Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union

Papua New Guinea Rugby Union

Sport| Rugby union
Founded| 1962; 63 years ago (1962)
World Rugby affiliation| 1993
Oceania Rugby affiliation| 2000
Website| rugbypng.com.pg

The Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union, or Rugby PNG is the governing body for rugby union in Papua New Guinea. It was established in 1962 and was affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1993.[1][2]

Rugby PNG is a full member of Oceania Rugby, which is the regional governing body for rugby in Oceania.[3]

In September 6 2024 Rugby PNG membership was suspended after several failings by the PNG governing body to comply with orders imposed by the Regional Association of World Rugby. [4]

## National teams

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Papua New Guinea's national team, the Pukpuks, has not yet competed in a Rugby World Cup, but has won the FORU Oceania Cup Championship four times (as of November 2015). PNG fields teams in 7s competitions as well as 15s. The national women's 7s team was established in 2007, and won the Asia Pacific Women's Sevens Championships in 2011.[1]

## See also

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* New Guinea portal

* Papua New Guinea national rugby union team
* Papua New Guinea national rugby sevens team
* Papua New Guinea national under-20 rugby union team
* Papua New Guinea women's national rugby union team
* Papua New Guinea women's national rugby sevens team
* Rugby union in Papua New Guinea

## External links

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* Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union on facebook.com
* Papua New Guinea on IRB.com
* Papua New Guinea on OceaniaRugby.com

## Reference list

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1. ^ a b "Papua New Guinea Rugby Union History". rugbypng.com.pg. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
2. ^ "IRB Handbook" (PDF). International Rugby Board. 2013. p. 17\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
3. ^ "Member Unions: Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union". oceaniarugby.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. ^ "Oceania Rugby suspends Papua New Guinea Rugby Union's membership". Radio New Zealand. 2024-09-06. Archived from the original on 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-19.

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World Rugby members

Africa|

* Algeria
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Eswatini
* Ghana
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Madagascar
* Mali
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* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Senegal
* South Africa
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

North America|

* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* St. Lucia
* St. Vincent & the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

South America|

* Argentina
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* Colombia
* Costa Rica
* Guatemala
* Panama
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Azerbaijan
* Brunei
* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Guam
* Hong Kong
* India
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* Iran
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
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* Malaysia
* Mongolia
* Nepal
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* Philippines
* Qatar
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Thailand
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan

Europe|

* Andorra
* Austria
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* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Scotland
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* Wales
* Turkey

Oceania|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

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