Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea women's national rugby league team, also known as the PNG Orchids represents Papua New Guinea in Women's rugby league. They are administered by the Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League.
Head to head records
Notes:- Table last updated 19 October 2025. Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Coaches
The role of Orchids Coach is currently vacant.Note
- Last updated 16 December 2025
Notable players
The following Papua New Guinea representatives have played in the NRL Women's Premiership- Elsie Albert
- Therese Aiton
- Amelia Kuk
- Ua Ravu
- Shellie Long
- Sera Koroi
- Jessikah Reeves
- Essay Banu
Current squad
Head coach: Tahnee NorrisThe PNG Orchids squad was announced with the selection of the team for Round 1 on 14 October 2025. This followed the Prime Minister's XII match on 12 October 2025.
Jersey numbers in the table reflect selections for the
Table last updated 1 November 2025.
Notes:
- The Other Reps columns include matches:
- * against the Australian Prime Minister's XIII
- * against Far North Queensland, Brisbane Broncos, and York Valkyrie.
- * for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII: Sareka Mooka.
- * for Queensland: Therese Aiton.
- * for the Indigenous All Stars: Essay Banu and Sareka Mooka.
Results
Other international matches
Note: In all three of the above matches Papua New Guinea and Australia each fielded 20 players.Upcoming fixtures
Papua New Guinea has qualified for the 2026 World Cup to be held in October-November 2026. All three of the Orchids' pool games have been scheduled within a multi-match game day. The round one and two matches in Port Moresby are both double-headers with the Kumuls, albeit with different opponents.Records
Margins and streaks
Biggest winning margins| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| 70 | 700 | MKM Stadium | 5 Nov 2022 | |
| 22 | 3412 | Headingley Stadium | 1 Nov 2022 | |
| 8 | 2820 | Santos National Football Stadium | 22 Oct 2023 | |
| 4 | 2016 | Oil Search National Football Stadium | 16 Nov 2019 |
Biggest losing margins
| Margin | Score | Opponent | Venue | Date |
| 84 | 084 | Suncorp Stadium | 18 Oct 2024 | |
| 82 | 082 | LNER Community Stadium | 14 Nov 2022 | |
| 38 | 442 | Headingley Stadium | 9 Nov 2022 | |
| 38 | 038 | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 22 Nov 2017 | |
| 36 | 036 | Santos National Football Stadium | 3 Nov 2024 | |
| 36 | 642 | Santos National Football Stadium | 1 Nov 2025 | |
| 28 | 836 | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 16 Nov 2017 | |
| 28 | 634 | Santos National Football Stadium | 18 Oct 2025 | |
| 28 | 028 | Leichhardt Oval | 22 Jun 2019 | |
| 22 | 1234 | CommBank Stadium | 10 Nov 2024 | |
| 14 | 1024 | Goroka | 9 Nov 2019 | |
| 14 | 822 | Southern Cross Group Stadium | 19 Nov 2017 |
Most consecutive wins
| Matches | First win | Last win | Days | Ended | Days |
| 3 | 16 Nov 2019 | 5 Nov 2022 | 9 Nov 2022 |
Most consecutive losses
| Matches | First loss | Last loss | Days | Ended | Days |
| 5 | 16 Nov 2017 | 9 Nov 2019 | 16 Nov 2019 | ||
| 5 | 18 Oct 2024 | 1 Nov 2025 | Current |