2019 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (Digicel Cup)
Teams12
PremiersLae Snax Tigers
Broadcast partnersDigicel (Subscription)

The 2019 PNGNRL Digicel Cup season was the 29th season of professional rugby league in Papua New Guinea. The Lae Snax Tigers won the minor premiership and the Grand Final, defeating the Hela Wigmen 15–4.

2019 season

The season commenced in April and ended in September. Three new teams entered the league: the Mt Hagen Eagles, the Vitis Central Dabaris and the Kimbe Cutters. The Chimbu Warriors were expelled before the start of the season, having failed to improve their home ground to the satisfaction of the PNGNRL.[1]

Teams

2019 Digicel Cup Teams
Team Stadium City/Area
Agmark Gurias Kalabond Oval Kokopo, East New Britain Province
Enga Mioks Johnson Siki Aipus Oval Wabag, Enga Province
Goroka Lahanis National Sports Institute Goroka, Eastern Highlands Province
Gulf Isou PNG Football Stadium Port Moresby, National Capital District
Hela Wigmen Lae League Oval Tari Hela Province
Kimbe Cutters Sasi Muthuvel Stadium Kimbe, West New Britain Province
Lae Snax Tigers Lae League Oval Lae, Morobe Province
Mendi Muruks Joseph Keviame Oval Mendi, Southern Highlands Province
Mt. Hagen Eagles Rebiamul Oval Mt.Hagen, Western Highlands Province
Port Moresby Vipers Lloyd Robson Oval Port Moresby
Vitis Central Dabaris Oil Search National Football Stadium Port Moresby, National Capital District
Waghi Tumbe Minj Oval Minj, Jiwaka Province

Ladder

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPts
1Lae Snax Tigers18142246220220
2Waghi Tumbe18132336428120
3Rabaul Gurias18130538018816
4Goroka Lahanis18104440827615
5Mt Hagen Eagles1882824837512
6Hela Wigmen1881929725211
7Enga Mioks1864827425711
8Port Moresby Vipers1871102573327
9Gulf Isou1871101693826
10Mendi Muruks1851121932461
11Vitis Central Dabaris1851123024406
12Kimbe Cutters1821152174401

Sources

http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=3&client=0-11722-0-526935-0&pool=1

References

  1. "Three new team enter Digicel Cup 2019 comp". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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