2024 PNGNRL season
Papua New Guinea rugby league season
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The 2024 season of Papua New Guinea National Rugby League competition will be the 34th season of the premier rugby league competition in Papua New Guinea since 1991.[1]
Teams
The competition will have 12 franchise teams competing in 2024 with the re-inclusion of Waghi Tumbe who were terminated for breaching the participation agreement in 2022. Sepik Pride, who replaced them, were removed this year for failing to meet standards for inclusion.[2][3]
Events
Before the season started the Rabaul Gurias decided to relocate for the season due to complications with their region's airport.[4] Transport problems continued during the season, during the round 5 game between Kimbe and Vipers the game was postponed and played during the week behind closed doors.[5]
During round 4 game between Eagles and Central, Eagles captain Levai Andrew refused to leave the pitch for a sin-bining and the referee let him stay. The referee was banned from the next round and the captain for at least 10 weeks.[6]
Regular season
Round 1
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
 Gulf Isou |
14-20 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 13 April 2024, 11:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Enga Mioks | 28-38 | Rabaul Gurias | 13 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
 Port Moresby Vipers |
22-16 | Goroka Lahanis | 13 April 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Waghi Tumbe | 18-14 |  Central Dabaris |
13 April 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 26-16 | Hela Wigmen | 14 April 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
 Kimbe Cutters |
24-22 |  Lae Snax Tigers |
14 April 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval, Kimbe | ||
| Source:[7][8] | ||||||
Round 2
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Rabaul Gurias | 12-12 | Central Dabaris |
20 April 2024, 12:45 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
21-14 | Gulf Isou |
21 April 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Port Moresby Vipers |
2012 | Waghi Tumbe | 21 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 28-20 | Goroka Lahanis | 21 April 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 16-16 | Enga Mioks | 22 April 2024, 13:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 30-22 | Kimbe Cutters |
21 April 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[9] | ||||||
Round 3
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Waghi Tumbe | 18-20 | Mendi Muruks | 27 April 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
| Rabaul Gurias | 14-22 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 28 April 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Central Dabaris |
22-18 | Port Moresby Vipers |
28 April 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Gulf Isou |
8-18 | Hela Wigmen | 28 April 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
24-22 | Enga Mioks | 28 April 2024, 14:00 | Alpus Oval, Wabag | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 14-18 | Kimbe Cutters |
28 April 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Source:[10] | ||||||
Round 4
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18-18 | Central Dabaris |
4 May 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
18-8 | Waghi Tumbe | 5 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 24-18 | Port Moresby Vipers |
6 May 2024, 14:00 | Lae Rugby league Oval | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 16-16 | Enga Mioks | 6 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
12-16 | Rabaul Gurias | 6 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby league Oval | ||
| Gulf Isou |
8-14 | Goroka Lahanis | 6 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[11] | ||||||
Round 5
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Waghi Tumbe | 32-8 | Gulf Isou |
11 May 2024, 15:00 | John Amban Oval, Minj | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
6-28 | Port Moresby Vipers |
14 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Central Dabaris |
18-26 | Mendi Muruks | 12 May 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Enga Mioks | 28-4 | Goroka Lahanis | 12 May 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval, Wabag | ||
| Rabaul Gurias | 19-12 | Hela Wigmen | 12 May 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
38-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 12 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Source:[12] | ||||||
Round 6
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Waghi Tumbe | 20-10 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18 May 2024, 14:00 | John Amban Oval | ||
| Rabaul Gurias | 14-26 | Port Moresby Vipers |
19 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 24-24 | Central Dabaris |
19 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 22-18 | Lae Snax Tigers |
19 May 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 14-22 | Enga Mioks | 19 May 2024, 13:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Gulf Isou |
18-24 | Kimbe Cutters |
19 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[13][14][15] | ||||||
Round 7
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Kimbe Cutters |
6-12 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 26 May 2024, 12:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Enga Mioks | 24-18 | Central Dabaris |
26 May 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval, Wabag | ||
| Rabaul Gurias | 38-0 | Gulf Isou |
26 May 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 6-10 | Waghi Tumbe | 26 May 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
34-14 | Mendi Muruks | 26 May 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 12-6 | Port Moresby Vipers |
26 May 2024, 16:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[16] | ||||||
Round 8
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Gulf Isou |
18-22 | Port Moresby Vipers |
1 June 2024, 12:45 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
18-30 | Mendi Muruks | 2 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 14-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 2 June 2023, 15:10 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 36-18 | Rabaul Gurias | 2 June 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Enga Mioks | 32-22 | Waghi Tumbe | 2 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
