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…
Author: Paula DAVID
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…
Through the Hoops for Health program, the Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea recently announced a new partnership with the PNG Lasallian Family. The partnership hopes to create a safe place to develop a more resilient and informed educators to deliver quality education in Papua New Guinea. The Lasallian Family is a non-profit affiliate of the teachers of the De La Salle Brothers St. John Baptiste de La Salle. National Coordinator PNG Lasallian Family, Grace Rakia is grateful and looks forward to working with the Basketball Federation of PNG on the Hoops for Health Program. “As a faith-based organization, we…
After only purchasing 3 cans of Pepsi and entering the Pepsi Win a Ford Ranger competition, Mr Benjamin Petrus and family finally drove away with his dream car. Benjamin is currently working in Hela but resides in the Nation’s Capital, comes from Hela and is 35 years old. Benjamin expressed so much excitement after receiving the keys from Pepsi, he straight away handed over the spare keys to his father to use the vehicle when out of town working in Hela. After selling his car a year back, Benjamin says, the new Pepsi Ford Ranger will greatly help his family…
A good start to Term 3 for St Peters Channel Primary School Monday morning with a full house for all teachers and students. Head Teacher Mrs Martha Kaisapi said, they first started of their day with an all school assembly for students and teacher’s refreshers for at least an hour before heading to class. Mrs Kaisapi expressed excited to see such a good turnout because this was not usually the case. “This shows and proves that students are eager to learn and want to be at school.” She said, this term will have 11 teaching weeks and they are looking…
Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans has backed his team’s rejigged spine to get the job done as the Maroons aim to claim their first clean sweep since 2010. Harry Grant – who has started at hooker previously once before in Game One, 2021 – is set to start for Wednesday night’s match, with Ben Hunt coming off the bench, while AJ Brimson comes in at fullback for the suspended Reece Walsh. Cherry-Evans said the plan behind starting Grant to start was a look to the future to give him more experience. “We know how crafty he is,” Cherry-Evans said of Grant.…
Another milestone achieved for rugby league development in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the soon to be opened first- ever Academy for Elite Junior Players. The most talented 14 to 16 year-old players in the country will now receive the best possible coaching, mentoring and off-field support as part of PNG’s bid to become the next NRL club. The program will be launched in Port Moresby on Monday 17 July, with a view towards becoming a national program in the coming years, with 74 players initially identified from over 60 schools in Port Moresby. All players will receive specialist coaching,…
A penalty goal in golden point to Jamayne Isaako has helped the Dolphins secure their eighth win of the season following a 23-21 victory over the Titans at Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday. Titans forward Erin Clark was ruled offside in attempting to charge down Isaako’s field goal attempt in the 85th minute with referee Grant Atkins not hesitating to give the Dolphins a penalty from in front of the posts to break the deadlock. It was somewhat of an anti-climactic finish to the match after both sides couldn’t be separated for 80 minutes after field goals to Isaako and…
Mid-week signing Toby Sexton made an instant impact for his new club on Saturday night, helping the Bulldogs survive a late scare from the Rabbitohs to record a 36-32 win. After joining from the Titans on Tuesday, Sexton sparked a Bulldogs attack which in the 16 games prior had averaged just 15.8 points scored per game, making two line breaks and running for 123 metres, in addition to saving a likely try with a desperate kick retrieval in the final minute. Perhaps more importantly though, his presence and direct style of play appeared to free up star half Matt Burton,…