1991 SP Inter City Cup season explained

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.

Year:1991
Competition:Papua New Guinea National Rugby League (SP Inter-City Cup)
Duration:19 May – 11 August 1991
Teams:6
Premiers:Port Moresby Vipers
Count:2nd
Minor Premiers:Port Moresby Vipers
Nextseason Year: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[1]

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 Information
DateVenue
Port Moresby Vipers26–28Mt. Hagen Eagles19 May 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
Goroka Lahanis41–26Mendi Muruks19 May 1991?
Kundiawa Warriors14–10 Lae City Bombers19 May 1991?
ROUND ONE [2]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mendi Muruks26–12Kundiawa Warriors26 May 1991Tende Rugby League oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles18–40Goroka Lahanis26 May 1991?
Lae City Bombers14–26 Port Moresby Vipers26 May 1991?
ROUND TWO [3]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Lae City Bombers16–6Mendi Muruks2 June 1991?
Goroka Lahanis20–22 Port Moresby Vipers2 June 1991?
Kundiawa Warriors4–24Mt. Hagen Eagles2 June 1991?
ROUND THREE [4]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mt. Hagen Eagles20–20Mendi Muruks9 June 1991?
Goroka Lahanis30–28 Lae City Bombers9 June 1991?
Port Moresby Vipers22–14Kundiawa Warriors9 June 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
ROUND Four [5]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mt. Hagen Eagles14-9 Lae City Bombers16 June 1991?
Kundiawa Warriors40–10Goroka Lahanis16 June 1991?
Port Moresby Vipers30-19Mendi Muruks16 June 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
ROUND FIVE [6]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Lae City Bombers22-16Kundiawa Warriors23 June 1991?
Port Moresby Vipers40–28Mt. Hagen Eagles23 June 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mendi Muruks34-8Goroka Lahanis23 June 1991?
ROUND SIX [7]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Port Moresby Vipers32-18 Lae City Bombers30 June 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles36–16Goroka Lahanis30 June 1991?
Kundiawa Warriors44-21Mendi Muruks30 June 1991?
ROUND SEVEN [8]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mendi Muruks2-18 Lae City Bombers14 July 1991?
Port Moresby Vipers36–11Goroka Lahanis14 July 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
Mt. Hagen Eagles18-2Kundiawa Warriors14 July 1991?
ROUND EIGHT [9]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mendi Muruks?-?Mt. Hagen Eagles21 July 1991?
Kundiawa Warriors21–20 Port Moresby Vipers21 July 1991?
Lae City Bombers?-?Goroka Lahanis21 July 1991?
ROUND NINE [10]
HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
DateVenue
Mt. Hagen Eagles?-? Lae City Bombers28 July 1991?
Port Moresby Vipers?–?Mendi Muruks28 July 1991Lloyd Robinson Oval
Goroka Lahanis?-?Kundiawa Warriors18 July 1991?
ROUND TEN

Final table

1991 SP Inter-City Cup season Final Table
Team
1Port Moresby Vipers970214
2Mount Hagen Eagles851211
3Kundiawa Warriors94058
4Lae Bombers83056
5Mendi Muruks83056
6Goroka Lahanis82155

Finals

The prelim final was on 4 August, Mt Hagen beat Kundiawa 22-4 [11]

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.[12]

Notes and References

  1. https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb7380549v/_1.pdf Wantok Niuspepar 27 June 1991
  2. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 23rd 1991 .
  3. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 3RN May 30th 1991 .
  4. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 6th 1991 .
  5. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 3RN June 13th 1991 .
  6. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 20th 1991 .
  7. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 2RN June 27th 1991 .
  8. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 4th 1991 .
  9. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 2RN July 18th 1991 .
  10. Web site: Wantok Newspaper page 8 July 25th 1991 .
  11. https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb3353209f/_1.pdf Wantok Newspaper 8 Aug 1991
  12. https://library.ucsd.edu/dc/object/bb2670612b/_1.pdf 15 Aug 1991 Wantok Newspaper

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