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Last gasp effort to raise K35,000
By WENDY KATUSELE
THE Ragiannas’ – PNG women’s national rugby team – first ever
international appearance hangs in the balance due to shortfall of
K35,000.
The team are preparing to participate in this weekend’s sevens
tournament in Darwin, Australia.
The shortage of funds has prompted PNG women’s rugby union
president Cybelle Druma to make an 11th hour appeal for help.
The team are suppose to fly out today but because of the financial
constraint, it has been moved to tomorrow but that will depend on
securing funds in the next 24 hours.
Druma is appealing to business houses and individuals to assist
the team.
“If corporate houses cannot sponsor the whole amount, at least
individuals or business houses can sponsor one player for K2,000,”
Druma said.
The national team made up players from Port Moresby had been in
training since last November.
Druma is worried two months of training would go to waste
especially when the girls had worked hard and looked forward to
their first international outing.
“The girls are really keen to make this first trip and have
trained so hard for the last two months and none of them has ever
gone through such intensive training and it would be sad for this
effort to go to waste,” Druma said.
She said other sports had also had their fair share of shortfalls
to attend international events and have been rescued at the 11th
hour and hopes their plight will be heard by those who have sports
at heart.
Meanwhile, the rookies sevens side led by Douglas Guise left
yesterday afternoon for the challenge.
 
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