Prime Minister's XIII
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Prime Minister's XIII or the PM's XIII is the name of a representative rugby league
team selected on an annual basis by the Prime Minister of Australia
that consists of mainly young Australian players drawn from the National Rugby League
competition to take on the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
. The match is almost exclusively played in Papua New Guinea
at the resolution of the rugby league season and is seen as an Australian second team.
In recent years the team has been coached by current Queensland
State of Origin
coach Mal Meninga
, whom again coached the side in 2006 gaining a victory of 28-8 at Lloyd Robson Oval
in Port Moresby
.
In 2007, The PM's XIII drew 24-24 with Papua New Guinea
after leading 20-0 at half time.
In 2008, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea in a high scoring affair 53-30.
in 2009, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 42-18 with Michael Jennings
scoring a Hat-Trick.
In 2010, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 30-18.
In 2011, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 36-22.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
team selected on an annual basis by the Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
that consists of mainly young Australian players drawn from the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
competition to take on the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
. The match is almost exclusively played in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
at the resolution of the rugby league season and is seen as an Australian second team.
In recent years the team has been coached by current Queensland
Queensland State of Origin Team
The Queensland rugby league team have represented the Australian state of Queensland in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1908...
State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
coach Mal Meninga
Mal Meninga
Malcolm Norman Meninga AM is an Australian former rugby league test captain and current coach of Queensland's State of Origin team. As a player he was a legendary goal-kicking centre, counted amongst the finest footballers of the 20th century...
, whom again coached the side in 2006 gaining a victory of 28-8 at Lloyd Robson Oval
Lloyd Robson Oval
Lloyd Robson Oval is a sporting ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted 3 games for the 1989 - 1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team since 1982. It has a total capacity of just over 10,000 people.Llyod Robson Oval...
in Port Moresby
Port Moresby
Port Moresby , or Pot Mosbi in Tok Pisin, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea . It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the southeastern coast of the island of New Guinea, which made it a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43...
.
In 2007, The PM's XIII drew 24-24 with Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national rugby league team
The Papua New Guinea national rugby league team represents Papua New Guinea internationally in the sport of rugby league football.In Papua New Guinea, Rugby league is highly popular and is regarded as the country’s national sport. The national side are known as the Kumuls...
after leading 20-0 at half time.
In 2008, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea in a high scoring affair 53-30.
in 2009, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 42-18 with Michael Jennings
Michael Jennings (rugby league)
Michael Joseph "Jenko" Jennings is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League...
scoring a Hat-Trick.
In 2010, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 30-18.
In 2011, The PM's XIII beat Papua New Guinea 36-22.