What's in a name?

Like the All Blacks, the British Lions and the Springboks, the Papua New Guinea rugby teams have nicknames. The Rugby League teams are called "The Kumuls" after the bird of paradise that graces the PNG flag. The bird can be also seen on the team's badge.

The Rugby Union teams (including my much loved Sevens side) are nicknamed "The Pukpuks" which is the Tok Pisin word for crocodile. Their mascot animal appears on the team's badge as well.

Cricket is another huge sport in PNG and the nickname of their main team is the Barramundis, however unlike the teams above, the barramundi fish isn't on the cricketing logo. Instead it's a lovely stylised kumul bird of paradise blended with a cricket ball knocking the bails of three stumps.

Other teams have animal-based nicknames too, the Football (Soccer) team nickname is "The Kapuls" which is a type of possum and the Australian Rules team is called "The Binatangs". As binatang means mosquito in Tok Pisin, they are also called "The Mozzies".

Have I got all these right? Have I missed any? Let me know in the comments section below.