Rugby League Venues — Papua New Guinea
11 venues on record in Papua New Guinea, grouped by 6 regions.
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Across 11 venues, 280 rugby league games are on record in Papua New Guinea, spanning 1975–2026. The most-used ground is Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, with 211 games hosted and a top recorded crowd of 17,000.
Jump to region: Central (3) · Western Highlands (3) · Eastern Highlands (2) · East New Britain (1) · Morobe (1) · Enga (1)
Central (3 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santos National Football Stadium formerly PNG National Football Stadium Home of Papua New Guinea national rugby league team; PNG Hunters | Port Moresby | 211 | 17,000 | 1975–2026 |
| Sir John Guise Stadium Home of primarily the PNG national football (soccer) team and an athletics venue; the PNG Hunters (Queensland Cup) used it for rugby league home matches only briefly in 2015-2016, while the code's separate main home ground, the PNG Football Stadium (formerly Lloyd Robson Oval), was itself being rebuilt | Port Moresby | 6 | 18,113 | 2015–2016 |
| Sir Hubert Murray Stadium | Port Moresby | 1 | 0 | 1996 |
Western Highlands (3 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebiamul Oval Home of no specific club's home ground was confirmed by any source, though the Mt Hagen Eagles (PNG's Digicel Cup) are the region's leading modern rugby league club; the ground remains an active grassroots and schools rugby league venue today, hosting the Western Highlands Schools Rugby League Competition | Mount Hagen | 5 | 12,000 | 1981–1996 |
| Minj Rugby League Ground Home of none confirmed — used as a Highlands-region representative venue rather than a single club's home | Goroka (Minj) | 2 | 5,000 | 1994–1998 |
| Kagamuga Oval Home of no club tenancy was confirmed by any source — a single one-off international fixture | Mount Hagen | 1 | 10,000 | 2011 |
Eastern Highlands (2 venues)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Leahy Oval Home of Not a fixed club's home ground; functioned as Goroka's main representative/community rugby league venue, including a local Goroka rugby league competition that had ceased by 2013 | Goroka | 13 | 13,000 | 1978–2001 |
| National Sports Institute Home of PNG Orchids (PNG women's national rugby league team) | Goroka | 1 | 7,000 | 2019 |
East New Britain (1 venue)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalabond Field Home of Agmark Gurias (rugby league); PNG Hunters used it as a home venue during the 2014-2015 Queensland Cup seasons before relocating to the National Football Stadium (Port Moresby) after the 2015 season | Kokopo | 28 | 9,000 | 1982–2015 |
Morobe (1 venue)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lae Rugby League Oval Home of Lae Bombers (PNG National Rugby League franchise, Morobe Province; also known as Lae LBC Bombers from 2006) | Lae | 11 | 16,528 | 1986–2018 |
Enga (1 venue)
| Venue | Town/City | Games | Top crowd | Years used |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aipus Oval | Wabag | 1 | 0 | 2019 |
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