The Port Moresby Vipers (formerly the Port Moresby Bulldogs) are a

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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team from

Port Moresby (; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...

. The team currently competes in the

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Competition.

History

The club competed in the

Panasonic Cup The Amco Cup (subsequently known by various other sponsors' names including the Tooth Cup, KB Cup, National Panasonic Cup and Panasonic Cup) was a mid-week rugby league competition held in Australia between 1974 and 1989. The format was usua ...

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

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1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

and

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. In 1990, they joined the new competition SP Cup where they won 3 premierships, up until 1995. They joined the

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competition in

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and 1997. Due to the cost of transportation to and from

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they were not invited to compete in the Queensland Cup for 1998. They returned to the SP Cup in 1999 for one season, before being demoted to the Port Moresby Domestic Competition. Another franchise Club that represented Port Moresby in the semi-professional competition was the Port Moresby Brian Bell Bulldogs. Richard Sinamoi, William Bussil Junior, Paul Komboi, and POMRFL Chairman Solomon Ravu orchestrated the re-entry of the Vipers in the national competition, during the SP Cup transition period to Bemobile Cup in 2008. The Vipers ended with the wooden spoon in its maiden year returning to the high level national competition, but finished strongly in the following seasons (7th in 2009, and 5th in 2010). When Digicel took the naming rights of the national competition, the Vipers finished 5th in 2011, and 4th in 2012. The team eventually became premiers, winning the cup in 2013. Sponsorship and merchandise arrangements were accumulated over time. The principal owners of the franchise, the National Capital District Commission started a partnership with Civil Pacific Engineering (CIVPAC) Limited in 2008-2010. From 2011, a partnership with City Pharmacy Limited Group under its merchandising brand name "Stop & Shop" Supermarkets was formed. The club is a national and flagship identity in the metropolitan city of Port Moresby and its players are from a mix of all provinces in the country. The club's feeder league is the Port Moresby Rugby League competition.

New South Wales Cup Bid

The Vipers are in the process of preparing their bid to join the Knock-On Effect

NSW Cup The NSW Cup, currently known as the Knock-On Effect NSW Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a rugby league competition for clubs in New South Wales. The competition has a history dating back to the NSWRFL's origins in 1908, starting off as a reserve ...

competition in Australia. They have an Academy with the major focus on Women's and Juniors.

2022 squad

Results

SP Cup/ Bemobile Cup/
PNGNRL The Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition (or the PNGNRL for short, for sponsorship reasons the PNGNRL Digicel Cup) is a semi-professional rugby league competition held annually in Papua New Guinea. Changes in Sponorship have meant ...

*Winners (5): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2013 *Runners up (1): 1993,

Intercity Cup since 1990

* 1990 Premiers Runner up Hagen Eagles * 1991 Premiers Runner up Hagen Eagles * 1992 Premiers Runner up My Hagen Eagles * 1993 Runners up to Goroka Lahanis * 1994 Premiers Runner up Goroka Lahanis. * 2013 Premiers Runner up Goroka Lahanis **** 1996 Foundation Club Queensland (Channel 9 cup now Intrust Super Cup) *" Some Original Coaches and Players 1990 Sam Kaia ( Coach) 1991 John Wagambie ( Coach) 1992 John Wagambie ( Coach) 1993 Adrian Genolagani 1994 Adrian Genolagani * Some Original players * Johnson Tia * John Oeka * Kes Paglipari * Tuksy Karu * Sauna Babaga * John Oeka * Richard Wagambie * Joe Gispe * James Naipao * Kera Ngaffin * Luke Waldiat * Wata Sauna *

References

External links

* {{Rugby League in New South Wales Rugby league in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean rugby league teams Rugby clubs established in 1986 1986 establishments in Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Diaspora sports clubs in Australia Proposed sports teams Proposals in Australia