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Full time4 July 2009
Papua New Guinea
29–21
Cook Islands
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2011Head-to-head

Papua New Guinea won by 8 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’PCook Islands penalty · Nathan Robinson0–3
  2. 17’PCook Islands penalty · Nathan Robinson0–6
  3. 19’TPapua New Guinea try · Jack Maraha5–6
  4. 20’CPapua New Guinea conversion · Jack Maraha7–6
  5. 27’TPapua New Guinea try · Alex Haija12–6
  6. 28’CPapua New Guinea conversion · Jack Maraha14–6
  7. 34’TCook Islands try · Wynyard Marsters14–11
  8. 35’CCook Islands conversion · Nathan Robinson14–13
  9. 41’DCook Islands drop goal · Nathan Robinson14–16
  10. 45’PPapua New Guinea penalty · Jack Maraha17–16
  11. 53’TPapua New Guinea try · Alex Haija22–16
  12. 54’CPapua New Guinea conversion · Jack Maraha24–16
  13. 56’TCook Islands try · Antonio Diaz24–21
  14. 66’TPapua New Guinea try · Gina Ponda29–21

Line-ups

Papua New Guinea

  1. 1Manu Gairo JnrProp
  2. 2Wesley ThomasHooker
  3. 3Adam HillProp
  4. 4Willie RikisSecond row
  5. 5Aaron MiaiSecond row
  6. 6Alex HaijaFlanker
  7. 7Ray VagiFlanker
  8. 8Yaisuo GihenoNumber 8
  9. 9Lawrence AcanufaScrum-half
  10. 10Frank GeniaFly-half
  11. 11Gina PondaWing
  12. 12Raymand RomalusCentre
  13. 13Chris HogiCentre
  14. 14Roland NamoWing
  15. 15Jack MarahaFull-back
  16. 16Peatrie BirneyBench
  17. 17Kapua KapuaBench
  18. 18Charles MaipsBench
  19. 19Philip SuapoBench
  20. 20Edwin NokiBench
  21. 21David EriBench
  22. 22Richard MarkBench

Cook Islands

  1. 1James NgatupunaProp
  2. 2Joseph MarstersHooker
  3. 3Jacob MarstersProp
  4. 4Mata McGrathSecond row
  5. 5Michael TokiSecond row
  6. 6Antonio DiazFlanker
  7. 7Tamati HaweaFlanker
  8. 8Nick ConnalNumber 8
  9. 9Wynyard MarstersScrum-half
  10. 10Aaron MarstersFly-half
  11. 11Victor PeachWing
  12. 12Daniel KaurakaCentre
  13. 13Eugene MarstersCentre
  14. 14Bruce GoldsworthyWing
  15. 15Nathan RobinsonFull-back
  16. 16Sam TeratuaBench
  17. 17Charles TeratuaBench
  18. 18Tai MarstersBench
  19. 19Paana PurotuBench
  20. 20Jamie RoltonBench
  21. 21Amosa AnglemBench
  22. 22Atua ManuBench

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Context

All-time, Papua New Guinea 3–4 Cook Islands in 7 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Papua New Guinea going in
Cook Islands going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.