Nickname(s) | The Pepes |
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Association | Papua New Guinea Netball Federation |
Confederation | Oceania Netball Federation |
Head coach | Unaisi Rokoura |
INF ranking | 16 |
World Championships | |
Appearances | 3 (Debuted in 1991) |
Best result | 14th (1991) |
Commonwealth Games | |
Appearances | 1 (Debuted in 2010) |
2014 placing | 11 |
Medal record | ||
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Pacific Games | ||
1969 Port Moresby | Team | |
1991 Port Moresby | Team | |
1995 Papeete | Team | |
1999 Santa Rita | Team | |
2003 Suva | Team | |
2015 Port Moresby | Team | |
1963 Suva | Team | |
1966 Nouméa | Team | |
1979 Suva | Team | |
2007 Apia | Team |
The Papua New Guinea national netball team represent Papua New Guinea in international netball competition. They are nicknamed the "Pepes", which comes from the Keapara word for "butterfly". Papua New Guinea played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, finishing 11th. As of 23 October 2016, the Pepes are 16th in the INF World Rankings.