Papua New Guinea 14–6 Ireland — Group C, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
5 Nov 2017 · National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · Attendance: 14,800
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 14–6 Ireland, at National Football Stadium, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 5 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Boas; Lo; Macdonald Goals: A. Boas (1/1); Martin (0/2) |
| Ireland | Tries: McIlorum Goals: Finn (1/1) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Mead (c) | Fullback | Scott Grix | 1 |
| 2 | Justin Olam | Wing | Shannon McDonnell | 2 |
| 3 | Kato Ottio | Centre | Ed Chamberlain | 3 |
| 4 | Nene Macdonald | Centre | Michael Morgan | 4 |
| 5 | Garry Lo | Wing | Liam Kay | 5 |
| 6 | Ase Boas | Stand off/Five eighth | Api Pewhairangi | 6 |
| 7 | Watson Boas | Scrum half/Half back | Liam Finn (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Stanton Albert | Prop forward | Brad Singleton | 8 |
| 9 | Kurt Baptiste | Hooker | Mike McIlorum | 9 |
| 10 | Luke Page | Prop forward | Kyle Amor | 10 |
| 11 | Rhyse Martin | Second row | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | 11 |
| 12 | Willie Minoga | Second row | Oliver Roberts | 12 |
| 13 | Paul Aiton | Loose forward/Lock forward | George King | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | James Segeyaro | Tyrone McCarthy | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Wellington Albert | James Hasson | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Stargroth Amean | Joe Philbin | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Enock Maki | Anthony Mullally | Interchange | |
| Michael Marum | Coach | Mark Aston | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Matt Cecchin (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Michael Wise — single-sourced, Chris Butler — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Papua New Guinea held off Ireland 14-6 at Port Moresby, Watson Boas scoring a match-sealing try in the closing minutes after Nene Macdonald's earlier score, with Ireland's reply coming from hooker Michael McIlorum.
Sources
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup final — Wikipedia
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia beat England 6-0 to retain trophy — BBC Sport
- Famous Fixtures: Australia v England | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final — rugby-league.com
- Australia 6-0 England: Kangaroos win Rugby League World Cup — Sky Sports
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Team Lists & Officials — League Unlimited
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup — Wikipedia (full group/knockout results)