Prime Minister's XIII
| Governing body | Australian Rugby League | |
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| Head coach | Ivan Cleary | |
| Captain | Trent Merrin | |
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 Australia 34–0 Papua New Guinea  (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; 18 September 2005) | ||
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Australia 50–10 Papua New Guinea (Kokopo, Papua New Guinea; 29 September 2013) | ||
Prime Minister's XIII, or the PM's XIII, is the name of a representative rugby league team, comprising Australian players from National Rugby League clubs that did not qualify for the NRL Finals, or whose teams were knocked out during the first two weeks of the finals. The team is selected to play an annual fixture against Papua New Guinea in Papua New Guinea in the final weeks of the rugby league season.
History
The PM's XIII first played against Papua New Guinea in 2005 at Lloyd Robson Oval in the Papua New Guinean capital, Port Moresby. The team was coached in that match by former Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga, who coached the side until 2012. The current coach of the side is, New South Wales State of Origin coach Laurie Daley.
Originally played in Port Moresby, in recent years the games have been held in various locations around Papua New Guinea, including Lae and Kokopo. Unlike regular international matches, each team is allowed a five-man bench and given unlimited interchanges throughout the match.
Because the selected Australian players are not participating in the NRL finals (and are part of the Australian Test 'train-on' squad), the match is primarily used to keep potential international players match fit ahead of any end-of-season international fixtures. As the match has been played later in September, players who play for a team that has been knocked out in the first two weeks of the finals have been able to be selected for the side.
The match is also used to promote rugby league, as well as humanitarian causes such as HIV and AIDS awareness,[1] among the Papua New Guinean community.
The PM's XIII has never lost a match against Papua New Guinea since the annual fixture commenced, but was held to a 24–24 draw in 2007, after leading 20–0 at half time.
2005
18 September 2005 |
Australian PM's XIII  |
34–0 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Ryan Cross 2 Kurt Gidley 1 Luke Priddis 1 Braith Anasta 1 Brett Finch 1 Goals Clinton Schifcofske 4 Luke Ricketson 1 |
Report |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Referee/s: Shayne Hayne |
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2006
30 September 2006 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
28–8 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Jarryd Hayne 2 Steve Price 1 Brett Stewart 1 Trent Waterhouse 1 Nathan Merritt 1 Goals Matt Orford 2 |
Report | Tries 2 Tom O'Reilly |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Referee/s: Ben Cummins |
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2007
23 September 2007 |
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24–24 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Chris Lawrence 2 Joel Monaghan 2 Luke Douglas 1 Goals Kurt Gidley 2 |
Report | Tries 2 Menzie Yere 1 Nigel Hukula 1 Paul Aiton 1 Jessie Joe Parker Goals 2 Gimapau Keimelo |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Referee/s: Gavin Badger |
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2008
27 September 2008 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
54–30 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Chris Lawrence 2 Jarryd Hayne 2 Nathan Hindmarsh 1 Robbie Farah 1 Michael Jennings 1 Joe Picker 1 Carl Webb 1 Josh Morris 1 Goals Scott Prince 6 Terry Campese 1 |
Report | Tries 2 Stanley Gene 2 Menzie Yere 1 Nixon Kolo 1 Rodney Ropra Goals 3 Tuu Maori |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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2009
27 September 2009 |
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42–18 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Michael Jennings 3 David Schillington 1 George Rose 1 Glenn Stewart 1 Matt Scott 1 Goals Johnathan Thurston 7 |
Report | Tries 1 Sigfred Gande 1 Tommy Butterfield 1 Jessie Joe Parker Goals 3 Glen Nami |
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
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2010
