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Warriors more than ready to counter attack
By ZACHERY PER
PAGINI Warriors aims to
distort LBC Bombers plans and preparations for the 2007 SP Cup
season when they met in Lae for the opening round this Sunday.
According to Warriors head coach Gore Kaupa, they are planning to
give the Bombers a big game in front of their own home crowd at
the Lae Rugby League ground.
"My boys will throw in everything and were advised to perform to
expectations. We understand that Bombers have also gone into
intensive training sessions in preparation for the opening round.
"We do not underestimate them but would give them a good run and
will aim to defeat them," he said.
Kaupa added that they do not want to let the people of Simbu down
and call on their supporters in Lae to behave when they provide
support for them.
He said Warriors selectors named a 26-men squad scaling down from
an earlier 40-men train in squad after a trial match in Goroka
against a Goroka Nokondi and Bintangor Lahanis sides.
Warriors fielded Kua Siune and Kua Baundo sides for the trial
matches that Warrirors selector the opportunity to finalize the
Warriors line up.
The two sides however lost to the two Goroka teams, Nokondi
defeated Kua Siune 30-20 and Lahanis ousted Kua Baundo 40-18.
"The score lines did not favor us but we learnt a lot from the
trial match that pin-pointed our weaknesses and strengths that
enabled us to work hard on them.
"We are determined to give a good game to the Bombers and hope to
win the first round," Kaupa said.
The finalized Warriors side had been hard at training at the
Dicksons rugby league ground in Kundiawa under head trainer and
former Kumul John Wamil Gul in preparation for the opener against
Bombers.
The likely line up that Kaupa released is; Gordon Fred, Michael
Mark, Joseph Numapo, Titus Dirua, David Jones, Lomax Numapo, Jopa
Gomia (Junior), Roger Kuman, Thomson Kwiwa, Toxy Owi, Jeremiah
Jonathan, Porian Bal (Captain), Esau Siune, Andrew Sipil, John
Kelly, Bii Kerenga, James Ate and Newman Kaupa (One to be
omitted).
Head trainer is John Wamil Gul, Manager is James Balawi and team
Doctor is Dr Joshua
LAE Builders and Contractors (LBC) Bombers has announced its squad
to take on the Warriors
The squad include Samson Nande, Benson Joel, Eke Ene, Glenn Nami.
Russ Kaupa Jnr, Max Romanang, Nime Kapo, Tony Dai, Andrew Baine,
Dusty, Mockley, Jackson Undi, Jerry Kutz, John Milba
The reserves are Yapa Kapu, Cedric Belo, Leonard Otmar, Jonah
Mackay, Titus Maima,
Steven Kua
LBC publicty officer Ian Walsh said the Bombers are hoping for a
big crowd to see the start of the season , and hope that the new
reduced ground entry fees of K7 for adults and K2 for children
will see the Lae Rugby League Ground packed to capacity for what
is sure to be a close and exciting game.
 
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