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Sport in Papua New Guinea

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The principal national competitions for men are the T20 Hebou Shield contest, played in April and May, and the 50-overs Hebou Shield played in May and June, competed for by six teams: a Colts team, and five organised on an "area of origin" basis - Northern Diggers, Western Hammers, Central Hearts,
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has experienced considerable growth over the past decade, boasting the second highest number of players in the world (after Australia). Australian rules football was introduced by Australian soldiers during
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which was established in 1962. Approximately 20,000 people play soccer in Papua New Guinea and it is considered to be a popular sport for men and the single most popular sport for females.
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In the 2013-14 World Twenty:20 Championship, the national team, known as the Papua New Guinea Barramundis, won the East Asia-Pacific qualifying zone competition in February 2013, beating
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has described the role rugby league plays in bonding the nation's 800 disparate tribes and reducing crime, citing its "ability to impact positively on all walks of life in PNG".
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Many Papua New Guineans have become instant celebrities by representing their country or playing in an overseas professional league. The West New Britain rugby league player,
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and David Mead who hails from the Central Province he currently plays for the Brisbane Broncos and is considered one of Papua New Guinea's all-time greatest players.
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In January 2011, PNG finished second in World Cricket League Division 3, winning promotion to Division 2. In April they finished third in Division 2 after wins over
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from Port Moresby are the country's most successful club, having won the domestic league nine times (including each of the first eight seasons) and the
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has been described as a replacement for tribal warfare, as a way of explaining the local enthusiasm for the game (a matter of life and death).
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In 2013, Hebou Western Hammers won the 50-over competition, beating BSP Central Hearts in the final. Hebou Western also won the T20 league.
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Scenes of celebration as Papua New Guinea are crowned International Australian Rules Football champions after defeating New Zealand in the
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is a popular sport in Papua New Guinea, especially among the youth. Many of the country's top professional players play in Australia.
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created history by beating Hong Kong in its first one-day international match after getting full one-day international status.
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is the top division of Football in Papua New Guinea. The league comprises 8 semi-professional teams from across the country.
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clash, which is celebrated feverishly every year in PNG, are among the best-known personalities throughout the nation.
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and the Netherlands (both significantly higher-ranked countries), but lost to tournament second-favourites
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There are currently 8,520 registered players and 57 clubs. There are no registered senior female players.
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In a nation where communities are far apart and many people live at a minimal subsistence level,
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The women's Hebou Shields, for 35 overs and for 20 overs leagues, were both won by Dulux Magic.
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playing nation. They began playing international rugby union in 1966, and have yet to make the
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has been traditionally most popular in Papua region, where the British had the most influence.
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is also played in Papua New Guinea. The governing body for the sport in the country is the
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Cricket is organised by the Papua New Guinea Cricket Board of Control, headquartered in
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is the most popular sport in Papua New Guinea. Rugby league also holds the title as the
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Southern Jets, and Central Lagoon Marlins. Each team also bears a sponsor's name.
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in the final. In the world qualifying competition in November 2013, PNG beat
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the only country to have Rugby League as its national Sport
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and finished eighth (giving the country an implicit world
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Papua New Guinea has competed at fifteen editions of the
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as of September 2023. The team usually plays against the
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matches are the most watched sporting event of the year.
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is the governing body of the sport in Papua New Guinea.
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Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team
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is ranked 54th in the world (as of December 1, 2006).
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as of 2023. Australia is not allowed to participate.
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Melbourne Storm
Super League
Leeds Rhinos
Rhyse Martin
2020 Challenge Cup
Leeds Rhinos
State of Origin
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team

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