Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league

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Australia vs Papua New Guinea in rugby league is a rivalry between the Australia national rugby league team and the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in the sport of rugby league. The first match between the two sides was in 1982, with the Kangaroos coming out with a 38–2 victory. They have played each other ten times, with Australia winning each match-up by at least 22 points.

The Home and Away labels are technical terms, and may not reflect the actual home team in the match (e.g. 2008 World Cup).

Head to Head overall
Played	10
Australia wins	10
Papua New Guinea wins	0
Draws	0

2010s Head to Head
Played: 1	Australia: 1	Papua New Guinea: 0	Draws: 0

Date	Winner	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Match Status	Source
24 October 2010	Australia	Australia	34 – 0	Papua New Guinea	Parramatta Stadium	11,308	2010 Four Nations Match	[1]

2000s Head to Head
Played: 3	Australia: 3	Papua New Guinea: 0	Draws: 0

Date	Winner	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Match Status	Source
9 November 2008	Australia	Papua New Guinea	6 – 46	Australia	Willows Sports Complex	16,239	2008 World Cup Group A Match	[2]
7 October 2001	Australia	Papua New Guinea	12 – 54	Australia	PNG Football Stadium	14,000	Test Match	[3]
7 October 2000	Australia	Australia	82 – 0	Papua New Guinea	Willows Sports Complex	21,000	Test Match	[4]

1990s Head to Head
Played: 3	Australia: 3	Papua New Guinea: 0	Draws: 0

Date	Winner	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Match Status	Source
15 July 1992	Australia	Australia	36 – 14	Papua New Guinea	Townsville Sports Reserve	12,470	1989–1992 World Cup Match	[5]
13 October 1991	Australia	Papua New Guinea	6 – 40	Australia	PNG Football Stadium	14,500	1989–1992 World Cup Match/1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea	[6]
6 October 1991	Australia	Papua New Guinea	2 – 58	Australia	Danny Leahy Oval	13,000	1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea	[7]

1980s Head to Head
Played: 3	Australia: 3	Papua New Guinea: 0	Draws: 0

Date	Winner	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Match Status	Source
20 July 1988	Australia	Australia	70 – 8	Papua New Guinea	Eric Weissel Oval	11,685	1985–1988 World Cup Match	[8]
4 October 1986	Australia	Papua New Guinea	12 – 62	Australia	PNG Football Stadium	17,000	1985–1988 World Cup Match	[9]
2 October 1982	Australia	Papua New Guinea	2 – 38	Australia	PNG Football Stadium	15,000	Test Match	[10]

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