Papua New Guinea national rugby league team

Papua New Guinea

Team information
Nickname	The Kumuls
Governing body	PNGRFL
Region	Asia-Pacific
Head coach	Justin Holbrook
Captain	Kyle Laybutt
Most caps	Rhyse Martin (15)
Top try-scorer	David Mead (10)
Top point-scorer	Rhyse Martin (132)
Home stadium	National Football Stadium
IRL ranking	6th
Uniforms
First colours
Team results
First game
England 40–12 Papua New Guinea  (Port Moresby, PNG; 6 July 1975)
Biggest win
Papua New Guinea 64–0 United States  (Port Moresby, PNG; 12 November 2017)
Biggest defeat
Australia 82–0 Papua New Guinea  (Townsville, Australia; 7 October 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first time in 1985–1988)
Best result	Quarterfinals (2000, 2017, 2021 )

The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea in the sport of rugby league football.

In Papua New Guinea, Rugby League is a highly popular sport and is regarded as the country's national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls ("birds-of-paradise" in Tok Pisin).