2024 PNGNRL season

2024 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (Digicel Cup)
DurationApril 16 – September 3, 2024
Teams13
Broadcast partnersDigicel (Subscription)
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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 13 rounds

Pos Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Enga Mioks 118 19
2 Mt Hagen Eagles 15 18
3 Rabaul Gurias 49 17
4 Lae Snax Tigers 71 16
5 Mendi Muruks 31 16
6 Central Dabaris 18 16
7 Kroton Hela Wigmen 3 13
8 Waghi Tumbe 4 12
9 Port Moresby Vipers -14 11
10 Goroka Lahanis -28 11
11 Kimbe Cutters -64 9
12 Gulf Isou -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
13 August 2024, 12:30pm National Football Stadium
13 August 2024, 3:00pm National Football Stadium
Major / Minor Semi-finals
20 August 2024, 12:30pm National Football Stadium
20 August 2024, 3:00pm National Football Stadium
Preliminary Final
27 August 2024, 3:00pm National Football Stadium
Grand Final
3 September 2024, 3:00pm National Football Stadium
Qualifying / Elimination FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
11
26
32
66
4
6
4
5

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