Papua New Guinea national rugby league team

The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team, nicknamed the Kumuls, represents Papua New Guinea in international rugby league.

Rugby league is very popular in Papua New Guinea and is often considered the country's national sport.

Players

Current squad
The Papua New Guinean squad selected for the 2023 Pacific Rugby League Championships. Club information are as of 4 November 2023. 
Statistics for Papua New Guinea and the players' NRL club records are drawn from the website, Rugby League Project, and include the Pacific Bowl Final on 5 November 2023. 
 J# Player Age Position(s) PNG Kumuls Club NRL SL PNG Hunters  & Other Reps 1     28    2019  10  3  0  0  12     South Sydney Rabbitohs  214  214  0  0  23px 4  1  1 2     21    2022  4  3  0  0  12     North Queensland Cowboys  1  1  0  0   1 3     21    2023  3  2  5  0  18     North Queensland Cowboys  4  4  0  0   1 4     24    2022  6  2  0  0  8     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   1  34 5     29    2013  16  9  0  0  44     Leeds Rhinos    98  20  22  frameless|16x16px 2  2 6     28    2019  11  2  5  0  18     Sunshine Coast Falcons    2  0  0   2 7     25    2017  10  6  0  0  24     Leigh Leopards    31  32  32   8     25    2022  4  3  0  0  12     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   2  50 9     24    2019  9  2  0  0  8     Leigh Leopards    0  31  31   11 10         2023  3  1  0  0  4     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   1  4 11     30    2014  17  5  53  0  126     Leeds Rhinos    25  104  104   1  12     27    2019  10  2  0  0  8     St. George Illawarra Dragons  3  3  0  0   1 13     32    2023  3  0  0  0  0     St. George Illawarra Dragons  205  205  0  0   3  2 14     22    2023  3  0  0  0  0     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   2  46 15     26    2022  3  0  0  0  0     Castleford Tigers    0  5  5   16     29    2023  2  0  0  0  0     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   2  45 17     28    2017  13  4  0  0  16     Central Queensland Capras    0  0  0   2  46 18     24    2022  7  0  0  0  0     Gold Coast Titans  5  5  0  0    19     29    2013  13  3  0  0  12     London Broncos    0  15  15   1  20  20     24    2022  3  0  0  0  0     Bradford Bulls    0  3  3   41  21     26    2023  2  1  0  0  4     Papua New Guinea Hunters    0  0  0   1  41      29    2016  14  7  0  0  28     Melbourne Storm  104  104  0  0   2  21      22      0  0  0  0  0     Souths Logan Magpies    0  0  0   2      26    2022  4  1  0  0  4     Featherstone Rovers    0  1  1   35 
Notes
 Age is as the date of the Pacific Bowl Final, 5 November 2023.
 Twelve members of the squad are current or former Papua New Guinea Hunters players.
 Sixteen members of the squad have played for the PNG Prime Minister's XIII.
 Alex Johnston previously played for Australia, the Australian Prime Minister's XIII, and the Indigenous All Stars.
 Nene Macdonald previously played for the NRL All Stars.
 Jack de Belin previously played for the NSW and NSW Country.

References

Category:National rugby league teams
Rugby league