# 1991 SP Inter City Cup season

The 1991 Papua New Guinea Inter-City Cup (or for sponsorship reasons, the 1991 SP Cup), was the 2nd season of a nationwide rugby league tournament in Papua New Guinea. At the end of the rounds Port Moresby were on top becoming minor premiers. They also went on to defeat Mt Hagen Eagles in the grand final on tries scored after an 18–18 draw in regular time.

## Teams

This year as before 6 teams entered the competition. The Sika Kundiawa Warriors, Curtain Star Mendi Muruks, Collins & Leahy Goroka Lahanis, Wamp-Nga Mt Hagen Eagles, Port Moresby Vipers and the LBC Lae City Bombers

## Prize money

Man of the Match: Rounds 1-10 K100, Preliminary final K200, Grand Final K300
Minor Premiers: K3000
Preliminary Final winners: K3000
Preliminary Final losers: K1500
Grand Final winners:K9000
Grand Final loser: K3000
Total prize money: K20,000

## Competition

The league had 10 rounds after which teams in 2nd and 3rd played a preliminary final, the winners of which played the league leaders in the grand final. The competition started on 19 May. Games were played on Sundays.

## Rounds

| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 26–28 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 19 May 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| Goroka Lahanis | 41–26 | Mendi Muruks | 19 May 1991 | ? |
| Kundiawa Warriors | 14–10 | Lae City Bombers | 19 May 1991 | ? |
| ROUND ONE |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mendi Muruks | 26–12 | Kundiawa Warriors | 26 May 1991 | Tende Rugby League oval |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18–40 | Goroka Lahanis | 26 May 1991 | ? |
| Lae City Bombers | 14–26 | Port Moresby Vipers | 26 May 1991 | ? |
| ROUND TWO |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Lae City Bombers | 16–6 | Mendi Muruks | 2 June 1991 | ? |
| Goroka Lahanis | 20–22 | Port Moresby Vipers | 2 June 1991 | ? |
| Kundiawa Warriors | 4–24 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 2 June 1991 | ? |
| ROUND THREE |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 20–20 | Mendi Muruks | 9 June 1991 | ? |
| Goroka Lahanis | 30–28 | Lae City Bombers | 9 June 1991 | ? |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 22–14 | Kundiawa Warriors | 9 June 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| ROUND Four |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 14-9 | Lae City Bombers | 16 June 1991 | ? |
| Kundiawa Warriors | 40–10 | Goroka Lahanis | 16 June 1991 | ? |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 30-19 | Mendi Muruks | 16 June 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| ROUND FIVE |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Lae City Bombers | 22-16 | Kundiawa Warriors | 23 June 1991 | ? |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 40–28 | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 23 June 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| Mendi Muruks | 34-8 | Goroka Lahanis | 23 June 1991 | ? |
| ROUND SIX |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 32-18 | Lae City Bombers | 30 June 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 36–16 | Goroka Lahanis | 30 June 1991 | ? |
| Kundiawa Warriors | 44-21 | Mendi Muruks | 30 June 1991 | ? |
| ROUND SEVEN |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mendi Muruks | 2-18 | Lae City Bombers | 14 July 1991 | ? |
| Port Moresby Vipers | 36–11 | Goroka Lahanis | 14 July 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | 18-2 | Kundiawa Warriors | 14 July 1991 | ? |
| ROUND EIGHT |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mendi Muruks | ?-? | Mt. Hagen Eagles | 21 July 1991 | ? |
| Kundiawa Warriors | 21–20 | Port Moresby Vipers | 21 July 1991 | ? |
| Lae City Bombers | ?-? | Goroka Lahanis | 21 July 1991 | ? |
| ROUND NINE |||||
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information |
| Home | Score | Away | Date | Venue |
| Mt. Hagen Eagles | ?-? | Lae City Bombers | 28 July 1991 | ? |
| Port Moresby Vipers | ?–? | Mendi Muruks | 28 July 1991 | Lloyd Robinson Oval |
| Goroka Lahanis | ?-? | Kundiawa Warriors | 18 July 1991 | ? |
| ROUND TEN |||||

## Final table

1991 SP Inter-City Cup season Final Table :
| # | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Port Moresby Vipers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Mount Hagen Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Kundiawa Warriors | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 4 | Lae Bombers | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Mendi Muruks | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Goroka Lahanis | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |

## Finals

The prelim final was on 4 August, Mt Hagen beat Kundiawa 22-4
The Grand final was on 11 August. The Pt Moresby Vipers and Mt Hagen drew 18-18 after regular time with the vipers winning by the fact of scoring more tries.