An unfortunate incident occurred for the Kimbe Cutters after experiencing the sudden landslide which blocked off the entire road at Wapenamanda, Enga Province making it hard for the team to travel back to Mt Hagen.
PNG National Rugby League General Manager Leith Isaac said, once they received word that the team was blocked off due to the landslide, they immediately took action and booked a place for the team to spend the night there.
“It’s an unfortunate incident and we cannot stop natural disasters, but arrangements have been made and the team is safe and travelled back to their home.”
Isaac said, they are responsible for all travel expenses for all teams and his team took care of that.
“We have a partnership with PNG Air for teams travelling to and from for their games, but we could not get bookings done after the draws were done because all the flights were fully booked.”
He added that being proactive is high on their agenda and is his team is always in standby for such events.
The Cutters team travelled back to Mt Hagen yesterday and boarded the next flight out for their home province.
Mr Issac further stated that these delays will not disrupt the draws for this weekend’s matches.