Day: May 14, 2021
Bigam set to debut for Vipers
PERSISTENCE and determination has earned 23-year-old Port Moresby Vipers squad member Brendon Bigam a ticket to debut in the Digicel Cup, Papua New Guinea’s premier rugby league competition. Bigam, from […]
Provincial visits to begin
GREETINGS to all our rugby league family and welcome to our 11th edition of “Fulltime Reserve” column for this year in our favourite rugby league newspaper, The National. The Papua […]
Cutters hail BSP for backing rugby league
WEST New Britain’s Digicel Cup franchise Kimbe Cutters have hailed Bank South Pacific (BSP) for contributing to rugby league development in the province. “We are grateful to BSP for being […]
Joel joins Gurias
By PARKER TAMBUA Former SP Hunter and Digicel Cup premiership-winning Lae Tigers hooker Noel Joel has joined Rabaul Gurias for the upcoming Digicel Cup season. Heading into his 12th season […]
Kapinias relishing Hunters challenge
NANGNANGA village in the Raluana local-level government area, Kokopo, is known for producing great representative softball, rugby union and rugby league players over the years, a legacy that SP Hunters […]
Women’s rugby league comp announced
THE Papua New Guinea Rugby Football League will introduce a new national women’s competition that will run parallel with the men’s Digicel Cup this year. League chairman Sandis Tsaka said […]
Hunters face Magpies
THE SP Hunters will return to the ground that they have come to love on Sunday as they search for an important Queensland Intrust Super Cup (ISC) win over Souths […]
Franchises given option to vaccinate
By PATRICIA KEAMO PAPUA New Guinea Rugby Football League (PNGRFL) chairman Sandis Tsaka says Digicel Cup franchises have been given the option of vaccination in order to kick off the […]
Storm’s Olam joins PHA
PAPUA New Guinea international and National Rugby League premiership-winning Melbourne Storm centre Justin Olam has joined PHA Assurance as brand ambassador for their health insurance products. Olam chose to partner […]
Government focusing on free, fair election, says Marape
THE Government is focused on delivering a free and fair general election next year, says Prime Minister James Marape. Marape said this during the opening of two-day national integrity summit […]