16-16 | Central Dabaris |
2 June 2024, 15:30 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Source:[17][18] | ||||||
Round 9
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Central Dabaris |
28-18 | Gulf Isou |
8 June 2024, 14:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
8-14 | Enga Mioks | 8 June 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 26-16 | Port Moresby Vipers |
8 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
20-14 | Waghi Tumbe | 9 June 2024, 12:45 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 16-18 | Rabaul Gurias | 9 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 22-14 | Hela Wigmen | 9 June 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Source:[19][20] | ||||||
Round 10
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Waghi Tumbe | 10-8 | Hela Wigmen | 15 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
14-36 | Rabaul Gurias | 16 June 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 31-24 | Mendi Muruks | 16 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
| Central Dabaris |
40-18 | Goroka Lahanis | 16 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Port Moresby Vipers |
18-34 | Lae Snax Tigers |
16 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Enga Mioks | 62-10 | Gulf Isou |
16 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
| Source:[21] | ||||||
Round 11
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 28-16 | Goroka Lahanis | 22 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
12-20 | Central Dabaris |
22 June 2024, 14:00 | Humphreys Oval, Kimbe | ||
| Rabaul Gurias | 20-14 | Waghi Tumbe | 23 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Port Moresby Vipers |
18-18 | Enga Mioks | 23 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Mendi Muruks | 34-12 | Gulf Isou |
23 June 2024, 12:45 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
10-16 | Hela Wigmen | 23 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Source: [22][23] | ||||||
Round 12
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 22-18 | Gulf Isou |
29 June 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Amban Oval | ||
| Enga Mioks | 28-10 | Rabaul Gurias | 30 June 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 38-22 | Port Moresby Vipers |
30 June 2024, 14:00 | NSI Gorokha | ||
| Lae Snax Tigers |
20-20 | Kimbe Cutters |
30 June 2024, 15:00 | Lae Rugby League Oval | ||
| Central Dabaris |
10-4 | Waghi Tumbe | 30 June 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Hela Wigmen | 16-16 | Mendi Muruks | 30 June 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[24][25] | ||||||
Round 13
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | |||||
| Waghi Tumbe | 24-16 | Port Moresby Vipers |
6 July 2024, 14:00 | Jonah Ambam Oval | ||
| Kimbe Cutters |
10-12 | Hela Wigmen | 6 July 2024, 14:00 | Peter Humphreys Oval | ||
| Enga Mioks | 24-16 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 7 July 2024, 14:00 | Aipus Oval | ||
| Goroka Lahanis | 20-20 | Mendi Muruks | 7 July 2024, 14:00 | National Sports Institute | ||
| Gulf Isou |
10-24 | Lae Snax Tigers |
7 July 2024, 13:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Central Dabaris |
6-22 | Rabaul Gurias | 7 July 2024, 15:00 | National Football Stadium | ||
| Source:[26][27] | ||||||
Ladder
After 18 rounds
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mt Hagen Eagles |
18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 118 | 26 | ||
| 2 |  Enga Mioks |
18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25 | ||
| 3 |  Rabaul Gurias |
18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 24 | ||
| 4 |  Lae Snax Tigers |
18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 71 | 23 | ||
| 5 |  Mendi Muruks |
18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 21 | ||
| 6 |  Kroton Hela Wigmen |
18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 19 | ||
| 7 |  Central Dabaris |
18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 8 | Waghi Tumbe | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 9 |  Goroka Lahanis |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | -14 | 15 | ||
| 10 | Kimbe Cutters |
18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | -28 | 15 | ||
| 11 | Port Moresby Vipers |
18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | -64 | 11 | ||
| 12 | Gulf Isou |
18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | -203 | 0 |
- The team highlighted in blue has clinched the minor premiership
- Teams highlighted in green have qualified for the finals
- The team highlighted in red has clinched the wooden spoon
Finals series
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time (Local) | Venue | ||||||
| Elimination Finals | |||||||
| Rabaul Gurias | 14–22 | Hela Wigmen | 25 August 2024, 1:00pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Lae Snax Tigers | 10–8 | Mendi Muruks | 25 August 2024, 3:15pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Major / Minor Semi-finals | |||||||
| Mt Hagen Eagles | 16–12 | Enga Mioks | 1 September 2024, 1:00pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Lae Snax Tigers | 12–32 | Hela Wigmen | 1 September 2024, 3:15pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Enga Mioks | 12–20 | Hela Wigmen | 8 September 2024, 3:15pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Mt Hagen Eagles | 28–20 | Hela Wigmen | 15 September 2024, 3:00pm | National Football Stadium | |||
| Qualifying / Elimination Finals | Major / Minor Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 16 | 1 | Mt Hagen Eagles | 28 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Enga Mioks | 12 | 6 | Hela Wigmen | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rabaul Gurias | 14 | 2 | Enga Mioks | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Hela Wigmen | 22 | 6 | Hela Wigmen | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Lae Snax Tigers | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Hela Wigmen | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Lae Snax Tigers | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Mendi Muruks | 8 | ||||||||||||||||