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.
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 InformationDateVenue Port Moresby Vipers26–28Mt. Hagen Eagles19 May 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalGoroka Lahanis41–26Mendi Muruks19 May 1991?Kundiawa Warriors14–10 Lae City Bombers19 May 1991?ROUND ONE
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks26–12Kundiawa Warriors26 May 1991Tende Rugby League ovalMt. Hagen Eagles18–40Goroka Lahanis26 May 1991? Lae City Bombers14–26 Port Moresby Vipers26 May 1991?ROUND TWO
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue Lae City Bombers16–6Mendi Muruks2 June 1991?Goroka Lahanis20–22 Port Moresby Vipers2 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors4–24Mt. Hagen Eagles2 June 1991?ROUND THREE
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles20–20Mendi Muruks9 June 1991?Goroka Lahanis30–28 Lae City Bombers9 June 1991? Port Moresby Vipers22–14Kundiawa Warriors9 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalROUND Four
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles 14-9 Lae City Bombers16 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors40–10Goroka Lahanis16 June 1991? Port Moresby Vipers30-19Mendi Muruks16 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalROUND FIVE
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue Lae City Bombers 22-16Kundiawa Warriors23 June 1991? Port Moresby Vipers40–28Mt. Hagen Eagles23 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMendi Muruks34-8Goroka Lahanis23 June 1991?ROUND SIX
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenue Port Moresby Vipers 32-18 Lae City Bombers30 June 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMt. Hagen Eagles36–16Goroka Lahanis30 June 1991?Kundiawa Warriors44-21Mendi Muruks30 June 1991?ROUND SEVEN
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks 2-18 Lae City Bombers14 July 1991? Port Moresby Vipers36–11Goroka Lahanis14 July 1991Lloyd Robinson OvalMt. Hagen Eagles18-2Kundiawa Warriors14 July 1991?ROUND EIGHT
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMendi Muruks ?-?Mt. Hagen Eagles21 July 1991?Kundiawa Warriors21–20 Port Moresby Vipers21 July 1991? Lae City Bombers?-?Goroka Lahanis21 July 1991?ROUND NINE
HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDateVenueMt. Hagen Eagles ?-? Lae City Bombers28 July 1991? 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 Team 1 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
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