1991 SP Inter City Cup season

March 2024 Papua New Guinea rugby league season The 1991 Papua New Guinea Inter-City Cup (or for sponsorship reasons, the 1991 SP Cup), was the 2nd season of a nationwide rugby league tournament in Papua New Guinea. At the end of the rounds Port Moresby were on top becoming minor premiers. They also went on to defeat Mt Hagen Eagles in the grand final on tries scored after an 18–18 draw in regular time. 1991 Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (SP Inter-City Cup) 19 May – 11 August 1991 6 Port Moresby Vipers 2nd Port Moresby Vipers 1990 1992 Teams This year as before 6 teams entered the competition. The Sika Kundiawa Warriors, Curtain Star Mendi Muruks, Collins & Leahy Goroka Lahanis, Wamp-Nga Mt Hagen Eagles, Port Moresby Vipers and the LBC Lae City Bombers https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7380549v/_1.pdf Wantok Niuspepar 27 June 1991 Prize money Man of the Match: Rounds 1-10 K100, Preliminary final K200, Grand Final K300 Minor Premiers: K3000 Preliminary Final winners: K3000 Preliminary Final losers: K1500 Grand Final winners:K9000 Grand Final loser: K3000 Total prize money: K20,000 Competition The league had 10 rounds after which teams in 2nd and 3rd played a preliminary final, the winners of which played the league leaders in the grand final. The competition started on 19 May. Games were played on Sundays. Rounds HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenuePort Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers26–28Mt. Hagen Eagles19 May 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalGoroka Lahanis41–26Mendi Muruks19 May 1991?Kundiawa Warriors14–10Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers19 May 1991?ROUND ONE https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb0725198z/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 23rd 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks26–12Kundiawa Warriors26 May 1991Tende Rugby League ovalMt. Hagen Eagles18–40Goroka Lahanis26 May 1991?Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers14–26Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers26 May 1991?ROUND TWO https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb0042598v/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 30th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueBalmain 16 Lae City Bombers16–6Mendi Muruks2 June 1991?Goroka Lahanis20–22Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers2 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors4–24Mt. Hagen Eagles2 June 1991?ROUND THREE https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb93942212/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 6th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles20–20Mendi Muruks9 June 1991?Goroka Lahanis30–28Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers9 June 1991? Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers22–14Kundiawa Warriors9 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalROUND Four https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb87116204/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 13th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles 14-9Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers16 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors40–10Goroka Lahanis16 June 1991? Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers30-19Mendi Muruks16 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalROUND FIVE https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb8029018c/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 20th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueBalmain 16 Lae City Bombers 22-16Kundiawa Warriors23 June 1991?Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers40–28Mt. Hagen Eagles23 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMendi Muruks34-8Goroka Lahanis23 June 1991?ROUND SIX https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7380549v/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 27th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenuePort Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers 32-18Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers30 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMt. Hagen Eagles36–16Goroka Lahanis30 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors44-21Mendi Muruks30 June 1991?ROUND SEVEN https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb6697950g/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 4th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks 2-18Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers14 July 1991?Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers36–11Goroka Lahanis14 July 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMt. Hagen Eagles18-2Kundiawa Warriors14 July 1991?ROUND EIGHT https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb53668787/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 18th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks ?-?Mt. Hagen Eagles21 July 1991?Kundiawa Warriors21–20Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers21 July 1991?Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers?-?Goroka Lahanis21 July 1991?ROUND NINE https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb4684280j/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper page 8 July 25th 1991 HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles ?-?Balmain 16 Lae City Bombers28 July 1991?Port Moresby Vipers 12 Port Moresby Vipers?–?Mendi Muruks28 July 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalGoroka Lahanis?-?Kundiawa Warriors18 July 1991?ROUND TEN Final table 1991 SP Inter-City Cup season Final Table # Position Team Pld Games played W Won D Drawn L Lost Pts Competition points1 Port Moresby Vipers9702142 Mount Hagen Eagles8512113 Kundiawa Warriors940584 Lae Bombers830565 Mendi Muruks830566 Goroka Lahanis82155 Finals The prelim final was on 4 August, Mt Hagen beat Kundiawa 22-4 https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb3353209f/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper 8 Aug 1991 The Grand final was on 11 August. The Pt Moresby Vipers and Mt Hagen drew 18-18 after regular time with the vipers winning by the fact of scoring more tries.https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb2670612b/_1.pdf 15 Aug 1991 Wantok Newspaper References Category:Rugby league in Papua New Guinea Category:1991 in rugby league