Rugby union in Papua New Guinea
- Rugby union in Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea is a tier three rugby union playing nation. They began playing international rugby union in 1966 and have yet to make the Rugby World Cup. Teams from Papua New Guinea have competed in the Commonwealth games.
Although Papua New Guinea has a rugby union tradition, rugby league is far more popular and is the national sport. Despite this, there are 8520 registered players of rugby union and 57 clubs. There are no registered senior female players.
The national side is ranked 52nd in the world (as of 8th October 2007).
See also
*Papua New Guinea national rugby union team
*Papua New Guinea Rugby Football Union
*Sport in Papua New Guinea
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