Rugby union in Papua New Guinea

Rugby union in Papua New Guinea
Country	Papua New Guinea
Governing body	Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union
National team(s)	Papua New Guinea
Registered players	8,520 (total) [1]
Clubs	80

Papua New Guinea is a tier three rugby union playing nation. They began playing international rugby union in 1965 and have yet to make the Rugby World Cup. Teams from Papua New Guinea have competed in the Commonwealth games.

Although Papua New Guinea has a rugby union tradition, rugby league is far more popular and is the national sport. Despite this, there are 8520 registered players of rugby union and 57 clubs.

The national side is ranked 83rd in the world (as of 27 June 2022).