Nickname: The Kumuls

Coach: Adrian Lam

Captain: Stanley Gene

WORLD CUP RESULTS

Quarter-finals: 2000

PROFILE

Not too many Kumul connections with the Warriors other than their Coach Adrian Lam who played 119 games for the Warriors between 2001 and 2004 scoring no less than 44 tries. His attitude to win and sheer quality will no doubt rub off on a side who many rate as been able to cause a shock result or two. Lam is highly thought of still by Wigan fans and for his influence alone and the fact they are in England’s group are bound to be of interest. 

Lam is like a Beckham in his native home land in a country where Rugby League is the national sport. Other names Wigan fans will recognise include the never ageing Stanley Gene and Mikali Aizue from Hull KR

Papua New Guinea made the quarter-finalists in 2000.

The standard is improving rapidly. There is so much natural attacking ability and the defence is getting stronger by the year.

The big guns for PNG are Nico Slain, Michael Mark, Paul Aiton and Keith Peters. Aiton and Peters are members of the Penrith club in the NRL.

SQUAD

Paul Aiton 
Makali Aizue 
Jay Aston
Jason Chan 
Neville Costigan 
Trevor Exton
Stanley Gene 
Rod Griffin 
George Keppa
Nickson Kolo 
Anton Kui 
Tu'u Maori
Larsen Marabe 
George Moni 
David Moore
James Nightingale 
Jessie Joe Parker 
Keith Peters
Rodney Pora 
Kevin Prior 
Nico Slain
Charlie Wabo 
John Wilshire 
Menzie Yere