The annual Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC) rugby 9s will kick off tomorrow at the National Football Stadium, Port Moresby.
According to coordinator, Meke Maino, 32 men’s and eight women’s teams have confirmed their participation.
“The men’s teams have been split into eight pools while the women’s to two pools. The only two new teams to the tournament are the Ril Road Siders and Komara Akua.
“Games will start tomorrow and will be played up until Sunday. We then have a couple of days off and then games will resume on March 2 up until March 5 (Sunday) which is when the finals will be played, “said Maino.
He said a total of K50, 000 is up for grabs in prize money for the Cup, Plate and Bowl division plus individual prizes.
The first game will kick off at 10am between Paga Panthers (1) and Brothers (1).