PNG News

[russ13]

http://www.thenational.com.pg/111606/sports3.htm
Sir Bob nominated for top post

INCUMBENT chairman of the PNG Rugby League Board Sir Bob Sinclair is the only nominee for the post as affiliates prepare for the annual general meeting schedule for Nov 26 in Lae.
PNGRFL chief executive officer Jeff Wade confirmed Sir Bob as the only nominee for the league top post and maybe elected unopposed.
Wade said election of new office bearers would top the agenda.
Other agenda items were presentation of the chairman’s report, SP Cup report, treasurer’s report and all affiliated leagues’ reports.
The AGM is also likely to deliberate on an international tour.
PNGRFL have accepted an invitation for PNG Kumuls to tour France next year and also prepare for the World Cup in Australia in 2008.
The first part of the World Cup preparation had been done by PNGRFL by appointing former Kumul captain Adrian Lam as national coach.
Lam takes over from Bob Bennett, who is still member of the coaching panel and special advisor to PNGRFL.
Lam got his first baptism of fire as national coach when his Prime Minister Xlll side lost to Australia Prime Ministers Xlll at Lloyd Robson Oval in Port Moresby.
In other rugby league related story, Wade said PNGRFL had maintained the same number of teams for next year’s SP Cup competition.
He made this comment after confirming Coca-Cola will still back Goroka Lahanis next year.
The Lahanis finished second after losing to Mabey and Johnson Muruks in the SP Cup grand final.
Coca-Cola Amatil marketing service manager Louise Maher also confirmed that the company remain the major sponsors of the Eastern Highlands representative team. The other teams are Toyota Mioks, Chemica Cowboys, Pagini Warriors, LBC Bombers, Agmark Guria, Wari Vele Raiders and Brian Bell Bulldogs.

 

[Sam_the_man]

From what i've seen and read PNG's SP cup is going great guns, the players are playing in front of good crowds and money is starting to flow.

 

[International RL]

Great news.

When a company like Coca-cola is willing to sponsor sides, it can only be a good thing.

 

[Philby]

I always love hearing League news from PNG cos its positive 99.9% of the time.
Any country that has Rugby league as its national sport is alright with me. I hope they get all there stars back for the work cup and make a good go of it

 

[The Money Box Man]

PNG really needs to start playing some internationals - they have enough players in the ESL, QLD cup etc to make a decent team, but I can't remember the last time they played an international with all their decent players.

 

[Sam_the_man]

PNG really needs to start playing some internationals - they have enough players in the ESL, QLD cup etc to make a decent team, but I can't remember the last time they played an international with all their decent players.

Is that a sad fact about international rugby league?

 

[The Money Box Man]

Is that a sad fact about international rugby league?

it reflects both on international rugby league and PNG administration, which has been a bit of a basket case in recent years. Countries like Fiji, Tonga, Cook Islands manage to organise matches, but not PNG

 

[Mr_Ugly]

http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20070125/thhome.htm

Bombers sign 3 juniors

LAE Builders & Contractors Bombers has become the first semi-professional rugby league club in the country to sign scholarship agreements with three junior stars of the Milo schoolboys competition in Lae.
The three players are 16-year-old grade 11 Lae Secondary School student, Kingston Pisep, Roy Kela, 18, a grade 11 student at Busu Secondary and Frank Kagai, 18, also a grade 11 student at Christian Integrated school.
Under the agreement Pisep, Kela and Kagai will receive sportswear, assistance with school fees and assistance with levies when selected for representative duties.
They will also be training with the Bombers first team to accelerate their development as future SP Cup players but will not take part in the competition.
LBC Bombers scholarship scheme has been set up to develop a network of talented juniors.
They will continue to scout for junior talent in an attempt to provide the foundation for Bombers in the future. The scheme has similar to that used by NRL clubs in Australia.

From the three the key signing was Pisep who will certainly become the next big star in PNG league
Pisep, of a mix parentage of Biwat in the East Sepik province and Salamaua in the Morobe province was the exciting youngster who was inspirational against Australia in the World Youth rugby league championships grand final in Moscow in 2005.
After the Russian trip the youngster has stepped up his game and has become a fullback specialist for the Lae Milos Under-18 side, Northern zone U-19 side and has been named in the BOC 2007 national Kundus squad to tour Queensland, Australia, in April this year.
Kela a big front row forward who hails from Nebilyer in the Western Highlands province is a new find who was identified by PNGRFL chief executive officer Jeff Wade and northern zone development officer Steve Malum .
He was then referred to the Bombers management last season.
Kagai, from Minj in the Western Highlands province, is also a member of the Lae Milo U-18 squad and U-19 northern zone squad.
He was also named in the 2007 BOC U-19 national Kundus side.

 

[ali]

Good news. They need to work hard with elite juniors if they want to get more players into NRL teams, and hence improve their standards.