Papua New Guinea national rugby union team
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The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team is the country’s representative side in international men’s rugby union, competing in regional Oceania tournaments and qualification pathways for the Rugby World Cup.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national rugby union team ⓘ |
| associatedNationalSevensTeam | Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team GENERATED ⓘ |
| code | rugby union (not rugby league) ⓘ |
| competition |
Oceania Rugby Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Rugby Cup (developmental/representative formats) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rugby World Cup qualification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederation | Oceania Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| emblem | crocodile motif ⓘ |
| firstInternationalOpponent | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstInternationalResult | lost to Australia 37–3 in Brisbane ⓘ |
| firstInternationalYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| gender | men's team ⓘ |
| governingBody | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | PNGRFU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffiliation |
member of Oceania Rugby
ⓘ
member union of World Rugby ⓘ |
| hasNeverQualifiedFor | Rugby World Cup finals tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Port Moresby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Australia and Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRegionWithinWorldRugby | Oceania region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Sir Hubert Murray Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jerseyAdditionalColor | gold ⓘ |
| jerseyPrimaryColor | red ⓘ |
| jerseySecondaryColor | black ⓘ |
| nationalAnthem | O Arise, All You Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfPlayers | Papua New Guinean (primarily) ⓘ |
| nickname | Pukpuks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Rugby World Cup regional qualifying pathways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
regional Oceania tournaments ⓘ |
| playsFormat | fifteens ⓘ |
| playsTestMatchesAgainst | other Oceania national rugby union teams ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| represents | Papua New Guinea in international rugby union ⓘ |
| representsLevel | senior national level ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| status | active national sports team ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | senior men's XVs side ⓘ |
| uses | World Rugby Laws of the Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesNationalFlagColors | true ⓘ |
| worldGoverningBody | World Rugby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldRugbyRankingSystem | World Rugby Rankings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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