Melanesian Club Championship Cup given back to RLIF

The Melanesian Club Championship Cup has been returned back to the Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) by the Agmark Rabaul Gurias.

The Cup was handed to the RLIF right before the Australian PM’s XIII and NGCB PM’s XIII clash at the National Football Stadium.

The Melanesian Club Championship concept was started last year with the winners of Papua New Guinea's Digicel Cup competition (Gurias) and Fiji's Vodafone Cup competition (Sabeto Roosters) facing off in Port Moresby.

The Gurias won the inaugural Melanesian Club Championship beating the Roosters 42-2.

Chairman of the Agmark Rabaul Gurias, John Nightingale said it was an honour to win the Championship Cup and hold onto it for a year.

Chairman of the PNG Rugby Football League, Sandis Tsaka said the Gurias were great ambassadors for rugby league on and off the field.

This year’s winners of the Digicel Cup, the Snax Lae Tigers will travel to Fiji next year in February to take on the winners of the Fiji's Vodafone Cup competition.

Author: 
Troy Taule