PNG Digicel Cups expands in 2019

[mikail-eagle]

Are more and more people moving from The rural communities and into the cities and towns in PNG like Port Moresby, Lae, goroka and mount hagen etc ME??

Port Moresby has definitely grown in the last decade and is still growing and expanding both upwards into the skys and outwards into the Central Province in all four directions.

I only moved here for work 16 years ago and it is so much more different then when I first arrived here.

Lae, Mt Hagen and Kokopo are the other 3 that have grown in the last decade albeit at a slower rate than Port Moresby.

 

[mikail-eagle]

The Rabaul Gurias have been posting video of tries on the facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/agmarkguriasrlfc/

Here's are few from the last couple of weeks.

 

[Perth Red]

This is a great story I saw today on the Komo rugby league Facebook page. Awesome to see our great game being a conduit for putting aside violence and differences. Best of luck to the kids and their and the new competition.

“After 6 years of tribal fighting in the Hela Province, the youth of Komo have taken it upon themselves to reject being led into tribal fighting and have started the first ever rugby competition in Komo which includes Male and Female teams.”

 

[mikail-eagle]

Round 6 Results.

Gulf Isou 12 Lae Tigers 32
Central Dabaris 10 Waghi Tumbe 24
Mendi Muruks 22 Hela Wigmen 18
Rabaul Gurias 44 Mt Hagen Eagles 6
Goroka Lahanis 30 Enga Mioks 28
Kimbe Cutters 4 Port Moresby Vipers 10

 

[deluded pom?]

Poms win again Walter.

 

[Walter sobchak]

Poms win again Walter.

And the wigmen lose again

 

[mikail-eagle]

 

[mikail-eagle]

Round 7 Results

1. Central Dabari 10 Hela Wigmen 30
2. Gulf Isou 16 Mendi Muruks 14
3. Lae Tigers 22 Goroka Lahanis 22
4. Rabaul Gurias 18 Enga Mioks 10
5. Waghi Tumbe 26 Kimbe Cutters 8
6. Mt Hagen Eagles 14 Pom Vipers 10

The Lae Tigers drew their game against the Goroka Lahanis.
This means the Rabaul Gurias are now the only undefeated Team after 7 rounds.

 

[miguel de cervantes]

Looks like Central Dabari have well and truly lost their mojo.

 

[Walter sobchak]

Go the wigmen!!!

Any chance of an updated league table please ME??

 

[mikail-eagle]

Highlights of Central Dabari vs Hela Wigmen

 

[mikail-eagle]

Go the wigmen!!!

Any chance of an updated league table please ME??

 

[Walter sobchak]

Cheers ME. Are there playoffs in the digicel cup ME??

 

[mikail-eagle]

Cheers ME. Are there playoffs in the digicel cup ME??

Playoffs have always been the Top 5. But with 2 new Teams added this year it might increase.
Could be a Top 6 but am not sure what format they use.

 

[mikail-eagle]

 

[mikail-eagle]

Will be interesting to see if the Rabaul Gurias can win 8 in row.
Their X Factor in Fullback Terry Wapi has been called up by the Hunters to debut for them this weekend.

 

[Walter sobchak]

Will be interesting to see if the Rabaul Gurias can win 8 in row.
Their X Factor in Fullback Terry Wapi has been called up by the Hunters to debut for them this weekend.

How old is Wapi ME and has he signed for the hunters full time or just a kind of trial period??

 

[mikail-eagle]

How old is Wapi ME and has he signed for the hunters full time or just a kind of trial period??

Wapi is about 20 or 21.
He debuted for the Gurias last year. He came through the Lae Tigers acedemy but had established players infront of him so he switched to the Gurias.

He wasn't part of the Hunters 60 men preseason squad but his performances in the first 7 rounds have really stood out. Between rounds 2 and 5 he won 4 mom awards in a row.

I think the Hunters fullback position is his to keep if he performs. Of the 3 players who have played Fullback for the Hunters this year, 2 have been cut loose for disciplinary issues and the other is badly out of form.

 

[Walter sobchak]

Wapi is about 20 or 21.
He debuted for the Gurias last year. He came through the Lae Tigers acedemy but had established players infront of him so he switched to the Gurias.

He wasn't part of the Hunters 60 men preseason squad but his performances in the first 7 rounds have really stood out. Between rounds 2 and 5 he won 4 mom awards in a row.

I think the Hunters fullback position is his to keep if he performs. Of the 3 players who have played Fullback for the Hunters this year, 2 have been cut loose for disciplinary issues and the other is badly out of form.

Cheers ME. As always.

Let’s hope he grabs this opportunity with both hands.

 

[mikail-eagle]

Cheers ME. As always.

Let’s hope he grabs this opportunity with both hands.

Probably just a coincidence but Wapi left the Lae Tigers last year and moved to the Gurias because there was a player called Joshua Sam in front him at the Tigers.

And in an ironic twist of fate he is getting into the Hunters because the new Hunters first choice fullback this year, Joshua Sam, the same player who kept him out of the Tigers got sacked last week for some alcohol related incident.