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Prime Minister's XIII, sometimes informally referred to as the PM's XIII, are a representative rugby league team, comprising Australian players from National Rugby League clubs that did not qualify for the NRL finals, or whose teams were knocked out during the first three weeks of the finals.

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The Prime Minister's XIII first played against Papua New Guinea in 2005 at Lloyd Robson Oval in the Papua New Guinean capital, Port Moresby. The team was coached in that match by former Queensland State of Origin coach Mal Meninga, who coached the side until 2012. New South Wales State of Origin coach Laurie Daley then took over from 2013 to 2014 with Ivan Cleary coaching the team in 2015. Meninga, appointed Australian test coach in 2016 also re-took the reins that year.

Originally played in Port Moresby, in recent years the games have been held in various locations around Papua New Guinea, including Lae and Kokopo. Unlike regular international matches, each team is allowed a five-man bench and given unlimited interchanges throughout the match.

Because the selected Australian players are not participating in the NRL finals (and are part of the Australian Test 'train-on' squad), the match is primarily used to keep potential international players match fit ahead of any end-of-season international fixtures. As the match has been played later in September, players who play for a team that has been knocked out in the first two weeks of the finals have been able to be selected for the side.

The match is also used to promote rugby league, as well as humanitarian causes such as HIV and AIDS awareness,[1] among the Papua New Guinean community.

The PM's XIII has never lost a match against Papua New Guinea since the annual fixture commenced, but was held to a 24–24 draw in 2007, after leading 20–0 at half time.

In 2019, the PM's XIII played against the Fiji Prime Minister's XIII for the first time, at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva.[2]

In 2022, after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fixture returned with the PM'x XIII playing the PNG PM's XIII at Suncorp Stadium, the first game to be held in Australia.[3]

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The Australian squad for the match on 13 October 2024 was announced on 3 October 2024.[4]

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2005

18 September 2005
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Shayne Hayne Australia
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2006

30 September 2006
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2007

23 September 2007
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Gavin Badger Australia
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2008

28 September 2008
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Bernard Sutton Australia
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2009

27 September 2009
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brett Suttor Australia
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2010

26 September 2010
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,856
Referee: Tony De Las Heras Australia
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2011

25 September 2011
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Sir Ignatius Kilage Stadium, Lae
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Adam Devcich Australia
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2012

23 September 2012
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Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Phil Haines Australia
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2013

29 September 2013
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Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Gavin Morris Australia
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2014

12 October 2014
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Kalabond Oval, Kokopo
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Grant Atkins Australia
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2015

26 September 2015
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Sir John Guise Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 18,113
Referee: Gavin Reynolds Australia
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2016

24 September 2016
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National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: David Munro Australia
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2017

23 September 2017
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2018

6 October 2018
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National Football Stadium, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,007
Referee: Chris Sutton Australia
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2019

11 October 2019
6:30pm
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ANZ National Stadium, Suva
Referee: Chris Butler Australia
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2022

25 September 2022
7:35pm
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Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Todd Smith Australia
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2023

23 September 2023
16:00 PST
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2024

13 October 2024
15:05 PST
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Mal Meninga, previously coached the Prime Minister's XIII.

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