26 September 2010 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
30–18 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Ben Smith 1 Akuila Uate 1 Chris Sandow 1 Willie Tonga 1 Kade Snowden 1 Luke Douglas 1 Goals Corey Parker 2 James Maloney 1 |
Report | Tries 2 Nickson Kolo 1 Glen Nami Goals 3 Ryan Tongia |
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2011
25 September 2011 |
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36–22 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Josh Morris 2 Blake Ferguson 2 Luke Burt 1 Nathan Merritt 1 Goals Luke Burt 3 Nathan Merritt 1 Nathan Hindmarsh 1 Michael Crocker 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Dion Aiye 1 Joshaia Abavu 2 ? Goals 3 ? |
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2012
23 September 2012 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
24–18 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Feleti Mateo 1 Michael Jennings 1 Beau Ryan 1 Akuila Uate 1 Goals Scott Prince 4 |
Report | Tries 1 Matthew Puke 1 Albert Patak 1 David Loko 1 Richard Kambo Goals 1 Israel Eliab |
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2013
29 September 2013 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
50–10 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Jarryd Hayne 2 James Tamou 1 Brent Tate 1 Kevin Gordon 1 David Shillington 1 Josh Morris 1 Aidan Sezer 1 Josh Papalii 1 Goals Aidan Sezer 6 Corey Parker 1 |
Report | Tries 1 Israel Eliab 1 Joshaia Abavu Goals 1 Sebastian Pandia |
Kalabond Stadium, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea |
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2014
12 October 2014 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
34–16 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Aaron Woods 2 Will Chambers 1 Josh Mansour 1 Anthony Milford 1 Beau Scott 1 Goals Ben Hunt 3 Matt Moylan 2 |
Tries Thompson Teteh 2 Israel Eliab 1 Goals Noel Zemming 2 |
Kalabond Stadium, Kokopo, Papua New Guinea Attendance: 7,000 |
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2015
26 September 2015 |
| Australian PM's XIII |
40 – 12 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries David Nofoaluma 2 Jarrod Croker 1 Alex Johnston 1 Euan Aitken 1 Chris McQueen 1 Jeremy Latimore 1 Jack Wighton 1 Goals Jarrod Croker 2 Adam Reynolds 2 |
Report | Tries Justin Olam 1 Watson Boas 1 Goals David Missian 2 |
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Attendance: 18,113 |
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Players
Captains
- Luke Ricketson (2005)
- Steve Price (2006)
- Mark Gasnier (2007)
- Nathan Hindmarsh (2008, 2011)
- Johnathan Thurston (2009)
- Corey Parker (2010)
- Scott Prince (2012)
- Robbie Farah (2013)
- Greg Bird (2014)
- Trent Merrin (2015)
Coaches
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Mal Meninga, coach of the Prime Minister's XIII from 2005–2012.
- Mal Meninga 2005–2012
- Laurie Daley 2013–2014
- Ivan Cleary 2015–present
Records
Team
- Largest winning margins
- 40 points vs Papua New Guinea (50–10) at Kalabond Stadium, Kakopo, Papua New Guinea on 29 September 2013
- 34 points vs Papua New Guinea (34–0) at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 18 September 2005
- 28 points vs Papua New Guinea (40–12) at Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 26 September 2015
- 24 points vs Papua New Guinea (42–18) at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 27 September 2009
- 24 points vs Papua New Guinea (54–30) at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 27 September 2008
Individual
- Most games
- Robbie Farah (5)
- Greg Bird (4)
- Michael Jennings (4)
- David Shillington (4)
- Most tries
- Jarryd Hayne (6)
- Michael Jennings (6)
- Chris Lawrence (5)
- Josh Morris (4)
- Most points
- Jarryd Hayne (24)
- Michael Jennings (24)
- Chris Lawrence (20)
- Scott Prince (20)
- Most tries in a match
- 3 – Michael Jennings (2009)
See also
- Australia national rugby league team
- Australian Aboriginal rugby league team
- Junior Kangaroos
- Australian Schoolboys rugby league team
References
- ↑ "League players spread HIV message in PNG". The Sydney Morning Herald, AAP. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
External links
- PNG side surprises Aussies in shock draw
- Carroll, Wing join PM's XIII
- Official Australian Rugby League page
- Prime Ministers XIII 2006 Squad announcement
- PM XIII 53- PNG 30
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