PNG HUNTERS 2022

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This could have been a good match to have as a curtain raiser to tonight's ALL Stars game.

Kaiviti Silktails to face PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl - Asia Pacific Rugby League

The Kaiviti Silktails will kick off their season in the NSWRL with a trial match against the PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl, with all money raised going to their...

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KAIVITI SILKTAILS TO FACE PNG HUNTERS FOR THE MELANESIAN BOWL​

The Kaiviti Silktails will kick off their season in the NSWRL with a trial match against the PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl, with all money raised going to their Pacific neighbour Tonga after it was devastated by a tsunami and ash from an undersea volcanic eruption in January.

The match between the Silktails, who play in the NSWRL’s Ron Massey Cup, and the Hunters, who are part of the QRL’s Hostplus Cup, will be played on Saturday 26 February at Runaway Bay, near Southport, on the Gold Coast.

The day will include functions, sporting memorabilia auctions, and other activities around the game with all funds raised going directly to the re-build in Tonga. The tragedy affected 84 per cent of the population, with homes, schools and hospitals either washed away or buried under the ash fall.

The Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program is a major supporter of the Fiji Kava Kaiviti Silktails and has thrown its support behind the pre-season game.

Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, said this match demonstrates our Pacific family’s solidarity in a time of need.

“The PacificAus Sports Melanesian Bowl will not only display the amazing skill and athleticism of Pacific athletes, but also the compassion and kindness of our Pacific brothers and sisters and the rugby league community,” Minister Seselja said.

“The Australian Government is proud to be a part of the first Melanesian Bowl and whole heartedly supports the efforts to fundraise for Tonga.”

Silktails CEO Stephen Driscoll said the creation of the first Melanesian Bowl was something which now further united the nations of Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

 

[cumbrian Mackem]

This could have been a good match to have as a curtain raiser to tonight's ALL Stars game.

Kaiviti Silktails to face PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl - Asia Pacific Rugby League

The Kaiviti Silktails will kick off their season in the NSWRL with a trial match against the PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl, with all money raised going to their...

asiapacificrl.com

KAIVITI SILKTAILS TO FACE PNG HUNTERS FOR THE MELANESIAN BOWL​

The Kaiviti Silktails will kick off their season in the NSWRL with a trial match against the PNG Hunters for the Melanesian Bowl, with all money raised going to their Pacific neighbour Tonga after it was devastated by a tsunami and ash from an undersea volcanic eruption in January.

The match between the Silktails, who play in the NSWRL’s Ron Massey Cup, and the Hunters, who are part of the QRL’s Hostplus Cup, will be played on Saturday 26 February at Runaway Bay, near Southport, on the Gold Coast.

The day will include functions, sporting memorabilia auctions, and other activities around the game with all funds raised going directly to the re-build in Tonga. The tragedy affected 84 per cent of the population, with homes, schools and hospitals either washed away or buried under the ash fall.

The Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports program is a major supporter of the Fiji Kava Kaiviti Silktails and has thrown its support behind the pre-season game.

Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Senator the Hon Zed Seselja, said this match demonstrates our Pacific family’s solidarity in a time of need.

“The PacificAus Sports Melanesian Bowl will not only display the amazing skill and athleticism of Pacific athletes, but also the compassion and kindness of our Pacific brothers and sisters and the rugby league community,” Minister Seselja said.

“The Australian Government is proud to be a part of the first Melanesian Bowl and whole heartedly supports the efforts to fundraise for Tonga.”

Silktails CEO Stephen Driscoll said the creation of the first Melanesian Bowl was something which now further united the nations of Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

Hunters v silktails is more appealing imo than this allstars bollocks.

 

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"Two members of the 2022 SP PNG Hunters playing squad – Sherwin Tanabi and Anthony Worot – will spend this week training with the North Queensland Cowboys Young Guns side and will compete in a trial match this weekend against the Mackay Cutters."

