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Listen: Men's Rugby League World Cup - Papua New Guinea v Lebanon

17 October 2026

Match Summary

Sat 17 Oct 2026
‧
Men's World Cup
Papua New Guinea 42, Lebanon 18 at full time, Papua New Guinea win 42 - 18
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea
42
18
LebanonLebanonLebanon
Full Time
FT
Half Time Papua New Guinea 18 , Lebanon 12
HT 18-12
Tries
Papua New Guinea,Voro (8'), Derby (20'), Put (30'), Glare (42'), Kapinias (48'), Martin (72'), Biondi-Odo (75')Voro 8 minutes, Derby 20 minutes, Put 30 minutes, Glare 42 minutes, Kapinias 48 minutes, Martin 72 minutes, Biondi-Odo 75 minutes
Lebanon,Miski (36', 54'), Sukkar (40')Miski 36 minutes, 54 minutes, Sukkar 40 minutes
Conversions
Papua New Guinea,Martin (9', 21', 31', 43', 50', 73', 75')Martin 9 minutes, 21 minutes, 31 minutes, 43 minutes, 50 minutes, 73 minutes, 75 minutes
Lebanon,Conti (37', 40', 56')Conti 37 minutes, 40 minutes, 56 minutes
Venue:Santos National Football Stadium
  • Live Reporting (active)
  • Line-ups

Team Lineups

home team,Papua New Guinea

Starting lineup

  • Number
    1
    1, Morea
    Morea
  • Number
    2
    2, Derby
    Derby
  • Number
    3
    3, Laybutt
    Laybutt
  • Number
    4
    4, MacDonald
    MacDonald
  • Number
    5
    5, Dotoi
    Dotoi
  • Number
    6
    6, Voro
    Voro
  • Number
    14
    14, Glare
    GlareBiondi-Odo 63', substituted for Biondi-Odo at 63 minutes
  • Number
    8
    8, Richard
    RichardDe Belin 18', substituted for De Belin at 18 minutes
  • Number
    9
    9, Ipape
    IpapeNamo 26', substituted for Namo at 26 minutesMoretti 56', substituted for Moretti at 56 minutes
  • Number
    10
    10, Moretti
    MorettiKapinias 25', substituted for Kapinias at 25 minutesRichard 63', substituted for Richard at 63 minutes
  • Number
    11
    11, Martin
    Martin
  • Number
    12
    12, Put
    Put
  • Number
    15
    15, Horne
    HorneIpape 56', substituted for Ipape at 56 minutes

Substitutes

home team,Papua New Guinea

  • Number
    7
    7, Biondi-Odo
    Biondi-Odo
  • Number
    13
    13, De Belin
    De Belin
  • Number
    16
    16, Kapinias
    Kapinias
  • Number
    17
    17, Namo
    Namo
  • Number
    18
    18, Tai
    Tai
  • Number
    19
    19, Wabo
    Wabo

away team,Lebanon

Starting lineup

  • Number
    1
    1, Kiraz
    Kiraz
  • Number
    2
    2, Francis
    Francis
  • Number
    3
    3, Gabrael
    Gabrael
  • Number
    4
    4, Samrani
    Samrani
  • Number
    5
    5, Saab
    Saab
  • Number
    6
    6, Rajab
    Rajab
  • Number
    7
    7, Conti
    Conti
  • Number
    8
    8, Rahme
    RahmeFrancis 64', substituted for Francis at 64 minutes
  • Number
    9
    9, Ayache
    AyacheBazzaz 50', substituted for Bazzaz at 50 minutesTwal 58', substituted for Twal at 58 minutesBazzaz 72', substituted for Bazzaz at 72 minutes
  • Number
    10
    10, Roumanos
    RoumanosFrancis 24', substituted for Francis at 24 minutesRoumanos 51', substituted for Roumanos at 51 minutesRahme 70', substituted for Rahme at 70 minutes
  • Number
    11
    11, Sukkar
    Sukkar
  • Number
    15
    15, Ibrahim
    IbrahimMiski 19', substituted for Miski at 19 minutes
  • Number
    13
    13, Twal
    TwalDirani 50', substituted for Dirani at 50 minutes

away team,Lebanon

  • Number
    14
    14, Dirani
    Dirani
  • Number
    16
    16, Bazzaz
    Bazzaz
  • Number
    19
    19, Miski
    Miski
  • Number
    20
    20, Francis
    Francis
  • Number
    17
    17, Rahme
    Rahme
  • Number
    18
    18, Nohra
    Nohra
  • Papua New Guinea (active)
  • Lebanon

home team,Papua New Guinea

Starting lineup

  • Number
    1
    1, Morea
    Morea
  • Number
    2
    2, Derby
    Derby
  • Number
    3
    3, Laybutt
    Laybutt
  • Number
    4
    4, MacDonald
    MacDonald
  • Number
    5
    5, Dotoi
    Dotoi
  • Number
    6
    6, Voro
    Voro
  • Number
    14
    14, Glare
    GlareBiondi-Odo 63', substituted for Biondi-Odo at 63 minutes
  • Number
    8
    8, Richard
    RichardDe Belin 18', substituted for De Belin at 18 minutes
  • Number
    9
    9, Ipape
    IpapeNamo 26', substituted for Namo at 26 minutesMoretti 56', substituted for Moretti at 56 minutes
  • Number
    10
    10, Moretti
    MorettiKapinias 25', substituted for Kapinias at 25 minutesRichard 63', substituted for Richard at 63 minutes
  • Number
    11
    11, Martin
    Martin
  • Number
    12
    12, Put
    Put
  • Number
    15
    15, Horne
    HorneIpape 56', substituted for Ipape at 56 minutes

Substitutes

  • Number
    7
    7, Biondi-Odo
    Biondi-Odo
  • Number
    13
    13, De Belin
    De Belin
  • Number
    16
    16, Kapinias
    Kapinias
  • Number
    17
    17, Namo
    Namo
  • Number
    18
    18, Tai
    Tai
  • Number
    19
    19, Wabo
    Wabo

away team,Lebanon

Starting lineup

  • Number
    1
    1, Kiraz
    Kiraz
  • Number
    2
    2, Francis
    Francis
  • Number
    3
    3, Gabrael
    Gabrael
  • Number
    4
    4, Samrani
    Samrani
  • Number
    5
    5, Saab
    Saab
  • Number
    6
    6, Rajab
    Rajab
  • Number
    7
    7, Conti
    Conti
  • Number
    8
    8, Rahme
    RahmeFrancis 64', substituted for Francis at 64 minutes
  • Number
    9
    9, Ayache
    AyacheBazzaz 50', substituted for Bazzaz at 50 minutesTwal 58', substituted for Twal at 58 minutesBazzaz 72', substituted for Bazzaz at 72 minutes
  • Number
    10
    10, Roumanos
    RoumanosFrancis 24', substituted for Francis at 24 minutesRoumanos 51', substituted for Roumanos at 51 minutesRahme 70', substituted for Rahme at 70 minutes
  • Number
    11
    11, Sukkar
    Sukkar
  • Number
    15
    15, Ibrahim
    IbrahimMiski 19', substituted for Miski at 19 minutes
  • Number
    13
    13, Twal
    TwalDirani 50', substituted for Dirani at 50 minutes

Substitutes

  • Number
    14
    14, Dirani
    Dirani
  • Number
    16
    16, Bazzaz
    Bazzaz
  • Number
    19
    19, Miski
    Miski
  • Number
    20
    20, Francis
    Francis
  • Number
    17
    17, Rahme
    Rahme
  • Number
    18
    18, Nohra
    Nohra
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