It is no longer a battle of the champions but the battle of the fittest and the team, who can execute the game faster.
This was what Madang MP Nixon Duban said when presenting prizes to the winning teams of the Duban’s Invitational Sevens over the weekend at Ron Albert Oval, Madang.
Duban wasted no time and pledged K200,000 for next years Duban’s Sevens and urge the visiting teams to come back next year to experience the bigger tournament with bigger prizes to be won.
“This year is K100,000 next year it will be K200,000 and you will have the chance to win more than K25,000 as cash prize compare to this year,” Duban said.
Duban thanked and congratulates all the visiting and host teams, and the people of Madang who came out in numbers and supported not only the Madang teams but teams from other provinces and National Capital District.
Minister Duban also thanked Madang Rugby League for making available the oval to be used to host this tournament.
Meantime, Madang Rugby Football Union President and chairman of the Organizing Committee, Jack Tokom, says a total of 24 teams took part in this year Duban’s Cup. The games started on Friday, August 26, and ended the next day.
Tokom said the new winner for the Cup finals were InterOil Turugus of National Capital District, with the cash prize of K25,000, while the runners up were East New Britain’s MJV Stallions, who won K10,000 cash prize.
In the plate final, West Cutters of West New Britian Province won K10,000 while the runners up Lae Honibrooks Harlequins of Morobe Province took the cash prize of K5,000.
In the Bowl finals, Duban Madang Rookies defeated the sister club Madang Redbacks to claim the bowl and cash prize of K4,000 while the runners up walked away with cash prize of K3,000.
The shield final winners went to Lae Royals who defeated Madang Maritime Vikings and walked away with K2,000 prize money while Vikings received K1,500.
Tokom thanked all the teams taking part in this year Duban’s invitational sevens and are looking forward to another participation next year.