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| Nickname | The Pukpuks | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union | |
| Head coach | Sydney Wesley | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 86 (as of 4 November 2024) | |
| Highest | 84 (2023) | |
| First international | ||
 Papua New Guinea 47–3  New Hebrides(1966-12-01) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Papua New Guinea 97–3  Vanuatu(20 August 2005) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 Samoa 115–7 Papua New Guinea (Apia, Samoa, 11 July 2009) | ||
Medal record | ||
The Papua New Guinea national rugby union team, nicknamed the Pukpuks, (Tok Pisin for 'crocodiles'), played its first international in 1966, defeating Vanuatu 47–3. Papua New Guinea have not so far qualified for a Rugby World Cup. They participated in the Oceania World Cup qualifying tournaments for the 2007, 2011 and 2015 World Cups, but did not qualify.