Women's Internationals 2023

Game 1

Papua New Guinea (W) 28 def. Cook Islands (W) 20

Women's Internationals 2023
Game 1

Papua New Guinea (W)
28
20
Cook Islands (W)
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/58439
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 22nd October, 2023
Kick Off 12:45 PM (local time)
Referee Belinda Sharpe
Venue Santos (Port Moresby)
Crowd 7,001
Match Stats
Halftime Score 20 10
Penalties 3 4
Papua New Guinea (W) Scoresheet Cook Islands (W)
Lyiannah ALLAN 2 T Chantelle HOLLOWAY-SAMUELS
Essay BANU   Chelsea MAKIRA
Roswita KAPO   Mahinaarangi REWI
Leila KEROWA   Kiana TAKAIRANGI
Latoniya NORRIS      
 
Emily VEIVERS 2/6 G 2/4 Chantay KIRIA-RATU
Papua New Guinea (W) Teams Cook Islands (W)
Latoniya NORRIS 1 FB 1 Kiana TAKAIRANGI
[Cronulla (W)]
Lyiannah ALLAN 2 W 2 Alesha WILLCOX
Belinda GWASAMUN (c) 3 C 3 Kaiyah ATAI
Shellie LONG
[North QLD (W)]
4 C 4 Chantelle HOLLOWAY-SAMUELS
Freda WAULA 5 W 5 Mahinaarangi REWI
 
Sera KOROI
[North QLD (W)]
6 FE 6 Chantay KIRIA-RATU
[Gold Coast (W)]
Ua RAVU
[Canberra (W)]
7 HB 7 Lydia TURUA-QUEDLEY
 
Jessikah REEVES
[North QLD (W)]
13 FR 8 Ngatokotoru ARAKUA (c)
Roswita KAPO 9 HK 9 Chelsea MAKIRA
Gloria KAUPA 10 FR 10 Crystal TAMARUA
Emily VEIVERS 11 2R 11 Jazmon TUPOU-WITCHMAN
[Cronulla (W)]
Essay BANU
[North QLD (W)]
12 2R 14 Kerehitina MATUA
[Canberra (W)]
Bertshiba AWOI 16 L 13 Anneka STEPHENS
 
Meli JOE 14 B 12 Ariel NGATOKO
Sareka MOOKA
[North QLD (W)]
15 B 15 Paulina MORRIS-PONGA
Yolanda TAUTE 17 B 16 Lavinia KITAI
Leila KEROWA 19 B 17 Jodeci JOSEPH
   
 

Team Info

Papua New Guinea (W)

Previous Game:
Women's World Cup 2022 - Semi Final vs. Australia (W)
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Shae Yvonne De La Cruz (fullback), Anika Butler (wing), Martha Molowia (wing), Lilah Malabag (halfback), Elsie Albert (front row), Therese Aiton (hooker), Michelle John (bench), Talitha Kunjil (bench), Carol Humeu (bench)
In:
Latoniya Norris (fullback), Lyiannah Allan (wing), Freda Waula (wing), Ua Ravu (halfback), Roswita Kapo (hooker), Meli Joe (bench), Sareka Mooka (bench), Yolanda Taute (bench), Leila Kerowa (bench)
Changes:
Bertshiba Awoi (second row to lock), Jessikah Reeves (lock to front row), Emily Veivers (bench to second row)

Cook Islands (W)

Previous Game:
Women's World Cup 2022 - Game 11 vs. France (W)
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
Alekermay Tuaana (fullback), Mackenzie Wiki (wing), Charlize Tumu-Makara (centre), Daimzel Rongokea (wing), Karol-Ann Tanevesi (front row), Tetuanui Agnes Dean (hooker), April Ngatupuna (front row), Moniqca Mo'ale (second row), Elianna Walton (lock), Kennedy Harrison-Vahua (bench), Mireka Dean (bench), Terehia Matua (bench), Erikana Dean (bench)
In:
Kiana Takairangi (fullback), Alesha Willcox (wing), Kaiyah Atai (centre), Chantelle Holloway-Samuels (centre), Mahinaarangi Rewi (wing), Chantay Kiria-Ratu (five-eighth), Lydia Turua-Quedley (halfback), Ngatokotoru Arakua (front row), Chelsea Makira (hooker), Crystal Tamarua (front row), Ariel Ngatoko (bench), Paulina Morris-Ponga (bench), Jodeci Joseph (bench)
Changes:
Jazmon Tupou-Witchman (centre to second row), Kerehitina Matua (five-eighth to second row), Anneka Stephens (halfback to lock), Lavinia Kitai (second row to bench)

Match Notes

Darian Furner was appointed to this match but had to withdraw due to illness. He was replaced by touch judge Belinda Sharpe.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: AJ Lucantonio, Tim Costello, Shawn Dollin

Sources: Official NRL Website