Unreal news for two of our Hunters this pre-season! Congratulations and good luck boys, do us proud.

Read more: https://ecs.page.link/JDsE2

 

[cumbrian Mackem]

"Two members of the 2022 SP PNG Hunters playing squad – Sherwin Tanabi and Anthony Worot – will spend this week training with the North Queensland Cowboys Young Guns side and will compete in a trial match this weekend against the Mackay Cutters."

Unreal news for two of our Hunters this pre-season! Congratulations and good luck boys, do us proud.

Read more: https://ecs.page.link/JDsE2

I also saw this article and was going to post it ME.

Those 2 guys look like tall big units which is not usually the case with your average kumul. Hopefully they impress the cowboys coaches and can earn an NRL contract.

 

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I also saw this article and was going to post it ME.

Those 2 guys look like tall big units which is not usually the case with your average kumul. Hopefully they impress the cowboys coaches and can earn an NRL contract.

Yeah big tall units but still very young and raw. And they are both forwards.
From what I've heard they will be spending this week with the Cowboys and return back to the Hunters and they will be monitored for possible switch to one of the Cowboys feeder teams next year .

 

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The 2 boys with the COWBOYS

 

[Coastbloke]

Legit question. Not having a go.
Should this thread be in International or QLD Comps..??

 

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maybe even sign kapinias as well and others who are cut from the hunters training squad.

Two-try debutant Kapinias focused – The National

Epel Kapinias joined the Wynnum Manly Seagulls last month. Made his debut for them in round 4 scoring 2 tries.

 

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Hunters announce strategic pathways partnership with Dolphins

The PNG Hunters have announced a strategic pathways partnership with the Dolphins NRL franchise that will include participation in a full NRL pre-season for four young Papua New Guinean players.

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Hunters announce strategic pathways partnership with Dolphins​

The PNG Hunters have announced a strategic pathways partnership with the Dolphins NRL franchise that will include participation in a full NRL pre-season for four young Papua New Guinean players.

This agreement will provide a genuine pathway for Papua New Guinean rugby league players beginning in the Digicel Cup, through to the Hunters and right into an NRL system.

The partnership is in alignment with the Hunters’ strategic plan to develop more Papua New Guinean players into the NRL competition by 2025.

Under the agreement, four Hunters’ players will attend a full pre-season with the Dolphins NRL squad, starting in 2023.

Of those four players, two will be selected by the Dolphins to stay on and train with their NRL squad for the remainder of the season.

If not selected to play for the Dolphins NRL side, those players will come back and play for the Hunters in the 2023 QRL’s Hostplus Cup.

PNG Hunters’ CEO Scott Barker said the partnership was a huge opportunity to develop the talents of Papua New Guinean players to NRL levels.

“I am extremely thankful that the Dolphins have recognised the pathway the Hunters can provide,” Barker said.

“We know there is a wealth of rugby league talent and potential within Papua New Guinea, and this is the next step in our mission to introduce that talent into the NRL.

“I am very excited with this partnership and the opportunities it will bring for Papua New Guinean players.”

Hunters’ Chairman Stan Joyce CSM said the partnership was another boost towards the goal of seeing more Papua New Guinean players in the NRL.

“On behalf of the SP PNG Hunters Board and Management, I’m really pleased to see this partnership come together,” Joyce said.

“This is a big step towards creating a genuine pathway for Papua New Guinean rugby league players into the NRL, something the Hunters will continue working tirelessly towards.”

Dolphins’ chief executive Terry Reader said the Dolphins recognised the talents of Papua New Guinean players and wanted the club to play a major role in developing them.


“Through previous visits to the country, we understand how passionate the entire nation of Papua New Guinea is about the game of rugby league,” Reader said.

“Our head coach Wayne Bennett has long admired the unique talent players from Papua New Guinea possess and the way they approach the game.

“We are very pleased to offer a pathway for player development that will open up opportunities for players from that country to succeed at the highest level of the game.”