1991 SP Inter City Cup season

1991 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (SP Inter-City Cup)
1991 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (SP Inter-City Cup)
Duration	19 May – 11 August 1991
Teams	6
Premiers	Port Moresby Vipers (2nd title)
Minor premiers	Port Moresby Vipers
	← 1990 1992 →

The 1991 Papua New Guinea Inter-City Cup (or for sponsorship reasons, the 1991 SP Cup), was the 2nd season of a nationwide rugby league tournament in Papua New Guinea. At the end of the rounds Port Moresby were on top becoming minor premiers. They also went on to defeat Mt Hagen Eagles in the grand final on tries scored after an 18–18 draw in regular time.

Teams

This year as before 6 teams entered the competition. The Sika Kundiawa Warriors, Curtain Star Mendi Muruks, Collins & Leahy Goroka Lahanis, Wamp-Nga Mt Hagen Eagles, Port Moresby Vipers and the LBC Lae City Bombers ^[1]

Prize money

Man of the Match: Rounds 1-10 K100, Preliminary final K200, Grand Final K300

Minor Premiers: K3000

Preliminary Final winners: K3000

Preliminary Final losers: K1500

Grand Final winners:K9000

Grand Final loser: K3000

Total prize money: K20,000

Competition

The league had 10 rounds after which teams in 2nd and 3rd played a preliminary final, the winners of which played the league leaders in the grand final. The competition started on 19 May. Games were played on Sundays.

Rounds

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Port Moresby Vipers	26–28	Mt. Hagen Eagles	19 May 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
Goroka Lahanis	41–26	Mendi Muruks	19 May 1991	?
Kundiawa Warriors	14–10	Lae City Bombers	19 May 1991	?
ROUND ONE ^[2]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mendi Muruks	26–12	Kundiawa Warriors	26 May 1991	Tende Rugby League oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles	18–40	Goroka Lahanis	26 May 1991	?
Lae City Bombers	14–26	Port Moresby Vipers	26 May 1991	?
ROUND TWO ^[3]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Lae City Bombers	16–6	Mendi Muruks	2 June 1991	?
Goroka Lahanis	20–22	Port Moresby Vipers	2 June 1991	?
Kundiawa Warriors	4–24	Mt. Hagen Eagles	2 June 1991	?
ROUND THREE ^[4]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mt. Hagen Eagles	20–20	Mendi Muruks	9 June 1991	?
Goroka Lahanis	30–28	Lae City Bombers	9 June 1991	?
Port Moresby Vipers	22–14	Kundiawa Warriors	9 June 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
ROUND Four ^[5]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mt. Hagen Eagles	14-9	Lae City Bombers	16 June 1991	?
Kundiawa Warriors	40–10	Goroka Lahanis	16 June 1991	?
Port Moresby Vipers	30-19	Mendi Muruks	16 June 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
ROUND FIVE ^[6]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Lae City Bombers	22-16	Kundiawa Warriors	23 June 1991	?
Port Moresby Vipers	40–28	Mt. Hagen Eagles	23 June 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mendi Muruks	34-8	Goroka Lahanis	23 June 1991	?
ROUND SIX ^[7]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Port Moresby Vipers	32-18	Lae City Bombers	30 June 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles	36–16	Goroka Lahanis	30 June 1991	?
Kundiawa Warriors	44-21	Mendi Muruks	30 June 1991	?
ROUND SEVEN ^[8]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mendi Muruks	2-18	Lae City Bombers	14 July 1991	?
Port Moresby Vipers	36–11	Goroka Lahanis	14 July 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles	18-2	Kundiawa Warriors	14 July 1991	?
ROUND EIGHT ^[9]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mendi Muruks	?-?	Mt. Hagen Eagles	21 July 1991	?
Kundiawa Warriors	21–20	Port Moresby Vipers	21 July 1991	?
Lae City Bombers	?-?	Goroka Lahanis	21 July 1991	?
ROUND NINE ^[10]

Home	Score	Away	Match Information
Home	Score	Away	Date	Venue
Mt. Hagen Eagles	?-?	Lae City Bombers	28 July 1991	?
Port Moresby Vipers	?–?	Mendi Muruks	28 July 1991	Lloyd Robinson Oval
Goroka Lahanis	?-?	Kundiawa Warriors	18 July 1991	?
ROUND TEN

Final table

1991 SP Inter-City Cup season Final Table
#	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Port Moresby Vipers	9	7	0	2	14
2	Mount Hagen Eagles	8	5	1	2	11
3	Kundiawa Warriors	9	4	0	5	8
4	Lae Bombers	8	3	0	5	6
5	Mendi Muruks	8	3	0	5	6
6	Goroka Lahanis	8	2	1	5	5

Finals

The prelim final was on 4 August, Mt Hagen beat Kundiawa 22-4 ^[11]

The Grand final was on 11 August. The Pt Moresby Vipers and Mt Hagen drew 18-18 after regular time with the vipers winning by the fact of scoring more tries.^[12]

References

^ https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7380549v/_1.pdf Wantok Niuspepar 27 June 1991
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 23rd 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 30th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 6th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 13th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 20th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 27th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 4th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 18th 1991" (PDF).
^ "Wantok Newspaper page 8 July 25th 1991" (PDF).
^ https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb3353209f/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper 8 Aug 1991
^ https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb2670612b/_1.pdf 15 Aug 1991 Wantok Newspaper

[1] ttps://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7380549v/_1.pdf Wantok Niuspepar 27 June 1991

[2] "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 23rd 1991" (PDF).

[3] "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 30th 1991" (PDF).

[4] "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 6th 1991" (PDF).

[5] "Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 13th 1991" (PDF).

[6] "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 20th 1991" (PDF).

[7] "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 27th 1991" (PDF).

[8] "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 4th 1991" (PDF).

[9] "Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 18th 1991" (PDF).

[10] "Wantok Newspaper page 8 July 25th 1991" (PDF).

[11] ttps://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb3353209f/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper 8 Aug 1991

[12] ttps://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb2670612b/_1.pdf 15 Aug 1991 Wantok Newspaper

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