2024 PNGNRL season

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

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

[28]

  • 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 FinalsMajor / Minor Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1Mt Hagen Eagles161Mt Hagen Eagles28
2Enga Mioks126Hela Wigmen20
3Rabaul Gurias142Enga Mioks12
6Hela Wigmen226Hela Wigmen20
4Lae Snax Tigers12
6Hela Wigmen32
4Lae Snax Tigers10
5Mendi Muruks8

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