The official launch of the PNG NRL BID to be the 18th NRL team was launched Wednesday night at the Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby. PNG NRL BID Chairman Mr Wapu Sonk said, they have been working closely with all stakeholders as well as taking that major step forward (last week) with the first ever Academy for elite junior players as one of the requirements to be eligible to be in the BID. “We’ve been basically working with all the stakeholders, the Australian stakeholders & government, NRL, PNG Stakeholders & government as well.” “Most of it has been really about…
Author: Paula David
Eels halfback Mitchell Moses is under no illusions about the challenge facing his side ahead of arguably the toughest run home in the competition. While they head into Round 21 sitting 7th on the Telstra Premiership ladder, just 48 differential points separate them and the ninth-placed Cowboys, who are the NRL’s form team with five-straight wins to their name. While no club is secured in the eight heading into the final seven rounds of the season, Parramatta find themselves in a particularly tricky spot given the remaining games on their fixture list. Half of their six encounters (the club has…
Ahead of the 2023 Digicel ExxonMobil Cup (DXMC) Cross over rounds, the Papua New Guinea National Rugby League Competition are preparing for a trouble-free competition for the next 3 rounds which will be held only in Port Moresby and in Lae. PNG National Rugby League Committee General Manager Mr. Leith Isaac said this simply means that teams in Pool A can now challenge teams in Pool B. This weekend will see 6 matches to be played in Round 14. The Santos NFS will host 4 games and that’s the Central Dabaris to take on Mt. Hagen Eagles, ENB Agmark Gurias…
Gaipu Elementary School will finally receive the much-needed renovations after being neglected due to the deteriorated classrooms forcing more than 100 children to miss out on classes. The school is located in Ward 8 of Labuta LLG in Morobe Province. However, this will soon be a thing of the past. Nawaeb MP Hon Theo Pelgen visited the school on Friday and gave assurance that the school will be given a facelift in terms of its classrooms and facilities. He was accompanied by NDDA CEO Buds Botikie, Labuta LLG Manager Samuel Kamake and the Nawaeb District Technical Advisory Team. MP Plegen…
South Sydney centre Campbell Graham will remain at the club for a further three years after signing a contract extension until at least the end of the 2027 season. Graham, who toured with the Kangaroos in their successful World Cup campaign last year, is on the comeback trail from a sternum injury after missing potential selection in the recent State of Origin series. The 24-year-old has been a mainstay in the Rabbitohs line-up since making his NRL debut in 2017 as a teenager with 125 appearances. Source: NRL.Com
Anitua Limited will be co-hosting the Trukai Fun Run (TFR) this year as the official organizing partner on Lihir Island. “We accepted the invite from Trukai Industries Ltd (TIL) to host this event on their behalf on Lihir because we see this is a great platform to purse our fundraising efforts to suppor Kavieng General Hospital”, said Anitua Executive Director, Patrick Labongis. “Our Corporate Service team this year has focused its health advocacy on early detection and prevention of cancer. ” We’ve been planning a number of fundraising initiatives to donate to the Cervical Cancer Screening Clinic at Kavieng General…
Brisbane coach Kevin Walters has no dramas with Payne Haas testing the market and is confident the powerhouse prop will be wearing a Broncos jersey for the next decade. Contracted at the Broncos until the end of 2024, Haas is free to talk to rival clubs on November 1 and is sure to attract massive interest, but Walters believes the 24-year-old will remain at Red Hill. “Out of respect to Payne and his manager we are comfortable with what he is doing, but my thoughts personally are that he will be a Bronco for life,” Walters said on Friday. “We’ve…
The major sponsor of the four-time national PNG champions the Lae Snax Tigers and a trusted and reputable company founded in 1972, the Lae Biscuits branding will appear on the back of the Sharks NRL shorts for the remainder of the 2023 season, beginning with their round 20 match on Sunday. As stated by Sharks CEO Dino Mezzatesta, this association with Lae Biscuits is a ground breaking partnership and is set to be of great benefit to both organisations. “The Lae Biscuit Company have been long time supporters of rugby league in PNG and we thank Ian Chow and Lae…
The Dragons are set to be without Jaydn Su’A and Jayden Sullivan for the rest of the 2023 NRL season after the pair picked up injuries in their side’s Round 19 loss to the Raiders. Scans have revealed Sullivan faces a recovery time of at least six weeks for a high-grade hamstring strain, sidelining him until Round 26 at the earliest, while Su’A will undergo surgery to repair increasing instability in his right shoulder. Ben Murdoch-Masila (knee) and Viliami Fifita (knee) will also miss the next fortnight, while Jacob Liddle (head knock), Paul Turner (hip pointer) and Tyrell Sloan (calf)…
Maroons coach Billy Slater said the Blues’ Game Three win reinforced just how hard it is to sweep a State of Origin series. An integral part of the Maroons dynasty which claimed eight straight Origin victories between 2006-13 but achieved just the one sweep in 2010, the Queensland coach said the NSW fightback at Accor Stadium had confirmed there was little between the sides. “They’re NSW’s best and Queensland’s best so there’s not much between the teams. We’ve seen that over the years, in that there’s only six clean sweeps,” Slater said post-match. “I was part of a pretty successful era of…