Tai’s NRL dream likely

PAPUA New Guinea Kumuls back Roderick Tai is likely to sign a full-time contract with Redcliff Dolphins National Rugby League side but details are yet to be confirmed.
SP PNG Hunters coach Stanley Tepend said yesterday Dolphins coach Wayne Bennett had retained Tai after the completion of his initial four-week train and trial stint with the side. Fellow Hunter Morea Morea, who was invited by the Dolphins for a four-week train and trial arrangement, returned to the SP Brewery-sponsored side after his stint in Brisbane.
“Morea Morea has been sent back but Roderick Tai is still in Brisbane with the Dolphins,” Tepend said.
“There is some good signs there with Roderick and they (Dolphins) might sign him.
“It’s not confirmed yet, I will let you all know next week but they might sign him because that’s what Wayne Bennett said.
“For Morea, we need him to train here full-time with the Hunters. He also trained with Dolphins for four weeks but when he was down in Brisbane, we were sort of disjointed on game day.”
Tai was rewarded for his form in 2022 when he spent the whole NRL preseason training with the Dolphins alongside fellow Hunters Judah Rimbu and Sherwin Tanabi where they featured in two trial matches.