24/09/2025
🏉🚨Media Release 🏉🚨
PNGRFL Prime Minister's XIII 2025
Port Moresby 22nd September 2025: The annual Prime Minister’s XIII rugby league clash between PNG and Australia is on again this year, coinciding with our 50th year independence celebrations.
The matches are scheduled for Sunday 12th October at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby.
The day will kick-off at 9am with the Junior Orchids to take on the Australian Schoolgirls, then the Junior Kumuls play the Australian Schoolboys at 11am.
The PM’s XIII women then take the field at 1pm, with the highly anticipated PM’s XIII men’s clash at 3pm to round out what is always an exciting day for players and spectators alike.
Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Hondina, said this annual clash is a great opportunity for players from both countries to impress their coaches for further national duties.
“These games always provide a pathway for players from both countries, and the opportunity this provides for our juniors and the school children from Australia is quite significant as many of them can get selected to the senior sides, to feeder clubs and possibly the NRL and NRLW.”
Tickets are currently on sale at any of the participating Post PNG outlets at the following prices;
Eastern Stand K30, North/South Stands K50, Western Wings K80 and Grandstand K120.
All teams will be named next week in preparation for what will be another enthralling day for fans in Port Moresby.
The Prime Minister’s XIII games started in 2005 with the Men’s, while the Women’s joined in 2027 and then the juniors in 2023.
This annual event is used to promote rugby league as well as humanitarian causes by both the governments of PNG and Australia.
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