Port Moresby Vipers
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The Port Moresby Vipers are a Papua New Guinea
n rugby league
team from Port Moresby
. They competed in the Panasonic Cup
in 1986
, 1987
, 1988
and 1989 and the Queensland Cup
competition in 1996
and 1997. Due to the cost of transportation to and from Australia
they were not invited to compete in the Queensland Cup for 1998. They now compete in the local Papua New Guinea competition.
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...
n rugby league
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 from 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...
. They competed in the Panasonic Cup
Amco Cup
The Amco Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usually a straight knock-out, but various group formats were used between 1979 and 1982...
in 1986
1986 National Panasonic Cup
-Format:Port Moresby and Western Australian joined the competition while Auckland left, meaning 17 teams participated in a straight knock-out. There was a random draw for all rounds other than the Preliminary Round.-Preliminary round:-Round 1:-Quarter finals:...
, 1987
1987 National Panasonic Cup
The National Panasonic Cup was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia. For background information about this competition, please refer to the Amco Cup main page.-Format:...
, 1988
1988 Panasonic Cup
-Format:Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria were replaced by the 3 new NSWRL clubs reducing the competition to 19 teams, participating in a straight knock-out...
and 1989 and the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
competition in 1996
1996 Queensland Cup Season
The 1996 Queensland Cup Season was the first Season of the State-Wide League in Queensland. It had been formed after the Winfield State League was closed after the end of the 1995 Season. It was subsequently superseded by the Queensland Cup....
and 1997. Due to the cost of transportation to and from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
they were not invited to compete in the Queensland Cup for 1998. They now compete in the local Papua New Guinea competition.
Queensland Cup
- 1996: 10th
- 1997: 8th