Super Nines Northern leg starts tomorrow

 The Digicel Cup Super 9s Northern kicks off in Madang tomorrow.

Sixteen teams from Lae, Wau, Bulolo, Kainatu, Vanimo, Wewak, Markham and hosts Madang, will compete for the right to advance to the Pacific Balance Fund Invitational 9s tournament in Lae next month.

The Lae teams are Lae Tigers, LBC Spiders and Royals, who start as the favourites over their opponents from the other provinces.

The PBF 9s will see eight confederate sides, an invitational overseas team, 10 Digicel Cup teams and the three new Digicel bidders for the 2015 season.

Tournament director David Silovo confirmed that the cup grand finalists will book their way to the PBF 9s with all costs met by the games organisers.

Silovo said the pool matches would be completed tomorrow, with the playoffs in the cup, plate and bowl on Sunday, followed by the presentation of cash prizes and trophies after finals.  

Pool A: Vanimo, Lae Tigers, Bulolo, Tumerijah; Pool B: Lae Royals, Ramu Crushers, Taraka 1 Raiders, LBC Spiders; Pool C: Kainantu, Ramu Rams, Madang Kulbob, Wewak; Pool D: Wau, Markham Raings, Usurfa, Duban Fox

Fixtures: 0900 Vanimo vs Lae Tigers, 0920 Bulolo vs Tumberjah, 0940 Royals vs Ramu Crushers, 1000 Taraka 1 Raiders vs LBC Spiders, 1020 Kainantu vs Ramu Rams, 1040 Madang Kulbob vs Wewak,  1100 Wau vs Markham Raings, 1120 Duban Fox vs Usurufa,  1140 Vanimo vs Bulolo,  1200 Lae Tigers vs Tumberjah, 1220 Royals vs Taraka 1 Raiders,  1240 Ramu Crushers vs LBC Spiders, 1300 Kainantu vs Madang Kulbob, 1320 Ramu Rams vs Wewak, 1340 Wau vs Usurufa, 1400 Markham Raings vs Duban Fox, 1420 Vanimoc vs Tumberjah, 1440 Lae Tigers vs Bulolo,  1500 Royals vs LBC Spiders,  1520 Ramu Crushers vs Taraka 1 Raiders,  1540 Kainantu vs Weawak,  1600 Ramu Rams vs Madang Kulbob,  1620 Wau vs Duban Fox,1640Markham Raings vs Usurufa.