaniece Monschau (bench to second row)
Papua New Guinea (W)
- Previous Game:
- 2026 Women's Internationals - Standalone vs. Fiji (W)
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Ivania Wong (wing), Cynthiah Peters (halfback), Ua Ravu (hooker), Belinda Gwasamun (second row)
- In:
- Mala Mark (wing), Therese Aiton (hooker), Mya Muller (bench), Jafinda Sap (bench)
- Changes:
- Emily Veivers (lock to second row), India Seeto (bench to lock), Gemma Schnaubelt (bench to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin
Sources:Official League Website
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