Sir John Guise Stadium
Port Moresby, Central, Papua New Guinea
Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea — opened 7 September 1991, 6 rugby league games hosted, 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.
Sourcing caveat: No PNG Kumuls test match or Queensland Cup final was found confirmed at this venue — those are associated with the separate PNG Football Stadium instead. Only 1 of our recorded 6 games could be individually dated (12 June 2015, with its exact score not found); our recorded top crowd of 18,113 could not be independently corroborated by any source checked.
Ground facts
| Opened | 7 September 1991 (Built to host the 1991 South Pacific Games at an original capacity of around 5,000; substantially redeveloped 2012-2015 ahead of the 2015 Pacific Games, though press coverage indicates some fit-out work continued for several months after the Games opened in July 2015.) |
| Home club | 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 |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 6 |
| Top recorded crowd | 18,113 |
| Capacity | approximately 15,000 today, up from around 5,000 at the 1991 opening |
| Floodlights installed | broadcast-quality lighting installed as part of the 2012-2015 redevelopment |
| Surface | natural grass, with a surrounding IAAF-certified athletics track — a multi-purpose athletics/football stadium, not a rugby-league-only ground |
| First rugby league match | 12 June 2015 — PNG Hunters vs Souths Logan Magpies, Queensland Cup Round 14 (exact score not found) |
| Years used | 2015–2016 |
| Location | Port Moresby, Central |
Name history
- Sir John Guise Stadium — named at opening for Sir John Douglas Guise (1914-1991), Papua New Guinea's first Governor-General after independence from Australia in 1975; no other name found
Rugby league history
This is a genuinely different venue from Papua New Guinea's main and historic rugby league home, the PNG Football Stadium, which has hosted the Kumuls (PNG's national team) since 1975 and Rugby League World Cup matches. The PNG Hunters used Sir John Guise Stadium only for a brief 2015-2016 window while their intended home was still being rebuilt, before relocating there once it reopened in February 2016. The stadium also hosted the rugby league Nines tournament at the 2015 Pacific Games (11-12 July 2015), where hosts PNG won the six-nation event undefeated, beating Samoa 38-10 in the final — arguably the venue's most notable rugby league occasion.
Primarily an athletics and football (soccer) venue; hosted the 2015 Pacific Games opening/closing ceremonies, rugby sevens, netball and athletics, and the 2016 OFC Nations Cup.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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